Mark Pownall

City of Perth Surf Life Saving Club is anticipating membership growth of nearly 50 per cent over the next season as it makes itself at home in swish new premises. 

This week we discuss markets improving, iron ore and FMG, who has won the airport rail line project, 24-hour supermarkets, Rotto, Gary Gray, CBH Group and professional services.

In his history of Rottnest Island, Laurie O’Meara looks to how the popular holiday destination’s future can be settled.

This week we discuss tough markets, the sports stadium, Woosha, Moody’s downgrade, asset sales, Rio Tinto and mining services.

A new book on Rottnest Island has blamed the governance structure of the holiday resort for the long-running failure to financially capitalise on its popularity as a tourist destination.

In this podcast Mark Pownall interviews tourism industry legend Laurie O’Meara about his new book Rottnest: Where to from here?

Global industrial products group Siemens has opened a $20 million service centre at Perth Airport, highlighting the growing competitive shift from the construction to the operational phase in Western Australia.

This week we discuss the state of the markets, further resources shakeouts, home prices, a new hotel for Perth, office vacancies and we look at ports and transport.

How does an old-style brawling union still sway our modern leaders?

An intriguing institutional form of musical chairs took place last year involving the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth, the Freemasons’ state branch, and union United Voice.

This week we discuss the rich list, mining cutbacks, Elizabeth Quay, trucking, and we look at land development.

The state’s trucking and logistics sector’s consolidation has continued after a busy 2015.

This week we discuss oil and gas write-downs, City of Perth CEO, hardware, Shenton Park redevelopment, government infrastructure, and we look at how private schools are faring in this economy.

Former Kimberley Land Council CEO Wayne Bergmann has bought the National Indigenous Times from the liquidator of the company behind the newspaper.

“In the west, we all know this story. Sort of.”

Business News has welcomed 2016 with a strategic shift in its publishing cycle, returning to a fortnightly production schedule from this first edition of the newspaper in 2016 which includ

It’s the end of an era at Business News, with long-running columnist Joseph Poprzeczny calling time on his well-read column, State Scene.

This week Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss apartments, Aurora gas team, Wesfarmers buy, more troubles for iron ore, the Palace Hotel, and the big deals of the past year.

Christian Urry is looking to change the business model in the swimming education sector.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve asked the Wesfarmers leadership when they would look at an international expansion.

Fortescue Metals Group has deepened its commitment to hockey, striking deals with the sport’s national body thought to be worth more than $1.7 million over the next five years.

This week, Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss markets turmoil, Aldi in Perth, property prices, some interesting new listings, conventions and conferences.

Harry Butler changed thinking in this state and should be long remembered for it.

Australia's fast food king Jack Cowin was back where it all began today, opening the nation’s 400th Hungry Jack’s store in Perth.

This week we discuss US interest rates, housing prices, privatisations, Roe 8 and find out our choice of Person of the Year?

The financial affairs of numerous previously low-key unlisted or foreign-owned companies headquartered in Western Australia have been released by the Australian Tax Office.

A government that is more responsive to business needs will benefit all investors, not just patient ones.

Curtin University has become the latest sponsor of Hockey Australia, leveraging the fact that Australia’s globally dominant teams are based at the Bentley campus.

This week we discuss the continuing weakness in commodity markets, and the local impacts from that, and the legal fallout from post-boom disputes, innovation and startups, Perron Group and residential home building.

A lack of vision from Perth planners of decades past has hamstrung efforts to get the most out of Perth’s rail system.

This week we discuss shopping centre expansion, the new landscape for city office tenants, iron ore prices  and our major CEO salary review.

Innovation isn’t just a buzzword drummed up by the new regime in Canberra.