Matt Mckenzie

On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie gives an update on Synergy's sale of the South Fremantle Power Station and analyses the state government's record on similar deals.

Premier Mark McGowan has locked in March 3 as the date for quarantine-free travel into WA; with the mask mandate expanded and capacity limits returning.

The pace of the WA’s Environment Online rollout is too slow, the state opposition said today, while the federal government has announced $47 million for a national digital approvals platform.

Higher prices have boosted profits at Woodside Petroleum to nearly $US2 billion, more than double the previous year.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie digs into Metronet railcar manufacturing to find out if the state government's commitment to local content stacks up.

Western Power has no plans to move its transmission node neighbouring the South Fremantle Power Station, a possible hurdle for redevelopment of the precinct.

The AMWU will take an ongoing labour dispute with The West Australian to advertisers JB Hi-Fi and the Good Guys today, as a lockout of newspaper printers nears two weeks.

The government is keen to push local content for the Metronet railcar build, but details are hard to come by.

One of Australia’s biggest installers of rooftop solar systems will exit the market, with low margins biting.

Enrolled international students can return to Western Australia from this week, the state government said overnight, after deeming the cohort low risk.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie discusses why environmental approvals are taking years.

Billions of dollars of developments have waited years for approvals as regulators become more conservative and appeals add to delays.

Oil junior Triangle Energy will start trading tomorrow with an entirely different board compared to just one week ago, when it had announced its then chief executive had resigned.

There’s no shortage of ideas for how WA can attract talent and new industries when the pandemic abates.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, columnist Gary Adshead and senior journalist Matt Mckenzie weigh in on the optimal date for WA to reopen to the rest of the country.

Synergy has selected a buyer for the old South Fremantle Power Station, but won’t reveal who.

Fortescue Future Industries has lodged environmental documents for a renewable energy project near Ashburton that would be a multi-billion dollar development to rival the capacity of the state’s entire South West grid.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray investigates how competitive teachers' salaries are in WA compared to the rest of Australia.

More than 100 unionised workers were locked out at The West Australian last week as part of an ongoing bargaining dispute, the AMWU says.

Shortages on Perth supermarket shelves could last until late March, although the reconnection of the state’s rail link with the east is now expected next week.

UGL has been selected to build the Kurri Kurri gas power plant in NSW, under a $185 million contract.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray discuss a tough week for the prime minister.

A restart on Shell’s Prelude floating LNG vessel is still some time away, Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden said, with the pandemic making workforce movements more difficult.

A new defence pact with the US and UK will create opportunities for businesses in training, technology, and subsea industry, Austal chief executive Paddy Gregg says.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray explores what WA can gain from embracing EVs.

Perth Airport has been forced to close some of its terminals temporarily in a bid to keep costs down, as the pandemic continues to smash passenger numbers.

Emergency department waiting times are among the worst in the country, but elective surgery performance is on par, data released this week shows.

Engineering and design work on a multi-hundred-million-dollar future fuels plant planned by BP in Kwinana could start within months.

The CFMMEU has been fined $18,000 after an official contravened right-of-entry laws at the NextDC data centre project in Perth.

Australia’s central bank will end its bond buying program but will have a slow approach to increasing interest rates from record low levels.

Retail sales fell 3.5 per cent in Western Australia in December, amid a soft month across the nation as Omicron hit.

International students returning to Perth will be allowed to enter the state under strict conditions this week, but the rules for new recruits aren’t yet clear.