Matt Mckenzie

The Shire of Ashburton is concerned about the proposed location of a $100 million workers' camp in Onslow, as Mineral Resources seeks development approval for the facility to support its Western Pilbara iron ore hub.

Plans to demolish an 88-year-old hall and 68-year-old former church in Kensington have been blocked by the City of South Perth overnight, with the developer considering its options.

State government spending to market and manage Yagan Square dropped 17 per cent over three years, despite a growing list of tenants hitting the wall.

The state could have a shortage of gas production for the domestic market as soon as 2025, driven by reserve downgrades at the Reindeer and Macedon fields.

Remaining workers from The West Australian’s printing division have walked off the job this afternoon, following an overnight lockout, just hours before the masthead’s weekend papers are due to print.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie go behind the ATO's latest corporate tax transparency report and weigh up the merits of company tax reform.

A dozen WA-linked businesses paid more than a fifth of Australia’s corporate tax take between them in the 2020 financial year, with Rio Tinto the nation’s top contributor.

Avid businesses may have been insolvent as early as November 2019, administrators believe, with underquoted tenders and a Decmil dispute contributing to the demise.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie weigh up the arguments for and against a sector-wide merger of WA's universities.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray goes through some of the highlights of Business News' latest executive salary survey.

Oil and gas supplier Woodside will invest $US5 billion ($7 billion) in low carbon energy by 2030 while still benefitting from its recently-announced merger with BHP's petroleum business.

WA Police have executed a search warrant at Parliament House this afternoon, just days after South West politician James Hayward was charged with child sex abuse.

The workforce on Shell’s floating Prelude vessel are safe, the company has said, but production remained on pause today after a fire late last week.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie discuss whether there's a case to be made for increasing wages for public school teachers.

Exmouth Gulf will be home to a new marine park and nature reserves, the state government announced today, while proponents of two projects believe they will be able to coexist.

Success at the Scarborough project for Woodside Petroleum hinges on an environmental battle, selling equity, and further offtake deals.

A fresh approach to rooftop solar has helped Plico Energy light 380 households, and become the startup of the year.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray describes one exercise physiologist's quest for a GST exemption.

Former federal attorney general Christian Porter will not recontest the seat of Pearce at the federal election next year.

Rising consumer spending has helped Western Australia’s domestic economy grow 0.6 per cent in the September quarter, while the national economy shrank 1.8 per cent.

Plans for an Edith Cowan University CBD campus are set to proceed despite a red flag from Infrastructure Australia, which warned benefits could be overestimated and may not align with the Perth City Deal’s objectives.

Calls for the state government to rethink its process on an indigenous heritage bill are growing, with criticism from both the federal Greens and WA Liberals today.

Mark Hatfield spent his youth cleaning tables in his father’s hamburger restaurant in Oklahoma, a world away from the Chevron Australia operation he now leads as managing director.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie talks about his conversation with Chevron's boss in Australia, Mark Hatfield.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie discuss the looming political debates over a giant new gas project.

A $400 million wind farm planned near Kojonup will head to the Development Assessment Panel in early December, eight years after it was reportedly first approved.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray discusses why council amalgamations are off the table here in WA.

Hundreds of management and system control weaknesses have been found across state government departments, with a record number of red marks from auditors.

A $16.5 billion plan to develop the Scarborough gas field and Pluto Train 2 has been approved by Woodside Petroleum, the biggest LNG investment sanctioned in WA in a decade.

The Housing Authority has received a red mark from auditors for its payroll controls, two years after former senior bureaucrat Paul Whyte was arrested for fraudulent invoices.

High iron ore prices meant the average Western Australian’s purchasing power skyrocketed by 17 per cent in the year to June, although the state is more reliant on mining than ever.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie assess whether reopening WA's border will resolve widespread labour and skills shortages.