Matt Mckenzie

Cor Cordis has been appointed as liquidator of Griffin Coal, joining receivers Deloitte, with the power to potentially cancel a supply deal with Bluewaters.

Australian Capital Equity has revealed it has withdrawn its bid for South Fremantle Power Station, just days after Synergy said negotiations were ongoing.

Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie talks about his analysis of income data drawn from the latest census and discusses what it reveals about regional WA.

Postcodes in regional WA were among the best performing for income growth in the period after the last resources boom.

AUSTRAC has launched an investigation into Entain Group, threatening to derail the bookmaker’s reported interest in buying the WA TAB.

Power network tariffs could rise by almost 8 per cent annually for four years, according to a draft regulatory decision, but the impact on customers is unclear.

As many as one in two construction businesses could be experiencing cash flow pressures and at risk of insolvency, an expert has warned.

Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray discuss protesting at the Midwinter Ball and the ongoing viability of gas and coal projects.

A fintech and a sports science hopeful are among six startups to receive a combined $500,000 in the latest Plus Eight Accelerator program.

Creditors of Griffin Coal are no closer to an insolvency appointment, as the clock runs down on customer Bluewaters’ rights to step in and run the miner.

Growth of the state’s economy slowed dramatically to just 0.1 per cent in the June quarter, compared to 0.9 per cent nationally.

Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie reflects on his visit to New Orleans and how the city organically became a tourist destination.

Visitors know what they’re getting in New Orleans, which might be why tourism has surged.

The RBA cash rate looks set to move past 3 per cent in months ahead; while the average WA home loan inked in April will now cost $610 more per month after five consecutive rate hikes.

Representatives of a senior creditor for Griffin Coal have confirmed plans to appoint a controller to the Collie miner, but it’s unclear when they’ll act.

Cliff Rocke has joined WA Insolvency Solutions as a partner, as the restructuring firm readies for an increased workload in months ahead.

Posco's plan to build a hot briquetted iron plant in Port Hedland is advancing, while other South Korean businesses are weighing WA hydrogen investments, according to Alannah MacTiernan.

Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie talk about what's come out of the Jobs and Skills Summit, including productivity and wages, increasing the skilled migration cap, and the return of industry bargaining.

Griffin Coal has delayed a control bid by power generator Bluewaters after a mystery creditor emerged with a rival plan, amid revelations the miner’s debts could be close to $US1 billion.

Plans to build the $4 billion-plus Balla Balla iron ore project are still progressing, with backers seeking federal environmental approval for a 45 million tonne per annum port facility.

Griffin Coal has launched an eleventh-hour bid to stop power generator Bluewaters from appointing a controller, after a production shortfall of 400,000 tonnes.

Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie talks about the challenges facing small business owners in WA, as well as how one restaurant owner has built a big following.

Perth-based Spacecubed has scored a win on the east coast today, announced as operator of a new Western Sydney Startup Hub.

A walk along Barrack Street provides a good insight on how Perth’s small businesses are faring.

The founder of a popular eatery discusses authenticity, his passion, and balancing small business with a young family.

Building approvals have fallen dramatically in WA, with the number of new dwellings sanctioned down 37 per cent in July.

Men outnumber women by more than two to one in some parts of regional WA, with 15 local government areas in the top 20 nationally on that measure.

Coca-Cola’s Australian arm has signed a deal to buy power from the Yandin wind farm in the Mid West, operated by Alinta Energy.

Contractor Decmil still hopes to sell its Homeground Accommodation precinct in Queensland within a year, providing a major boost to working capital.

Retail spending was up 10.5 per cent in Western Australia in July compared to the same month in 2021, but most states substantially outperformed the west.

Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray discuss whether superannuation funds should invest for social returns, other reforms to the sector, and whether fund managers can outperform the market.

What could be the state’s largest data centre is planned on Abernethy Road in Belmont, in a $600 million development.