During his two years at Business News, Michael covered public policy issues, with a broad interest in the relationship between business and politics. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Political Science and a Master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Western Australia. michael.ramsey@businessnews.com.au
Engineering contractor Sedgman says it expects to post a full-year net loss because it is unlikely to complete the sale of surplus assets in time to bolster its results.
Engineering contractor Lycopodium has slashed its full-year net profit forecast and announced a raft of redundancies as it battles to combat strong headwinds in the mining services sector.
Subiaco-based explorer TNG has flagged a potential financing and construction deal with South Korean steel giant POSCO for its Mount Peake vanadium project.
Perth-based global education provider Navitas has been ranked among the world's most innovative growth companies by leading American business magazine Forbes.
Padbury Mining has appointed Steinepreis Paganin to review the company's corporate governance policies in the wake of its failed equity funding deal to construct a port and rail network at Oakajee.
Silicon Valley-based online recruitment company 1-Page has outlined plans to launch a backdoor listing on the ASX through mining exploration company Intermet Resources.
BHP Billiton Iron Ore president Jimmy Wilson says the mining giant is likely to request government intervention to prevent a "devastating" proposed strike at Port Hedland which could cost miners up to $100 million a day.
A new survey by the Australian Institute of Management has provided further confirmation that Western Australia's massive wage growth has come off the boil, with companies reporting a solid decline in average salary growth.
Biotech company Avita Medical has appointed a new chairman after shareholder outrage against the company's remuneration report last year claimed the scalp of former chairman Dalton Gooding.
Mining contractor Byrnecut has been awarded a $200 million contract for underground mining at Sandfire Resources' DeGrussa copper-gold mine near Meekatharra.
Western Australia's leading property industry groups have warned the government not to abolish its Keystart shared equity home loan scheme, arguing it could push thousands of low-income earners into public housing.
Sirius Resources says it is close to securing consent to mine at its Nova nickel deposit from the the traditional custodians of land covering the project in the Goldfields.
Shares in Perth-based rubber recycling and manufacturing company Reclaim Industries have soared on the ASX on the back of its $3.8 million all-scrip takeover of cloud-based recruitment business Skills Connect.
ATCO Australia managing director Steven Landry will return to Canada at the end of the month after a three-year stint in charge of the Perth-based division of the energy infrastructure business.
Karoon Gas has farmed out a 50 per cent stake in an oil and gas exploration permit in the Carnarvon Basin to Apache Corporation for an initial cost of $US9 million.
Shares in Subiaco-based biotech firm Phylogica have plummeted on the ASX after a potential licensing deal with a subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson effectively collapsed.
Former Perth company director David Alan Zohar has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for providing false and misleading information to the Australian Securities Exchange.
Perth financial planners and former Test cricketers John "Sam" Gannon and Craig Serjeant are set to be two of the big winners from a $670 million takeover deal that will create Australia's third largest wealth manager.
The Clough AMEC joint venture has been awarded a $20 million engineering, procurement and construction contract at Arrow Energy's Daandine coal seam gas expansion project in Queensland's Surat basin.
Global oil and gas services company ASCO Group has added another string to its bow with the $28 million purchase of a majority stake in logistics provider Bonnie Rock Transport.
West Perth-based explorer Avanco Resources has raised $23 million through a share placement as it works towards development of its Antas and Pedra Branca copper projects in Brazil.
An unscheduled shutdown by one of its key mining clients has forced Swick Mining Services to again lower its revenue guidance, despite a rebound in fleet utilisation.
Shares in Perth-based oil and gas explorer Tangiers Petroleum have closed lower after the company announced plans to launch a heavily discounted $5 million share placement.
IT services provider ASG Group has secured contracts worth $21 million for the delivery of its cloud-based services, and says it has a further $80 million worth of additional agreements in the pipeline.
Northern Star Resources has continued its aggressive expansion strategy, announcing it will buy the Jundee gold mine in Western Australia from Newmont Mining for $82.5 million.
Shares in Perth-based oil and gas explorer Neon Energy have soared after the company booked $US27 million from the sale of exploration leases in California to an anonymous buyer.
