Sam Jones joined Business News in April 2024, covering technology and federal politics.
He spent the past five years living and working in WA's North West. The first two years were spent in South Hedland covering a broad range of topics including local and state politics, small business, Aboriginal affairs, sports and human interest stories.
Mr Jones then moved to Broome, where he took the position of Northern Papers Editor for Seven West Media and was responsible for producing four weekly newspapers across the Pilbara and Kimberley.
He studied at Curtin University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research has received $25 million in funding over the next five years, as the state government looks to cement WA’s position as ‘the place for space’.
WA-founded telehealth platform Hola Health has been named the state’s fastest growing tech company, with revenue growth of 1,521 per cent over the past three years.
One of Australia’s largest private hospital owners has announced it will terminate contracts with some of the country’s largest insurers, including HBF, after failing to agree to a rise in fees.
The Australian Signals Directorate’s annual threat report has revealed a nine per cent increase in ransomware attacks for the year, as parliament seeks to urgently pass new cyber security laws.
A Perth-based geospatial tech firm has unveiled its latest innovation, a data visualisation tool which can display the distribution and severity of pesticide resistance across Australia.
A promising new drug invented at UWA is set to begin clinical trials, which will observe whether, when paired with antibiotics, it can help treat chronic bacterial lung infections.
FBR managing director Mike Pivac says he expects an extraordinary period of growth for the company as it transitions from research and development to manufacturing homes.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has hinted he could scrap plans to reverse changes to stage 3 tax cuts for high income earners, saying it would “depend on the numbers” come election time.
Australians working in healthcare and retail trade led the way in wage growth for the September quarter, with figures revealing the lowest annual rise in almost two years.
The Actuaries Institute is warning Australian small and medium businesses are being left behind in the fight against cyberattacks, and called for more help to bolster defences.
A merger between Herbert Smith Freehills and US-based firm Kramer Levin to form Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is on the cards, a move they claim will make them a top 20 global firm.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers expects higher inflation and lower output as a result of the US election result, and warned “nobody wins” in a US-Sino trade war.
One of Australia’s leading vehicle rental companies has allegedly fallen victim to a cyber-attack in which the emails and passwords of around 300,000 users were stolen.
Former Pearcey Entrepreneur of the Year Charlie Gunningham has been appointed to chair of the StartupWA board, bringing more than 25 years of experience to the think tank.
A partnership between Nufarm and the CSIRO has achieved a breakthrough in the production of plant oils, providing higher yields in hopes it can be used as fuel without impacting food security.