Simone Grogan

Sydney-based boutique corporate adviser amicaa is angling for a slice of the action on the west coast, stationing ex-Hall & Prior director David Holmes as the local lead.

Simone Grogan and Jack McGinn discuss activity in the mid-tier of WA's gold sector over the past year.

Competition for old and new value gold plays in WA is running hot again.

Senior editor Mark Beyer and senior journalist Jack McGinn discuss co-investment models helping to drive success in indigenous businesses.

Albemarle's $120 million investment in Ken Brinsden-chaired explorer Patriot Battery Metals comes 24 hours after the explorer spruiked a maiden mineral resource.

Liv Declerck and Jack McGinn discuss a successful artist pushing back against stigma around aspiring regional artists. 

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss tomorrow’s Rockingham by-election.

A cohort of Western Australian senators kicked off a federal probe into the Perth Mint in Canberra on Thursday, with 10 public servants pulled in to field questions.

The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board has given developer Carnarvon Energy the all clear to offload a portion of its Dorado field project to Taiwan's national oil and gas enterprise.

Fortescue Metals Group will steam home to another record year for iron ore shipments while giving itself yet more time to get Iron Bridge up to speed.

Rio Tinto has told shareholders it won’t be able to meet decarbonisation ambitions without the help of carbon offsets, months after chief Jakob Stausholm expressed regret about the targets he set.

Senior journalists Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss the state of play for boutique fund managers dealing in equities in Western Australia.

Mid-tier goldminers Westgold Resources and Red 5 have both hit expected production targets after grappling with labour shortages and cost pressures during the period.

Victoria Park-based contractor Monadelphous plans to vigorously defend claims from Queensland-based utilities provider UnityWater relating to a contract going back to 2016.

MinRes boss Chris Ellison has taken a risk-averse stance on China and dished out some choice comments for sell-side analysts in the miner's latest quarterly update.

Shares in Austal sink as it unveils what chief executive Paddy Gregg says is a “clearly disappointing” financial result stemming from the shipbuilder’s US operations.

Senior journalists Claire Tyrrell and Jack McGinn discuss three decades of change in Perth’s planning landscape as told by staff at local firm Taylor Burrell Barnett.

Perth Basin resident Strike Energy made an unsolicited proposal for its joint venture partner Talon Energy that has since been withdrawn.

Pilbara Minerals has copped lower revenues for the quarter as spodumene concentrate prices descended from the lofty highs at the start of 2023.

First magnetite from Fortescue's delay-riddled Iron Bridge operation has been loaded and is bound for Vietnam, with CEO Fiona Hick indicating ramp up is still on track despite 'complexities'.

Senior journalists Claire Tyrrell and Jack McGinn discuss the different opinions on changes and trends playing out in Perth's property market.

Descendants of two WA mining pioneers are gearing up for a legal battle more than a decade in the making over iron ore royalties believed to be worth billions of dollars.

Minderoo Generation One director Shelley Cable has called it quits after nearly four years with the Forrest family’s philanthropic foundation.

Senior editor Mark Beyer and senior journalist Jack McGinn discuss the connection between a Perth Rotary club and an international medical charity. 

A high-profile broker, boutique fund manager, lithium executives and media outlets have been dragged into a defamation action brought by a pair of prominent Perth resources directors.

Mineral Resources has abandoned plans to put $1 billion towards developing lithium chemicals plants in China, instead affirming intentions to build its own on home soil.

Senior journalists Claire Tyrrell and Jack McGinn discuss state of play for Western Australia’s architecture and interior design industries.

The lithium hopeful has recruited Qube Holdings to transport spodumene concentrate from Kathleen Valley to the Port of Geraldton ahead of anticipated first production in mid-2024.

Northern Star has met its sales and cost targets for the 2023 financial year but will maintain a cautious outlook for the coming 12 months, in what continues to be an expensive time for miners.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss a state government review into the transition out of secondary school.

Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas wants Perth to throw its hat in the ring for the now-hostless 2026 Commonwealth Games, pushing back on the state government's decision not to entertain a bid.

IGO sinks after revealing close to a $1 billion write-down on the Cosmos nickel project, as the miner withdraws costs and timeline projections for the asset and ushers in a review.