Jo Gaines

The second McGowan government is set for big changes, with two of the premier's three closest advisers resigning and minister Peter Tinley believed to have been demoted.

Our updated listing of the 50 most influential Western Australians in business and politics highlights four individuals who stand apart from the rest.

After nine years as a top policy adviser to Mark McGowan, Jo Gaines is going into business with her sister, well-known boardroom adviser Alison Gaines.

Two prominent WA women will take positions atop the boards of Infrastructure WA and GESB following John Langoulant's appointment as the state's agent general in the UK and Europe.

Premier Mark McGowan’s former chief of staff has been appointed to the board of state government agency VenuesWest, just eight months after his resignation.

Lands Minister John Carey has appointed Jo Gaines to the DevelopmentWA board, following the departure of Alan Carpenter.

The state government’s superannuation board is outsourcing some of its services to Melbourne-based Frontier Advisors, having awarded the firm a $12.2 million contract.

A panel to review governance in the state's health system will include the premier's former deputy chief of staff and the former head of Victorian health who resigned weeks after a hotel quarantine inquiry.

A likely change of power in Canberra this year will have little bearing on the makeup of WA’s political and business leaders. Click through to see our updated ranking of WA's 50 Most Influential.

Premier Mark McGowan's strategic director has quit after spending more than a decade as a Labor Party and government operative.

Chalice Mining has appointed Jo Gaines as an independent non-executive director, effective immediately.

Sharon Warburton epitomises the rise of female company directors but the number of women chairing major WA companies remains very small.

ANALYSIS: Mark McGowan’s ministerial reshuffle was in many respects a sideshow – real power in the government remains with a small group of ministers and advisers close to the premier.

Vanadium explorer Technology Metals has won support of major shareholders for a $217 million merger with fellow critical minerals company Australian Vanadium Limited.

As the female chairman of a major WA company, Kathleen Conlon has joined a very select group.

Market conditions have forced Chalice Mining to cut the size of its board and further slash spending, as it looks to develop the Gonneville project near Toodyay.

Today's board moves includes Linda Kenyon, Jo Gaines, Monique Stevens, Joanne Day, Richard Simpson, Ian Prentice, Mark Mitchell, Lincoln Ho and Minlu Fu.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Ryan Hall, Jo Gaines, Elena Limnios, Warren Hallam, Marnie Baker, Renee Fry-McKibbin, Cate Brooks and Ross Donaldson.