Mark Beyer

As Senior Editor at Business News, Mark Beyer has a wide-ranging brief to research, analyse and report on the issues, trends and personalities affecting the business community in Western Australia. Mark has 35 years' career experience, primarily in business journalism. He joined Business News in 2002 and previously worked for The Australian Financial Review and The West Australian, and also has public relations and corporate affairs experience. Before becoming a journalist, he was an economist with the Commonwealth Treasury in Canberra. 

State backs oil and gas plan

State backs oil and gas plan

By Mark Beyer

The state government has provided funding and planning support for the development of a visionary oil and gas precinct at the Australian Marine Complex at Henderson, south of Perth.

21 Mar 2006
Plan to cut apprentice terms

Plan to cut apprentice terms

By Mark Beyer

The expected duration of apprenticeships would be cut from four years to as little as three years under reform proposals being put to the state government.

14 Mar 2006
Ravlich pushes training levy

Ravlich pushes training levy

By Mark Beyer

The state government is seeking to reintroduce a training levy to the mining industry that could put up to $10 million a year into a trade training fund.

14 Mar 2006
Unions face court tests

Unions face court tests

By Mark Beyer

The Construction, Forestry Mining and Energy Union is facing legal action on at least five fronts in Western Australia and that number is expected to increase despite the resolution of the recent dispute on the Mandurah rail project.

14 Mar 2006
Progress on Alinta AGL deal

Progress on Alinta AGL deal

By Mark Beyer

Alinta Ltd's hopes of acquiring Sydney-based The Australian Gas Light Company have taken a small but notable step forward after the two companies finalised a confidentiality agreement.

10 Mar 2006
WA economy powering ahead: NAB

WA economy powering ahead: NAB

By Mark Beyer

Western Australia's economy has continued to outperform the rest of the country and has pulled ahead of Queensland to be the best performing state, National Australia Bank has found.

09 Mar 2006
Flugge steps aside from AWS as IBT feels the heat

Flugge steps aside from AWS as IBT feels the heat

By Mark Beyer

Embattled former AWB chairman Trevor Flugge today stepped aside from the board of Australian Wool Services Ltd, the fourth such decision this week, as his link with the Iraq wheat scandal generates heat for other companies in his sphere like IBT Education

08 Mar 2006
Flugge backwash catches IBT

Flugge backwash catches IBT

By Mark Beyer

Embattled former AWB chairman Trevor Flugge announced this week that he is taking leave from three public company boards, and the company that will be most relieved is IBT Education, which has felt heat on this issue from Canberra to Canada.

07 Mar 2006
Reform bogs down

Reform bogs down

By Mark Beyer

Planned reforms to building industry apprenticeships that were hailed as a major breakthrough have become bogged down in a technical dispute between industry groups and the Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union.

07 Mar 2006
WA's GST grants to be cut by $89m

WA's GST grants to be cut by $89m

By Mark Beyer

The Commonwealth Grants Commission has recommended that Western Australia's share of GST grants should be cut by $89 million because of increases in the state's revenue raising capacity.

01 Mar 2006
Orbital writes down loan
Special Reports

Orbital writes down loan

By Mark Beyer

Orbital Corporation’s latest results gave investors a glimpse into its colourful past when it wrote-down the value of a $19 million interest-free loan provided by the state government.

28 Feb 2006

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