Ella Loneragan

Ella Loneragan joined Business News as a journalist in 2025, covering cultural industries.

She was named student journalist of the year at The Walkley Foundation’s 2025 Mid-Year Media Prizes.

Ms Loneragan began working at The West Australian as a digital producer in 2023, while studying a bachelor of arts in journalism and international relations at Curtin University.

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Health 1 day ago

Fair Work uncovers $5m in aged care underpayments

Fair Work Ombudsman data shows aged care providers paid back $5.3 million to workers in just over a year, excluding the $5.38 million that was to be paid solely by Southern Cross Care WA.

Roger Cook, Rita Saffioti and Basil Zempilas

Sport 1 day ago

WWE locked in for three years

The state government has announced it has locked in a three-year deal with WWE without divulging the price tag, as questions over event spending transparency continue to swirl.

Health 2 days ago

WA weighs in on Senate’s aged care probe

The state's Department of Health and some of its largest aged care providers have weighed in on the Senate inquiry into the federal government's controversial Support At Home program.

Property 26 Aug 2026

WA debutant flags Bullsbrook industrial precinct

The Victorian property company's recent $80 million purchase of 180 hectares of land in Bullsbrook brings the total price tag of major transactions in the northern suburb this year to around $190 million.

Cultural Industries 25 Aug 2026

‘Equal to Opera House’, Zempilas on ACC

State opposition leader Basil Zempilas says the slow-moving $400 million Aboriginal Cultural Centre development should be “equal to the Sydney Opera House” and the government should consider moving the city site if plans are not progressing.

Property 25 Aug 2026

Zempilas calls out Fiveight's Carillon delay

State Liberal leader Basil Zempilas says the lack of progress with Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Fiveight on the $400 million redevelopment of Carillon City is holding Perth city back from its potential.

Property 25 Aug 2026

Perth block sold for $11.7m

An Applecross residential block – described as the ‘final undeveloped parcel on Duncraig Road' with views of the Swan River and Perth city – has been sold for $11.7 million.

Property 24 Aug 2026

Fed govt invests $120m in Built, Wesfarmers JV

Built Living will receive a $120 million boost from the federal government, after the Wesfarmers and Built JV was created earlier this year to establish a precast concrete manufacturing plant in WA.

Podcasts 21 Aug 2026

At Close of Business Podcast August 21 2026

Ella Loneragan and Jack McGinn discuss the Royal Australian Air Force Association of WA and its near-100-year history.

Cultural Industries 21 Aug 2026

Perth Festival records 34pc rise in ticket sales

The state's fifth largest arts and cultural organisation recorded an increase in box office sales, but a decrease in its economic impact, according to its 2026 impact report.

Property 21 Aug 2026

ECU City, Multiplex win national construction award

The $853 million ECU City Campus has continued to take out top honours, with the latest gong naming the Multiplex development the best construction project in the country.

Cultural Industries 21 Aug 2026

Raafa nears a century of service

A small association for returned airmen has grown to become the largest operator of retirement villages in WA.

Podcasts 20 Aug 2026

At Close of Business Podcast August 20 2026

Jack McGinn and Ella Loneragan discuss the balancing act that's key to advocacy work.

Property 20 Aug 2026

ABN secures $33m social housing project

The state and federal governments have selected ABN Group to build a 50-dwelling build-to-rent project in Canning Vale for $32.97 million.

Agribusiness 20 Aug 2026

Jurys to sell Pingrup farm for $55m

Joshua and Renae Jury are set to sell their farm in the Great Southern for $55 million, following their family's move to a $9 million Perth mansion.

Property 19 Aug 2026

Bunnings’ $40m Dalyellup move knocked back

A $40 million proposal to relocate Bunnings from Bunbury to Dalyellup has been knocked back by planning authorities, with a number of objections, including from builders Summit Homes, Scott Park and Dale Alcock Homes.

Oil & Gas 19 Aug 2026

Hancock’s $850m Belisama gas project approved

Planning authorities have greenlit Gina Rinehart-chaired Hancock Prospecting's $850 million Belisama gas hub proposal in the Perth Basin, after the EPA waved the project through without assessment.

Property 18 Aug 2026

Cloughs snap up $8m Eagle Bay home

Former chairman of Clough, Jock Clough, and his partner Kate have purchased an $8 million South West mansion overlooking Eagle Bay, while putting their Yallingup home up for sale.

Podcasts 14 Aug 2026

At Close of Business Podcast August 14 2026

Tom Zaunmayr speaks with Nadia Budihardjo about a company looking to branch out into building nuclear-capable professional emergency response teams.

Melanie Hobbs' Clarendon Street property

Property 14 Aug 2026

Two Perth mansions to sell for $23m

Homes in the western suburbs of Perth continue to sell at a rapid pace, with one Cottesloe mansion set to sell for $11.75 million and another selling for $11 million.

Property 13 Aug 2026

Eureka Group buys $18m Mandurah caravan park

A senior communities asset manager, ASX-listed Eureka Group Holdings, is in the process of acquiring Mandurah Coastal Holiday Park for $18.4 million, in a deal comprising 168 dwellings with approval for a further 66 homes to be built.

Cultural Industries 13 Aug 2026

Promising play by independent theatre

Live performance hub The Blue Room Theatre builds for the future.

Podcasts 13 Aug 2026

At Close of Business podcast August 13 2026

Ella Loneragan and Nadia Budihardjo discuss new developments at the Blue Room Theatre.

Property 13 Aug 2026

CTI in $24m Welshpool site grab

The ASX-listed logistics and transport services company has announced it is set to purchase a 2.7-hectare site in the tightly held industrial suburb of Welshpool, looking to relocate its interstate transport business after redeveloping the land.

Kelly Bergsma (left), Ian Hale (top right) and Adam Darnley-Stuart

Cultural Industries 12 Aug 2026

WA films to make world premieres

Independent Australian documentary Invisible Injuries by WA filmmaker Kelly Bergsma will make its world premiere at Cinefest Oz after years of production, while two other films funded by Screenwest are making their debuts this week.

Property 11 Aug 2026

Cedar Woods in latest $15.5m Hazelmere buy

Investment activity in Hazelmere has been on the rise with Cedar Woods' $15 million property acquisition following the $42.7 million divestment of a BGC warehouse.

Cultural Industries 11 Aug 2026

Co3 reveals new artistic directors

Co3 Contemporary Dance has announced Charmene Yap and Cass Mortimer Eipper will take over from the company's inaugural artistic director Raewyn Hill.

Cultural Industries 10 Aug 2026

Rocky Bay relocates to ex-Alcoa HQ

The disability support provider has officially relocated its head office to the former Alcoa home in Booragoon, after Rocky Bay divested its Mosman Park headquarters for $56 million last year.

Health 07 Aug 2026

Brightwater secures funding for WA-first projects

Aged care and disability support provider Brightwater Care Group has received a Lotterywest grant of almost $1 million for two WA-first projects to improve the lives of those experiencing dementia.

Cultural Industries 04 Aug 2026

City’s new arts advisory group members revealed

The City of Perth has announced the new members of its Culture and Arts Advisory Group, including West Australian Opera's Carolyn Chard.

Podcasts 04 Aug 2026

At Close of Business podcast August 4 2026

Claire Tyrrell speaks to Ella Loneragan about developers' appetite for government land in the western suburbs.

Deals 04 Aug 2026

YAC signs 100-year Mogumber lease

Yued Aboriginal Corporation has acquired leasehold rights over 4,200 hectares of bush and farmland in Mogumber held by the Aboriginal Lands Trust.

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