Isabel Vieira joined Business News in 2022, co-leading breaking news and covering resources (critical minerals), insolvencies and corporate finance.
She was project editor on the 2024 edition of Business News' Power 500 publication and regularly features on the At Close of Business podcast. Ms Vieira won an Alliance Area of Business Publishers award in 2024.
Ms Vieira previously spent two years in the Great Southern, first at the independent Great Southern Weekender and then at Seven West Media'sNarrogin Observer and Albany Advertiser newspapers.
She studied at Curtin University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
Car marker Stellantis has canned its offtake agreement with Alliance Nickel, as the battery metals aspirant defers its flagship project's development amid project financing woes.
Isabel Vieira and Mark Pownall discuss the $1.5bn public hospital spend; the PCEC redevelopment being shelved; the Forrests' property moves; agriculture deals; and more.
The Perth Mint's gold bullion sales continued to soar despite recent volatility in the precious metal's price, with sales surging 186 per cent over the past 12 months.
Tyre recyclers are urging changes to regulations that permit tens of thousands of tonnes of mining rubber to be buried in the Pilbara each year, despite a surplus of processing capacity.
Leeuwin Wealth has nearly doubled its funds under management to $1 billion and has worked on 18 capital market transactions in its first 12 months of operation.
The profit of renowned but reclusive mining billionaire Mark Creasy's private investment and exploration vehicle fell to $19.8 million in the 2025 financial year.
Amanda Lacaze says it's vital that governments protect the existing rare earths supply chain, with Lynas Rare Earths at its core, as taxpayer funds flow to new developers
Mineral Resources has shipped 8.6 million tonnes from its Onslow Iron operation and pocketed a $41 million payment from Hancock Prospecting under its Perth Basin oil and gas deal.
Crown Resorts has swung back into the black with a $142 million profit and has declared its fully repaid its hefty penalty for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing breaches.
Lynas Rare Earths is investing $180 million in expanding its heavy rare earths production capacity and product range to meet heightened demand for the critical mineral outside of China's grasp.
Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart will up her stake in Arafura Rare Earths, as it becomes the latest developer to rattle the tin off the back of a soaring share price.
Mineral Resources will pocket the remaining $200 million from its sale of a 49 per cent stake in the trust for its troubled Onslow Iron haul road after notching a key shipping milestone.
Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has argued the cost of doing nothing on coal-fired power could drive the state-owned utilities off a financial cliff.
Fortescue's iron ore shipments swelled to almost 50 million tonnes in a record for the first quarter of a financial year, as its green energy ambitions move left of stage.
Old Young's will be placed back in directors' hands after creditors of the award-winning Swan Valley distillery voted to approve a plan to pull the business out of administration.
Nicheliving's directors' bid to regain full control of the entities is in limbo after they missed a deadline to sell their Northbridge office - a crucial condition of their buy-back plan.
Perth-based but Northern Territory-focused PC Gold has become the latest gold developer to debut on the local stock market, closing its first day of trade up more than 15 per cent.
Multiple sclerosis support provider MSWA is set to acquire certain assets and the lottery operations of its struggling South Australian and Northern Territory counterparts from administrators.
Two Perth insurance players have been charged over a five-year failure to lodge financial statements after the corporate watchdog launched an investigation.
Iluka Resources has withdrawn its synthetic rutile sales guidance after a key contract was thrown into uncertainty and amid persistent headwinds in the pigment industry.
Mineral Resources chair Malcolm Bundey has vowed “best-in-class” governance practices as he rebuilds the board after a bruising 12 months for the miner, as a sixth director prepares to depart.
Kwinana-headquartered major private manufacturer Coogee Chemicals has had another solid year, lifting revenue, profit and assets, as it eyes an expansion of its operation in the US.
BHP's Australia President Geraldine Slattery has sought to dismiss speculation of a breakdown with China over iron ore prices, insisting the contract negotiations are business as usual.
Listed contractor GenusPlus Group has picked up an additional $50 million of work under its contract with Western Power to deliver a major power infrastructure upgrade project.
The directors behind Old Young's Distillery are proposing to sell the land for their ambitious ‘cathedral of gin' dream to clear the business' debts and exit administration.
Global mining services group Perenti has started the search for a new chief executive after Mark Norwell announced he would be stepping down next year.