Isabel Vieira

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Isabel Vieira joined Business News in 2022, leading breaking news and covering resources (critical minerals), insolvencies and corporate finance.

Ms Vieira is now chief of staff and Business News' Power 500 special publication editor. She also won an Alliance Area of Business Publishers award in both 2024 and 2025.

Ms Vieira previously spent two years in the Great Southern, first at the independent Great Southern Weekender and then at Seven West Media's Narrogin Observer and Albany Advertiser newspapers.

She studied at Curtin University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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Corporate regulator sues ASX

Financial Services 14 Aug 2024

Corporate regulator sues ASX

The corporate regulator is suing ASX Limited for allegedly making misleading statements about the progression of its paused clearing house project.

SWM condemns ‘unacceptable behaviour’

News 14 Aug 2024

SWM condemns ‘unacceptable behaviour’

Seven West Media told investors the actions of some individuals do not reflect the business as a whole, as it reported a slimmed profit for financial year 2024.

Nicheliving tax bill tops $7m, tribunal told

Property 13 Aug 2024

Nicheliving tax bill tops $7m, tribunal told

Embroiled home builder Nicheliving's tax bill has surpassed $7 million, the tribunal was told, with lawyers set to meet again next week.

At Close Of Business Podcast August 13 2024

Podcasts 13 Aug 2024

At Close Of Business Podcast August 13 2024

Mark Beyer and Isabel Vieira discuss a major report highlighting the challenges facing WA in meeting waste recycling goals.

Zempilas lashes state govt on primary school move

Government 13 Aug 2024

Zempilas lashes state govt on primary school move

The state government is set to repeal the act standing in the way of developing a long-stalled primary school in East Perth on contested land owned by the City of Perth.

HopgoodGanim to merge with Butlers

Professions 13 Aug 2024

HopgoodGanim to merge with Butlers

National mid-tier law firm HopgoodGanim is set to merge with Perth's Butlers Lawyers and Notaries, adding 17 staff to its WA team.

Lobbyists criticise unions’ Pilbara push

Mining 12 Aug 2024

Lobbyists criticise unions’ Pilbara push

Leading lobbyists in Western Australia have labelled moves by a group of unions to initiate bargaining in the Pilbara as a power grab that would disincentive investment.

Eight WA schools in AI pilot

Education 12 Aug 2024

Eight WA schools in AI pilot

The use of artificial intelligence will be rolled out across eight schools in WA as part of a new pilot program to reduce administration workloads for teachers.

Euroz posts $5.5m profit

Financial Services 12 Aug 2024

Euroz posts $5.5m profit

Continued quiet equity capital market activity has tempered Euroz Hartley's full year financial results, while it focuses on growing its funds under management.

Qantas, miners back carbon fund

Mining 12 Aug 2024

Qantas, miners back carbon fund

Qantas and miners BHP and Rio Tinto have backed a nature-based carbon credit fund, named Silva Carbon Origination Fund, aiming to raise $250 million.

Emerald, Azure bestowed best digger and dealer

Mining 07 Aug 2024

Emerald, Azure bestowed best digger and dealer

Azure Minerals has taken home the title of dealer of the year for its $1.7 billion takeover offer, while Emerald Resources notched the digger award.

Niobium chatter at Diggers and Dealers

Mining 07 Aug 2024

Niobium chatter at Diggers and Dealers

Perth-based explorer St George Mining has pivoted its focus from nickel and lithium exploration in WA to targeting niobium in Brazil in response to market conditions.

Brinsden’s left-field idea for critical minerals

Mining 07 Aug 2024

Brinsden’s left-field idea for critical minerals

Lithium linchpin Ken Brinsden says he would introduce the equivalent of the wheat desk for critical minerals to aid the flailing industry.

MinRes to shed jobs

Mining 06 Aug 2024

MinRes to shed jobs

Chris Ellison-helmed Mineral Resources will reportedly shed 100 white-collar jobs from its Perth headquarters due to the Yilgarn hub shutdown.

Pilbara may look beyond lithium

Mining 06 Aug 2024

Pilbara may look beyond lithium

Pilbara Minerals hasn't ruled out diversifying into other commodities, but Dale Henderson says he doesn't see the producer stepping outside lithium anytime soon.

IGO speaks to nickel fallout, lithium exploration

Mining 06 Aug 2024

IGO speaks to nickel fallout, lithium exploration

IGO boss Ivan Vella is working through the "difficult process" of redundancies after two of its nickel mines were put on ice, but spruiks there is still life left in Cosmos.

Liontown chief on lithium royalty relief

Mining 06 Aug 2024

Liontown chief on lithium royalty relief

Liontown Resources chief Tony Ottaviano says current lithium prices warranted royalty relief from the government to help buffer the immature market.

Gold price record ahead of Diggers

Mining 05 Aug 2024

Gold price record ahead of Diggers

Gold miners have returned to the fore at the Diggers and Dealers conference in Kalgoorlie, as the Australian gold price recently reached a new peak.

Lynas boss calls for better infrastructure

Mining 05 Aug 2024

Lynas boss calls for better infrastructure

Lynas Rare Earths' Amanda Lacaze says the critical minerals sector needs improved shared infrastructure to be competitive with China's dominant rare earths industry.

Northern Star bullish on KCGM future

Mining 05 Aug 2024

Northern Star bullish on KCGM future

Northern Star Resources boss Stuart Tonkin says there's decades of mine life left in the famed Golden Mile, as it further develops its underground assets.

Pilbara Minerals celebrates expansion

Mining 02 Aug 2024

Pilbara Minerals celebrates expansion

The lithium price downturn doesn't faze Pilbara Minerals, according to its chief executive, as the miner officially opens its latest expansion project amid market volatility.

Fortescue makes board addition

Mining 01 Aug 2024

Fortescue makes board addition

Iron ore major Fortescue has appointed Indigenous leader, lawyer and activist Noel Pearson to its board as a non-executive director.

Hastings expands rare earths search

Mining 01 Aug 2024

Hastings expands rare earths search

Hasting Technology Metals has spruiked the potential of another critical mineral from its under-construction Yangibana rare earths project.

Albemarle halts lithium expansion

Mining 01 Aug 2024

Albemarle halts lithium expansion

US-based Albemarle will shut down parts of its Kemerton lithium hydroxide operation, a move that impacts 300 local jobs and contractor Monadelphous.

Mercedes Construction in administration

Financial Services 31 Jul 2024

Mercedes Construction in administration

Mercedes Construction, a commercial builder which claims to be linked to luxury Perth home builder Zorzi Builders, has brought in an administrator.

Rio posts profit, train derailment dents earnings

Mining 31 Jul 2024

Rio posts profit, train derailment dents earnings

Mining heavyweight Rio Tinto has posted a $US5.8 billion half-year profit, but its iron ore earnings took a hit partly due to the automatous train collision in May.

Liontown reaches first production

Mining 31 Jul 2024

Liontown reaches first production

Battery metals miner Liontown Resources has transitioned from developer to producer after announcing first spodumene concentrate at Kathleen Valley today.

Rex Airlines in administration

Transport & Logistics 31 Jul 2024

Rex Airlines in administration

Regional airline Rex and its subsidiaries have entered voluntary administration, with EY appointed to run through its books, with more than 600 jobs impacted.

Nicheliving stripped of building rego

Property 31 Jul 2024

Nicheliving stripped of building rego

Nicheliving's building registration renewal has been refused due to financial concerns, as more than 230 homes sit incomplete across the state.

Chalice tightens spending, progresses project

Mining 30 Jul 2024

Chalice tightens spending, progresses project

Chalice Mining says there's no need to raise capital in the foreseeable future as it continues to tighten expenditure amid market conditions.

IGO flags team cutbacks

Mining 30 Jul 2024

IGO flags team cutbacks

IGO will shortly transition its Forrestania operation into care and maintenance as it nears the end of its mine life, while also flagging job cuts from its exploration and corporate teams.

Mudford new DevWA chief executive

Property 29 Jul 2024

Mudford new DevWA chief executive

Experienced property executive Dean Mudford has been appointed to the helm of DevelopmentWA for a five-year term.

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