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.
The state government has revealed it could provide further funding to Griffin Coal on top of $23.2 million already allocated in an effort to stabilise the embattled operation in Collie.
Euroz Hartleys has reported a “solid” annual profit in a difficult market while also announcing inaugural director Jay Hughes has retired from the board after 23 years.
Oil and gas giant Woodside Energy has inked a $1.3bn deal to sell a 10 per cent stake of its flagship Scarborough gas project to Sumitomo Corp and Sojitz Corp.
St John of God Health Care will cut 200 positions and make 160 workers redundant after grappling with higher operating costs, following a review triggered by its chief executive.
Mining services company Macmahon Holdings' chairwoman Eva Skira has announced her retirement as the board appoints Hamish Tyrwhitt to the leadership role.
The competition regulator has blocked ANZ's acquisition of Suncorp's banking arm in what was a $4.9 billion transaction that would have shaken up the banking industry.
Canadian explorer Novo Resources is seeking to list on the Australian Securities Exchange with a $4 million raise to bolster exploration at its Pilbara assets.
Bankwest will shut the doors of three of its Perth metro branches by the end of the year due to the stores becoming “increasingly unsustainable” to operate amidst a shift to digital banking.
Liontown Resources has pushed ahead with a decision to sell direct shipping ore to unlock an early source of revenue for its Kathleen Valley lithium venture.
Minerals explorer Centaurus Metals is tapping investors for a further $47 million to complete a definitive feasibility study for its project in Brazil.
Approvals for private sector houses in Western Australia recorded the sharpest fall of 5.5 per cent nationwide as total dwelling rubber stamps dwindled in June.
Real estate consultancy firm boss Jeremy Robotham says greater population growth could translate into a significant boost for the state's commercial property sector.
Chemical engineering company Hazer Group has launched a $15 million entitlement offer to accelerate operations at its Woodman Point demonstration plant towards production.
Two WA building contractors have been fined over falsifying home indemnity insurance certificates in building applications for projects in Karrinyup and Hazelmere.
Metals miner IGO has added a layer of approval processes for capital expenditure for its Cosmos nickel mine ahead of a review into the Goldfields asset.
Digital health services in Western Australia have received a boost after Silverchain and the state government made moves to expand telehealth initiatives.