Isabel Vieira

Staff recruitment, digital transformation and cyber security were among Australian business executives' main concerns for 2023.

Australian grain export giant CBH Group has hit new records for December after shipping more than 2 million tonnes of grain and transporting 1mt by train.

West Perth-based mining company Pantoro is negotiating with its joint venture partner Tulla Resources to acquire 100 per cent of the Norseman gold project.

New leadership is in store for the Pilbara Ports Authority after Ports Minister Rita Saffioti announced the appointment of a new chief executive.

Advertising services provider Motio is set to acquire two of Australia-wide media company oOh!media's advertising channels for $2.35 million.

European Lithium has signed a U$15 million deal with automotive manufacture BMW to supply its first batch of battery grade lithium.

Perth-headquartered mining companies Perenti and NRW Holdings have locked in contracts valued at more than $500 million.

International mining technology provider Datamine has snapped up Perth-based mining compliance company LandTrack Systems.

Frankfurt-headquartered Air Liquide Engineering and Construction has won a major contract from Woodside Energy to design and manufacture liquification equipment at its proposed project in Oklahoma.

Rare earths developer Northern Minerals has appointed two Perth contractors for its proposed beneficiation plant at Browns Range in Carnarvon.

Singapore-based investor Eagle Eye Asset Holdings is set to become Canyon Resources' largest shareholder under a $12.1 million strategic placement to help develop the Minim-Martap project in Africa.

Matrix Composites and Engineering is set to produce and deliver a buoyancy system valued at approximately $44 million for a major deep-water project in Brazil.

GenusPlus has won a $15 million contract with Fortescue Future Industries to build a substation at the group's proposed Green Energy Manufacturing Centre in Queensland.

Woodside Energy and North West Shelf project participants have agreed to process up to three million tonnes of gas per annum from Western Gas' Equus project using Woodside infrastructure.

Mining contractor Thiess has secured a $345 million contract extension with Bayan Resources to continue its operations at the Melak Coal Mine in Indonesia.

Newcrest Mining chief financial officer and former Woodside Energy executive Sherry Duhe has been promoted to Newcrest's top job following the exit of current chief executive Sandeep Biswas.