Mark Beyer

Pay cuts, some up to 50 per cent, were the order of the day in the Business News quarterly CEO salary survey, but not all companies have been on trend.

The proportion of resources sector workers in Western Australia using fly-in, fly-out work practices has increased to 55 per cent, a new study has estimated.

The Brian Gilberston-led Jupiter Mines plans to seek a delisting of its shares from the Australian Securities Exchange, after its major shareholder lifted its stake in the business.

Western Australia’s payroll tax system is one of the most onerous in the country, according to a review by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which has advocated major reform of transfer duties and payroll tax.

Sandy MacKellar and Chris Glass’s counter-cyclical approach to property investing has delivered high returns during the past 20 years.

The Fremantle Dockers’ on-field success has delivered a pay-day for its supporters and corporate sponsors.

UGL has selected former UWA graduate and Clough executive Russell Waugh to lead its engineering business, which is set to become a listed company in its own right following a demerger.

Forge Group has lost a $290 million contract after Chinese-controlled miner MMG ceased work at its Dugald River project in Queensland. The contract was originally awarded to Forge in May this year.

An array of large and small projects will push WA’s petroleum production to 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day for the first time next year.