Mark Beyer

As editor, Mark oversees the day-to-day online news at Business News. His particular brief is following major deals, the professions and private/family businesses. Mark has 35 years' career experience, primarily in business journalism. Before becoming a journalist, he was an economist with the Commonwealth Treasury in Canberra. He has worked for The Australian Financial Review and The West Australian, and also has public relations and corporate affairs experience.

Tianqi delivers industry boost

Mark Beyer

03 Oct 2017

Chinese company Tianqi Lithium and its head contractor MSP Engineering are on track to achieve 80 per cent Western Australian content on two big construction projects worth more than $700 million.

Mark my words podcast

Mark Beyer

Matt Mckenzie

Katie McDonald

29 Sep 2017

In this Business News podcast Mark Beyer, Matt Mckenzie and Katie McDonald discuss the GST debate, Kerry Stokes and gas sector deals, WA's resource sector outlook, local content on big projects, population growth and residential builders.

French family invests $6m in Moodle

Mark Beyer

27 Sep 2017

Perth software company Moodle, which has quietly grown to have more than 100 million registered users around the world, has accepted its first outside investment after rejecting multiple approaches from venture capital funds.

WA’s population grows just 0.7%

Mark Beyer

27 Sep 2017

Growth in Western Australia’s population has continued near historically low levels, with almost 1,000 people per month leaving WA to live in other states, primarily Victoria.

Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA

ASX rejects gold royalties ‘Tanzania’ claim

Mark Beyer

26 Sep 2017

The Australian Securities Exchange has asked the Chamber of Minerals & Energy of Western Australia to retract a statement claiming the ASX could force listed gold miners to suspend trading in their shares because of the planned increased in WA's gold royalty.

BGC out of HIA 100

Mark Beyer

22 Sep 2017

Dale Alcock’s ABN Group has been listed as the largest residential builder in WA in the latest Housing Industry Association top 100 ranking, but more intriguing is the disappearance of long-time industry leader BGC Australia and the inaugural listing of Ventura Home Group.

Mark my words podcast

Mark Pownall

Mark Beyer

22 Sep 2017

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Perth house prices, CBD developments, charity funding and Lotterywest, Perth Stadium and the gold sector.

Frigtech expands to northern NSW

Mark Beyer

21 Sep 2017

Geraldton-based contractor Frigtech Services, which has grown to have six branches across Western Australia, has expanded to the east coast by purchasing a NSW business after a two-year evaluation.

Mineral Resources

Gender a non-issue for new female directors

Mark Beyer

21 Sep 2017

Perth's top 20 ASX companies hit a big milestone this month, albeit only for one day – for the first time ever, they all had at least one female director. Click through to read about some of the talented women who made this happen.

Rose wins scholarship to US

Mark Beyer

20 Sep 2017

BHP Billiton manager Kirsten Rose is heading to one of the world’s top universities this month for a leadership course after being selected for a Chief Executive Women scholarship.

Woodside Petroleum

Karratha opposes new Fifo camp

Mark Beyer

19 Sep 2017

The City of Karratha has strongly opposed Woodside Petroleum’s plans for a 700-bed fly-in, fly-out camp, but the final decision rests with Planning and Lands Minister Rita Saffioti, who is playing her cards close to her chest.

Mineral Resources

MinRes, Galaxy trade blows over director

Mark Beyer

18 Sep 2017

Perth companies Mineral Resources and Galaxy Resources have waded into an extraordinary dispute over their respective corporate governance standards, triggered by the role played by Chinese businesswoman Xi Xi.

ICWA steps up Bell Group spending

Mark Beyer

15 Sep 2017

The Insurance Commission of Western Australia increased spending on the Bell Group litigation to $9.6 million last financial year, while also revealing in its annual report it has applied to the Supreme Court for a single trial to cover all related matters.

Mark my words podcast

Mark Pownall

Mark Beyer

15 Sep 2017

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Nev Power leaving FMG, safe harbour legislation, women on WA boards, stamp duty setback and labour markets.

1-Page sells US business

Mark Beyer

13 Sep 2017

Listed company 1-Page is looking for new ways to spend its $26 million cash balance after selling its US technology business, which lost about $45 million over three years.

More protection for company directors

Mark Beyer

12 Sep 2017

Safe-harbour reforms that deliver greater protection for directors of financially stressed companies have passed through both houses of federal parliament.

Barrick Gold has landmark win in $54m dispute

Mark Beyer

12 Sep 2017

A Supreme Court ruling handed down this week casts doubt on how the state government has calculated stamp duty on mining company takeovers, potentially overcharging miners tens of millions of dollars over more than a decade.

Mineral Resources

MinRes, Zenith add board diversity

Mark Beyer

11 Sep 2017

Perth companies Mineral Resources and Zenith Energy have added to the diversity of their boards, appointing Chinese businesswoman Xi Xi and local executive Stephanie Unwin to their respective boards.

The Brand Agency

New Marketforce CEO stirs the pot

Mark Beyer

11 Sep 2017

Advertising agencies are rapidly evolving as traditional creative agencies, digital specialists, media buyers and other players bump up against each other in unexpected ways.

WellteQ chasing global opportunity

Mark Beyer

11 Sep 2017

SPECIAL REPORT: A health software startup with key backers in Perth is targeting a $US1.2 billion market led by global player Virgin Pulse.

Mark my words podcast

Mark Pownall

Mark Beyer

08 Sep 2017

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the state budget, contractor collapses, Lisa Scaffidi, advertising industry, ageing population and corporate wellness.

Independence Group

Stamp duty windfall from large deal

Mark Beyer

07 Sep 2017

The state government has budgeted for a $169 million stamp duty windfall from a single ‘property’ transaction, the latest in a string of large deals that have boosted its coffers.

State debt to peak at $43.8bn

Mark Beyer

07 Sep 2017

Western Australia’s net debt is set for further big increases over the next three years before coming down slightly once the government’s budget returns to surplus in 2020-21.

Herbert Smith Freehills

Merger changed Perth legal landscape

Mark Beyer

07 Sep 2017

It was 20 years’ ago this month that Perth’s two largest law firms surprised the business community by merging their operations. Herbert Smith Freehills hosted many of the 50-plus partners who were there at the time to mark the occasion.

Fogarty Wine Group

Fogarty expands via McWilliams deal

Mark Beyer

06 Sep 2017

Fogarty Wine Group’s Margaret River Vintners business has expanded its operations, taking on the Evans & Tate brand and assets, the Smithbrook and Pemberton Estate vineyards, and buying the Amadeus vineyard at Wilyabrup

Mark my words podcast

Mark Pownall

Mark Beyer

01 Sep 2017

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss WA entrepreneurs, manufacturing merger, recycling deal, retail property, the sports stadium and the fashion industry.

Galati, Harcourt among finalists in entrepreneur awards

Mark Beyer

01 Sep 2017

The founders of four Western Australian businesses, in industries ranging from mining software and horticulture to construction and industrial equipment, have been selected as finalists in the 2017 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year awards.

ACCC backs merger of WA manufacturers

Mark Beyer

31 Aug 2017

Two low-profile manufacturers that jointly employ more than 1,000 people in Western Australia are set to come under single ownership after the competition watchdog approved the purchase by US company Tronox of Cristal’s titanium dioxide business.

University of Western Australia

UWA Business School board bolstered

Mark Beyer

30 Aug 2017

The UWA Business School board has continued to attract the state’s corporate leaders, with Shell Australia’s new chairman Zoe Yujnovich and incoming Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott the latest new faces.

Boral hit by WA slowdown

Mark Beyer

30 Aug 2017

Building products manufacturer Boral has been dented by the continued weak performance of its Western Australian operations, reporting lower underlying earnings and a $20 million asset impairment for its WA bricks business.

Thai company buys Perth waste business

Mark Beyer

28 Aug 2017

Three interconnected waste management businesses in Perth face a sudden change of fortune after Aurigen Group went into voluntary administration, a Thai company bought the Brockwaste plant in Shenton Park, and listed company AnaeCo positioned itself to work on the planned restart of the plant.

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