Mark Pownall

Big private car retailer DVG Automotive Group has released its results for the 2015 financial year, showing a tightening economy had not significantly hit its sales ahead of the sale of a majority stake to Japanese interests.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss home prices, data M&A, Austal and shipbuilding, subcontracting and insolvencies.

Incentivising communities to change is much more enlightened than a draconian bureaucratic approach.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Len Buckeridge's estate, Pilbara projects, Junior miners, lithium deal, arts funding and infrastructure.

The family of yet another great Western Australian entrepreneur appears set for a public fight over an inheritance, with the descendants of the late Len Buckeridge going to court over his $2.5 billion estate.

Mark Pownall from Business News joins Jane Marwick for a look at what's making headlines in WA business, and a focus on local business success stories the Shark Mitigation System and CV Check.

SPECIAL REPORT: A family affinity for agriculture gave her a start, but Alexandra Burt has found Voyager Estate an enriching experience.

SPECIAL REPORT: After more than a decade of oversupply, winemakers are disappointed that tax issues might hurt an industry recovery.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss CityLink dramas, a new resources project, Perth media, Wesfarmers and wine.

In the 1970s and 1980s WA was at the vanguard of battery research. Just a flicker of hope remains from the bright future that was offered.

WHEN a truck drives over one of Mike Kenny's units he knows all about it, or at least a customer of his North Coogee business does. The same goes for a car, a motorcycle or even a bike.

Labels used to describe our nation's political tribes are misleading if those considered ‘progressive' favour the status quo in terms of state-owned utilities and employment conditions.

Mark Pownall, Head of Content at Business News, joins ABC 720 Drive's Jane Marwick for a look at local business success stories.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Bell Group, Tony Galati, Uber, Gina Rinehart and philanthropy.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss state budget, asset sales, Newspoll, the Lord Mayor and hotels and apartments.

Some of the state's biggest employers have made significant progress lately in terms of workplace gender equality.

The Department of Sport and Recreation and the organising bodies for several leading water sports have formed an Aquatics Strategic Steering Group to oversee a review into the state of the sector a

The use of complementary and overlapping technologies is providing valuable data, particularly for agriculture.

Western Australia's eighth biggest winemaker, 3 Oceans Wine Company, has laid-off non-essential staff as it reconsiders its strategic direction in the face of falling demand from its key market in China.

Business News pays its respects to a corporate leader who broke the mould.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Interest rates, the dollar, federal and state budgets, listings and capital raisings, and mining projects.

The long-standing head of major private school Aquinas College, Mark Sawle, is taking something of sea change to become principal of a regional independent school.

A state industry plan has some positives but don't look to the past for jobs policy.

The effect of work under way on the Square Kilometre Array project in the state's Mid West region is rippling through the scientific community, beyond the obvious impact in radio astronomy through to cutting-edge commercial operations.

Perth's Scoop Magazine has been closed nearly two decades after hitting the newsstands, with management citing tough market conditions for the iconic publication's demise.

Western Australian corporate leader Geoff Rasmussen passed away on Friday night after a long battle with cancer.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Unemployment and the markets, Rio Tinto, Freightlink, LNG 18, our special report Apprentices and Training.

The state government has shortlisted six companies in the latest phase of its GovNext project to outsource its information and communications technology.

Nominations are being sought for the 2016 Western Australian Science Hall of Fame, which recognises the outstanding work of the state's scientists.

The news last month that CBH Group was shutting down its Lupin Foods subsidiary after failing to find a buyer shows that commercial requirements and scientific advancement do not always connect neatly.

The efficiencies of local agribusinesses' owner-operator model makes them prime targets for foreign buyers.

In this Business News podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Gorgon dramas, FMG, Newman Hotel, retail construction, foreign acquisitions and our special report corporate finance.