Sam Jones joined Business News in April 2024, covering tech, innovation, cybersecurity, accountants, Asian engagement and federal politics.
Prior to joining Business News he spent five years living and working in WA's North West.
The first two years were spent in South Hedland covering a broad range of topics including local and state politics, small business, Aboriginal affairs, sports and human interest stories.
Mr Jones then moved to Broome, where he took the position of Northern Papers Editor for Seven West Media and was responsible for producing four weekly newspapers across the Pilbara and Kimberley.
The fine art, Persian rugs and luxury furniture of William and Rose Porteous will go on sale this weekend, as the couple look to offload several "valuable" items from their collections.
A joint venture between Satterley Group and Centuria will build a $65 million large format retail space in Jandakot after the state's planning authority greenlit the project today.
A Perth regenerative medicine company has revealed a humanitarian shipment of its nerve repair products have been used in 23 surgical procedures on injured Ukrainian soldiers.
Shares in Perth-based high-performance computing provider DUG Technology have lifted on news it settled a long-running legal battle with a US subsidiary of Shell.
The site which houses Australia's headquarters in the middle east has been struck by Iranian projectiles, with Anthony Albanese confirming there were no Australians injured.
RBA governor Michele Bullock says higher fuel prices contributed to inflation, but were not the driver behind the board's decision to raise interest rates at its March meeting.
Western Australia is set to receive a record $9.3 billion in GST revenue for the 2026-27 financial year, a large boost which experts said vindicated controversial reforms in 2018.
One of Australia's largest privately owned ICT managed services provider Kinetic IT has revealed Dean Langenbach will take the reins after two years leading NRI Australia and New Zealand.
A world-first antipsychotic injectable drug developed in Perth will accelerate its path to market after the company behind it, Reliis, was acquired by a Melbourne biotechnology developer.
The tax office is pursuing the founder of collapsed builder Modco Residential, Yusuf Khan, over almost $7 million in alleged unpaid taxes, interest and penalties.
Leederville-based aged care technology developer InteliCare Holdings will have its AI platform installed in 22 Victorian aged care facilities as part of an $8.8 million deal.
Australian companies with a clean compliance history are being targeted by black market operators and stolen to aid in fraud, according to a leading Perth accounting firm.
Surveillance software firm icetana AI Limited has expanded an agreement with one of its longest-running customers, Emirati shopping mall giant Majid al Futtaim Properties, in a deal worth $2.1 million.
Australia's consumer watchdog has warned upgrades to major national airports, including Perth, run the risk of driving airfares skyward in the years ahead.
Shares in DUG Technology have lifted by over 10 per cent following the release of strong financials, and despite its ongoing US court action with a subsidiary of oil and gas giant Shell.
Gaming billionaire Laurence Escalante faced court to amend his bail and suppression order in a bid which could see him gain access to his private jet, while also being hit with nine fresh charges.
WA high-performance computing company DUG will fight a hefty legal bill lobbed at it by a Texas court, after it was found to have breached a supplier contract with a Shell subsidiary.
The first inflation data post-Federal government energy subsidy has revealed a 16-month-high underlying inflation reading, but experts still expect just one more cash rate rise this year.
US Senator Tim Kaine has pressed the Department of Defence on what it's doing to help Australia process critical minerals, and called for more support to move away from Chinese processing.