Sam Jones

Roger Cook has revealed the form WA's first-ever productivity commission, dubbed the 2050 Commission, will take to provide advice to guide the state's future.

Sam Jones, Sean Cowan and Claire Tyrrell discuss rates; Bronwyn Barnes; Laurence Escalante; defence sites for sale; and major property news of the week.

A plan to transition the operator of Mount Hospital to a not-for-profit has been backed by its receivers, in a move which would see 31 hospitals nationwide follow suit.

A subsidiary of Perth-based uranium miner Berkeley Energia has filed a $US1.25 billion compensation claim against Spain over its hamstrung Salamanca uranium project.

Gary Adshead and Justin Fris discuss a plan to advance the conservative playbook.

Bunnings has won the right to use facial recognition technology in its stores, in a ruling which could have major implications for Australians' privacy rights.

Perth mining software developer CorePlan has received $5 million in seed funding from Sydney-based venture capital firm Equity Venture Partners.

After half-a-decade at the forefront of Microsoft's regional defence business, Andy Wood discusses the launch of his own advisory firm designed to help WA businesses navigate Asia.

Nadia Budihardjo and Sam Jones discuss warnings over the use of drones in cyber incidents.

WA's autonomous industrial giants need to rethink the drone threat.

The Reserve Bank has lifted the cash rate by 25-basis-points after inflation readings ticked up over the holiday period.

Nadia Budihardjo and Sam Jones discuss Alan Duncan's push for solidifying the future of a Bentley-based research centre.

A company born out of UWA research and seeking to provide a circuit breaker to antimicrobial resistance will look to raise $28 million as it nears a crucial juncture of the preclinical stage.

Police are considering whether they can confiscate assets from tech billionaire Laurence Escalante if he is convicted over a raft of drugs and assault charges brought against him last week.

Perth-founded cybersecurity and school monitoring software company Qoria is in takeover talks with a US-based tech firm, with the total offer set to exceed $3 billion.

Perth biotech PYC Therapeutics will go to market seeking $653 million to advance four of its treatments through early trial stages and towards their first transaction.

While the sector has long been defined by clinical potential, the Q2 results reveal a definitive shift toward commercial maturity for some.

A prominent Chinese businessman is behind the $8.8 million purchase of a 6,441sqm parcel of land adjacent to Crown Perth's main carpark.

WA-founded tech services provider Kinetic IT has been awarded a two-year Department of Defence contract to manage mission-critical ICT services.

Tom Zaunmayr and Sam Jones discuss Aaron Morey's new role as chief executive of the CME.

One of Australia's most successful geospatial tech firms has joined French Space Agency subsidiary CLS Group after more than 30 years of operating independently.

Mark Beyer and Nadia Budihardjo discuss Westview Group, and its plans to build a major steel mill.

Tony Sage-led European Lithium will move into the titanium space after agreeing to acquire all issued capital in Velta Holding, a US company with manufacturing and mining assets in Ukraine.

The contract for a 57-metre long bridge linking the existing Dampier cargo wharf and a new bulk handling facility has been awarded to a joint venture between NRW and Brady Marine and Civil.

Sam Jones speaks to Tom Zaunmayr about US president Donald Trump's recent comments that caused a stir in the cybersecurity community.

A memorial service for the former Labor party strategist Tim Picton, who was tragically killed in an alleged one-punch attack in Northbridge, was held at Optus Stadium on Friday morning.

Comments by the US president suggest we are moving into an era where the digital and the deadly are officially one and the same.

A cyber attack at a WA building company may claim more victims yet, after phishing emails were sent from a company account in an attempt to trap others.

Gary Adshead and Sam Jones discuss dysfunction in the Perth City council.

The firm tasked with distributing funds from the Noongar Trust has sued the SWALSC and its former chief executive Wayne Nannup over the failed El Caballo's Resort project.

Australia and Japan are on the cusp of strengthening scientific cooperation in quantum computing after signing a letter of intent to collaborate.

High Wycombe-based robotics producer FBR has inked a conditional purchase order for its Mantis automated welding robot with a Louisiana machinery dealership.