Tom Zaunmayr joined Business News in 2023 as a senior journalist, covering state politics, resources (iron ore), Aboriginal affairs, regional development and agriculture.
He spent the past decade covering news in regional WA where he developed a passion for local and state politics, regional development, small business, Aboriginal affairs, human interest and anything Pilbara related.
Mr Zaunmayr spent five years in Karratha during one of the biggest periods of transition for the Pilbara town before moving to Kalgoorlie during COVID to take on a role as deputy editor of WA's only daily regional newspaper.
From there, he moved back above the 26th parallel as Seven West Media's Northern Papers editor based in Broome, and did a stint as editor of the National Indigenous Times.
A standoff with China over pricing has hit sales volumes of Fortescue's iron ore, while shipments have fallen due to a scheduled port facility shutdown.
Civilian and defence logistics must be planned together, WA's chief transport lobby argues, to bolster northern freight routes and deliver on wartime needs.
A specialised lupin processing plant in WA could cost $311 million to build and generate nearly $300m per year in revenue, according to a report released to the ASX on Tuesday.
Former government minister Peter Tinley and ex-Chevron engineer Sam Rowe have been picked for leadership roles at a WA company which manages aviation and marine assets in northern Australia.
An Albany marina retail and hospitality development to be built by Great Southern Seafoods is close to getting the green light after project hurdles and construction cost hikes.
Western Australian farmers are eyeing off another 20-million-tonne-plus crop despite low or patchy rain throughout parts of the grain belt this season.
Immigration officials have been urged to process harvest worker visas immediately to ensure farmers can staff their operations when they begin taking their crops off from next week.