The internationally renowned designers of Optus Stadium will design the Aboriginal Cultural Centre, which was initially estimated to cost between $400 and $500 million.
The Crown Perth board has appointed former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt as the incoming chair of the casino, hotel and entertainment business and promoted its financial chief to the top role.
The high-profile head of Woodside Energy's sustainability committee has survived a push by super funds HESTA and Aware to oust her – a move which angered chair Richard Goyder.
The early moments of Woodside Energy's AGM have been marred by protests, with activists interrupting chief executive Meg O'Neill several times in its opening 20 minutes.
An activist investor group has recommended Woodside shareholders vote against the election of three directors because of poor financial returns and failure to manage climate risks.
Former premier Mark McGowan has made one of his first public speaking appearances since his surprise resignation last May, talking US politics alongside his former treasurer Ben Wyatt.
Noel Pearson's appointment this week to the board of Fortescue has lifted the number of Aboriginal people on major ASX boards to a grand total of five, with most in WA.
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the week in lithium; construction issues; Fortescue's share price tumble; inflationary data; interest rates; house prices; CFMEU action; and Rex's plight.
Woodside Energy has revealed directors Frank Cooper and Gene Tilbrook will retire in April, while former state treasurer Ben Wyatt has joined the organisation's audit and risk committee.
The former premier is on the payroll at four businesses after accepting advisory roles at Joe Hockey's consulting firm Bondi Partners and listed company APM Human Services.
There has been plenty of praise for WA Premier Roger Cook's apparent decision to axe the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act one month after it came into force, but is it well-placed?
In this podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Forrest separation implications, Kerry Stokes' laneway, Ben Wyatt, Mark Hatfield, the Ritz Carlton, Chellingworth and Moody's.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Greg Brylski, Tom Fuller, Greg Prout, Celia Hammond, Jess Hamdorf, Ben Wyatt, John Williams, Ankit Mehta, Steven Fitzgerald, Gillian Denison and Wendy Norris.
Former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt has become an adviser to Australian Capital Equity, adding to the network of powerful individuals close to its chair Kerry Stokes.
ANALYSIS: The factional rift that enabled Roger Cook to become Labor leader has parallels with a famous preselection battle during which a young Ben Wyatt defeated union heavyweight Helen Creed.
Former politician and prominent board director Ben Wyatt has been announced as the new chair of Perth Festival, which has also appointed three new members to its board.
Mineral Resources has recruited Professor Colleen Hayward as a non-executive director, making it one of the few major ASX companies to have an Aboriginal person on its board.
Politician-turned-professional director Ben Wyatt is on track to take up his seventh board role, a non-executive directorship with multi-billion-dollar human services provider APM.
Fiscal discipline may be Mark McGowan's bread and butter, but today's budget announcement was packed with new spending commitments for the state's health, education and tourism sectors.
Five years after the state government declared it wanted to make electricity prices cost reflective, Synergy is set to receive about $1.7 billion of subsidies over the next four years.
The newly appointed chair of Iluka Resources details how he handles his busy board portfolio. This feature includes our listing of Perth's busiest company directors.
A likely change of power in Canberra this year will have little bearing on the makeup of WA's political and business leaders. Click through to see our updated ranking of WA's 50 Most Influential.
Perth Festival has recruited former WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt to its board, one day after it was announced he was joining APM as a non-executive director.
Privately owned Perth company APM has established a powerful advisory board ahead of a likely ASX listing, with new appointments led by Ben Wyatt and Nev Power.
Our board moves wrap includes Michael Tomasz, Hugh Callaghan, Jamie Myers, Alison Laws, Mitchell Wells, Ben Wyatt, Ian Tan-Kang, Darren Holden, and Ian Murray.
Ben Wyatt has quickly become one of Western Australia's busiest and most senior board directors, with global mining giant Rio Tinto appointing him as a non-executive director.
Our board moves wrap includes Michelle Blandford, Scott Nicholas, Stephen Buckley, Rowan Caren, Justyn Stedwell, Felicity Repacholi-Muir, David Williams, and Ben Wyatt.
Former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt has accepted his third board role since retiring from politics in March, joining Woodside Petroleum as a non-executive director.
