Company director John Poynton has quietly added to his board portfolio, joining Perth Airport two months ago as a representative of the Australian government's Future Fund.
Perth Airport has revealed its chairman, Nev Power, has taken a leave of absence from its board while he deals with charges related to breaching COVID travel restrictions.
Perth Airport has revealed the full extent of COVID-19's impact, with plunging revenue and passenger numbers and an expectation it will take up to four years to fully recover.
Outgoing Synergy chairman Lyndon Rowe said today he was disappointed he could not continue at the energy utility after the state government announced oil and gas executive Rob Cole would take the role.
State-owned power generator and retailer Synergy has recorded a loss of $12.6 million for the 2017 financial year on the back of lower sales revenue and a large impairment due to the early closure of its generation capacity.
Treasurer Mike Nahan has said encouraging private investment in the Pilbara electricity grid could reduce its excess capacity and also energy prices in the north west, at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia lunch today.
New technology is leading to a dramatic reduction in per capita power use around Australia, a new report has found, but WA has bucked the trend, as the only state where residential energy consumption is expected to increase over the coming decade.
The state government has flagged more asset sales after its mid-year budget update confirmed deepening financial problems, with the annual deficit worse than expected and state debt tipped to reach an unprecedented $39 billion.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is understood to be investigating Synergy following predatory pricing complaints from several players in the state's electricity market.
Synergy chairman Lyndon Rowe has mapped out a detailed agenda for energy market reform, saying there would be catastrophic consequences if the government did not tackle market players with vested interests.
Transferring control of large swathes of WA's electricity market to the east-coast based national regulator has been welcomed by dominant market player Synergy.
A dispute between privately owned Alinta Energy and Horizon Power hangs over state government plans to overhaul the north-west's unregulated electricity network.
Western Australian Governor Kerry Sanderson has appointed Stephen King as alternate chairman of the governing body of the Economic Regulation Authority WA until November 2015, following the departu
Western Australian Governor Kerry Sanderson has appointed professor Stephen King as alternate chairman of the governing body of the Economic Regulation Authority on a part-time basis.
Western Australian utilities are boosting the state government's budget bottom line, partially offsetting falling GST and royalty revenue, according to the latest round of annual reports submitted to state parliament.
SPECIAL REPORT: The Economic Regulation Authority has dismissed calls from several industry bodies for the creation of an independent infrastructure advisory body, saying it is an added cost unlikely to contribute much.
The reform agenda mapped out last week by the Economic Regulation Authority should become former treasurer Troy Buswell's greatest legacy to the state.
The Economic Regulation Authority has called for an end to the Royalties for Regions program and the abolishment of domestic gas reservation and the Keystart housing scheme, while also pushing for major payroll tax, land tax and stamp duty reforms.
SPECIAL REPORT: Energy Minister Mike Nahan has told Business News a review of Western Australia's wholesale electricity market could open the door to some dramatic shakeups in the sector.
Brockman Mining would need to pay between 55 cents and $2.04 per tonne if it gains access to Fortescue Metals Group's Pilbara railway, following a ruling by the state's Economic Regulation Authorit
The dispute over access to Fortescue Metals Group's Pilbara rail line appears destined for arbitration after Economic Regulation Authority chairman Lyndon Rowe said there was little his agency coul
THE world of commerce may be guided by share values, net assets and project scale, and political power ultimately decided at the ballot box, the business of government is far more opaque – with inf
WHILE most of the state was taking a breather over the festive season, three Western Australian companies were busy tying up backdoor listing deals that radically change their areas of operation.
A one-time labour recruitment company chaired by Lyndon Rowe is being used by Wizard Home Loans founder Mark Bouris for a back-door listing of his new venture on the Australian Securities Exchange.
WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.
Economic Regulation Authority chairman Lyndon Rowe famously told an Australian Institute of Energy lunch last year that one of his key performance measures should be to reduce the amount of time spent with lawyers.
AFTER almost 26 years representing Western Australian business Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Lyndon Rowe is leaving to become the State's economic regulator.
