Mark Beyer

Senior editor Mark Beyer speaks with two corporate lawyers who built their reputations at boutique firms but have taken different paths.

The Telethon Kids institute was the big winner from the state government’s latest round of medical research funding, securing nearly half of the $25 million on offer.

New financial reports show a handful of Aboriginal groups gaining more income from mining royalties but others going backwards, while the sector as a whole remains the poor cousin.

The fallout from BHP mothballing its Nickel West operations has had a ripple effect through engineering and haulage contractors, fellow miners, airlines and power suppliers.

Tributes are flowing for Perth scientist Robin Warren, who was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with colleague Barry Marshall in 2005.

Perth company Kinetic IT has won a major contract with state government agency Landgate valued at $84.9 million.

IT services company Akkodis Australia Consulting has extended its relationship with WA government agency Landgate by winning a major contract to provide managed applications support services.

Mining technology company Imdex has settled a long-running dispute with Boart Longyear, securing a $10 million payout and likely control of local firm Globaltech.

Six years after its launch, U Group is a model of success for tech startups chasing global opportunities.

WA’s Indigenous business sector has nearly tripled in size in the past four years, research by Business News has found.