Tom Zaunmayr

Perth

Senior Journalist at Business News

Has strong opinions on parmis and bakeries. Idolises Russell Coight. Red dirt in the veins. Journo. [email protected]

Articles

At Close of Business podcast April 16 2025

1 week ago | businessnews.com.au | Nadia Budihardjo |Tom Zaunmayr

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss WA's honey industry. Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss WA's honey industry.
Arnold Carter reflects on a life of service to Port Hedland business

2 weeks ago | businessnews.com.au | Tom Zaunmayr

Nonogenerian Arnold Carter is among the last people who remember Port Hedland before iron ore. His business journey has taken him from filling Lang Hancock’s plane to championing the town’s history.
Health course demand backs North West university expansion

2 weeks ago | businessnews.com.au | Tom Zaunmayr

Six years after the Pilbara Kimberley University Centres was established, the hub-and-spoke education provider has grown to the far reaches of the north-west.
Ngarluma Water, Vysarn see business fix for Pilbara water challenge

2 weeks ago | businessnews.com.au | Tom Zaunmayr

As traditional owners ramp up efforts to limit groundwater abstraction in the Pilbara, two projects backed by native title groups seek to provide solutions.
Kate Hulett’s dual citizenship puts federal election tilt in doubt

3 weeks ago | businessnews.com.au | Tom Zaunmayr

Independent Fremantle candidate Kate Hulett is in a race against time to cancel her British citizenship to be eligible to run for federal parliament.
AMEC backs ‘clever’ government plan for critical minerals stockpile

3 weeks ago | businessnews.com.au | Tom Zaunmayr

A strategic stockpile of critical minerals could strengthen Australia’s position in the global supply chain and sandbag domestic production from economic headwinds, according to AMEC.
Risk leads to reward for Karratha's KBSS Engineering

3 weeks ago | businessnews.com.au | Tom Zaunmayr

The rise of mining services provider KBSS Engineering is a testament to the importance of a local focus and willingness to take risks.
Rio Tinto’s Western Australian spending passes $10b

3 weeks ago | businessnews.com.au | Tom Zaunmayr

Pilbara miner Rio Tinto spent more than $10 billion with Western Australian suppliers last year as it ramped up work on its iron ore sustaining projects.
Rio Tinto’s Western Australian spending passes $10bn

3 weeks ago | businessnews.com.au | Tom Zaunmayr

Pilbara miner Rio Tinto spent more than $10 billion with Western Australian suppliers last year as it ramped up work on its iron ore sustaining projects.
Coalition commits to funding for junior minerals exploration

3 weeks ago | businessnews.com.au | Tom Zaunmayr |Sam Jones

The federal Coalition would pour $100 million into a scheme to encourage minerals exploration by junior companies, should it win the May federal election.