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Sarah-Jane TaskerBusiness Editor

Sarah-Jane heads the team reporting on business news in Perth and across Australia. A journalist for more than 20 years, Sarah-Jane started her career at The Sunday Times in Perth, before moving to London to cover financial services. She previously worked as a senior business writer at The Australian newspaper.

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Why Facebook’s ban will backfire spectacularly

Mark Zuckerberg’s move to pull Australian news from Facebook’s platform will prove to be a terribly ill-advised negotiating tactic, writes Sarah-Jane Tasker.

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WA strengthPremiumSeven Group lifts dividend on confident outlook

Seven Group Holdings boss Ryan Stokes says the WA economy is “exceptionally strong” as its robust resources sector helped boost the company’s revenue growth, fuelling an increased payout to investors.

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Content is kingPremiumDigital a standout with SWM ‘firing’ on all cylinders

Seven West Media has reported an increase in underlying profit as it remains on track to pull about $170 million in costs from the business and its digital revenue significantly grows.

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Landmark agreementSeven West Media strikes partnership with Google

Seven West Media has struck a long-term agreement with Google that will see the tech giant pay for news content in its first significant deal globally with a major media company.

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Exec reshuffle shows new Rio boss has drawn a line

Rio Tinto boss Jakob Stausholm, in one of his first major decisions in the top job, has distanced his leadership style from the old guard who oversaw the destruction of ancient Indigenous artefacts.

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Coronavirus comebackPremiumBorders should ‘continue controlled re-opening’

Seven Group boss Ryan Stokes has called for Australia’s internal borders to continue re-opening in a ‘controlled’ approach to support the economic recovery.

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‘Most tumultuous year’PremiumCOVID savings put Seven West in pole position

Chairman Kerry Stokes told shareholders the coronavirus pandemic had fuelled the most challenging year for the company but there are signs market conditions are improving.

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High time the Feds stepped up on China

The Federal Government needs to execute a plan to ease tensions with China, before the list of banned products and tariffs grows.

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Big lossPremiumProperty value falls slash Perron’s profit

Perron Group has revealed the impact of the pandemic on the diversified company, reporting a significant loss for the last financial year, driven by uncertainty on property valuations.

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Staff to goPremiumWoodside to cut another 300 jobs

The latest round of cuts come after an organisational review to identify the oil and gas giant’s workforce needs amid a challenging global energy supply environment.

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No choice but to spend big to save ourselves

This Budget is not one pitching longer-term reforms, it’s a big spending “crisis” Budget and the eye-watering debt numbers make that pretty clear.

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Rio’s slow action on Juukan is part of the problem

The fact it took the Rio Tinto board this long to make someone accountable for the destruction of ancient Pilbara rock shelters tells you there is a lot of improvement that must be made.

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Sarah-Jane TaskerBusiness Editor

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