Business News (Australia)

Business News
Managing EditorSean Cowan
CEOCharles Kobelke
CategoriesBusiness
FrequencyFortnightly
Circulation45,000
PublisherBusiness News Pty Ltd
FounderHarry Kleyn
Founded1992
CountryAustralia
Based in41 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.businessnews.com.au

Business News (formerly WA Business News) is an independently owned business media organisation which provides a digital news service and fortnightly business magazine. Established in 1992 and based in Perth, Western Australia, its twice daily business alerts reach 45,000 email addresses and the magazine has a total fortnightly circulation of 11,100 and readership of 28,280. It was founded by Harry Kleyn and his business partners Vanguard Press as a fortnightly free circulation newspaper.

In 2000, after finding new investors, the paper developed a digital edition and changed to weekly circulation. It moved to a subscription business model in 2002.

The newspaper publishes the Book of Lists, an annual publication listing the biggest companies in each sector in Western Australia, two free Daily Business Alert emails delivered at 7.00am and 4.00pm, an industry alert Mining email as well as organising a number of events such as the 40under40 Awards, an awards program for young business achievers and the WA Business Awards, a program for Western Australia's most successful private companies. Business News also hosts the Success & Leadership breakfast series throughout the year, featuring highly regarded Western Australian business leaders, speaking about their own professional and personal journey of success, the "Politics & Business" series breakfasts, featuring politicians from both sides of the political spectrum and "Sector Briefing" lunches highlighting the challenges and opportunities within different industries.

In 2013, the company re-branded to the new Business News name and expanded its pay wall around the digital assets.

It announced in March 2021 the size of its editorial budget had increased by 78 per cent over the previous three years, while subscription revenue was up by 53 per cent and advertising revenue up by 145 per cent in the same period. Events revenue almost tripled.