Matt Mckenzie
Matt Mckenzie is a business journalist at The West Australian who covers corporate events, financial markets and major industrial projects with a clear focus on their business and economic consequences. He writes both breaking news and in-depth analysis, giving readers timely coverage of business developments alongside longer pieces that explain the forces reshaping companies and industries.
Banking and interest rates
Matt reports on the banking sector and interest rate settings, showing how decisions by major lenders and the Reserve Bank affect borrowing costs and confidence. A recent piece on why a big four bank expects the central bank to hold rates illustrates his interest in tying bank outlooks to broader monetary policy and its impact on households and businesses.
In this area he tracks sentiment within financial institutions and explains what rate expectations mean for mortgages, business investment and the wider economy, drawing out the practical implications rather than focusing only on market commentary. His business beat positions him to connect these financial narratives with the experience of local companies and consumers.
Corporate collapses and insolvency
Corporate distress and insolvency are a recurring focus of his coverage. He has reported on the collapse of NWQ Capital Management, detailing how the business behind a well-known local hedge fund was sent into liquidation by the Federal Court less than a year after regulatory action against it. His story follows the court decision and the appointment of GT Advisory’s Glenn O’Kearney as liquidator, giving readers a clear account of the process and players involved.
Matt has also covered the failure of Better Way 2 Build, a finance broker headed for liquidation with past spending, including a Harley Davidson purchase, flagged for examination. In pieces like these he concentrates on formal steps such as court orders and regulatory interventions, while outlining what liquidation means for the business, its directors and affected customers. His earlier work at a specialist business outlet included extensive reporting on insolvencies, which informs the depth he now brings to coverage of corporate collapses and restructuring.
Industrial projects and resources
Major industrial development and the transition of key economic hubs are another strand of his reporting. In a feature on Kwinana’s “$30 billion industrial revolution,” he writes in the business news section about the scale of planned investment and the vision for transforming the area’s industrial base. The story focuses on big-ticket projects and future industries, highlighting how long-term plans and capital spending shape the region’s economic outlook.
Matt’s background includes sustained coverage of economics, resources, energy and major projects, giving him a strong grasp of how large developments interact with policy settings and market demand. That experience underpins his current work on industrial strategy and resources, where he tracks both headline investment figures and the commercial realities facing companies involved in these projects.
Breaking news and in-depth analysis
Across his beat, Matt balances fast-turn news with more developed analysis. He handles breaking developments such as court orders placing companies into liquidation or regulatory moves against financial firms, ensuring readers have prompt, factual accounts of business events as they unfold. At the same time, he produces longer pieces on topics like industrial transformation and the business implications of interest rate decisions, which step back to explain what these changes mean over the medium term.
This mix of formats allows him to follow a story from the first announcement through to its broader economic impact. Whether he is writing about a hedge fund’s collapse, a broker’s liquidation, or multi-billion-dollar industrial plans, his coverage stays rooted in the practical consequences for businesses, investors and the wider economy.
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