Woodside Energy has touted the oil potential of the United States, after its joint venture partner Occidental made a discovery at the Bandit prospect off the coast of Louisiana.
A publican and former gold executive wants to rebuild a scandal-plagued Spanish resort in the Perth Hills and use some of its land for a hemp-focused industrial estate.
Club Hotel Southern Cross owner Paul Hanna bought El Caballo for $1.925 million in December, baking in a $1.5m loss for its former owners the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council.
That brings the total loss of SWALSC’s ill-fated property foray to $6m, with the lifestyle village selling at a $4.5m loss in 2022.
