Jack McGinn joined Business News in 2023 as a senior journalist, covering resources (gold), energy, defence and state politics.
Since entering the WA media industry in 2014, his various roles have included a regional stint as a subeditor at the Geraldton Guardian newspaper and resources reporting at Mining News.
Then, Mr McGinn spent five years aseditor, assistant editor, senior journalist and content manager across a range of print publications spanning resources, business, politics, homebuilding, real estate and travel at Seven West Media.
Prior to Business News, he carried out writing, editing, social media and investor communications duties at Stockhead for more than two years.
Mr McGinn studied at Curtin University, where he graduated with a double major in Journalism and International Relations.
Mark Pownall, Jack McGinn, Tom Zaunmayr and Claire Tyrrell discuss Woodside's AGM, BHP-China impasse ending, exploration costs reprieve, Fortescue's green power play and more.
Woodside Energy has been grilled over its claim the Browse project would be rendered uneconomic under a mooted gas export tax, at a Greens-led senate committee in Perth.
Woodside Energy chair Richard Goyder has dismissed suggestions that the recruitment of director Mark Cutifani comes with a conflict of interest relating to his cousin Tim.
Woodside Energy chair Richard Goyder has used his address to the company's ever eventful AGM to stress the importance of regulatory certainty, amid talk of a new gas export tax.
Chevron has fully restored LNG production at its Wheatstone LNG facility, almost a month after Cyclone Narelle damaged infrastructure at the project near Onslow.
The battle for Wiluna Mining Corporation and its lucrative gold portfolio is heating up again, with management seeking to dodge a Creasy-led control attempt and change its name ahead of a relisting.
The DomGas Alliance has teed off at Woodside Energy, claiming it has banked more than $5 billion worth of exported gas from Pluto that should have been sold locally.
Kewdale-based Pacific Energy will build and maintain utility-scale batteries for the Northern Territory government over the coming years, under an $82.1 million contract.
Shares in Nevada-focused Bison Resources more than doubled in the company's first hour of ASX-listed life, climbing from 20c to 43c in just 60 minutes today.
The oil crisis has improved the prospects of Santos' long-delayed Dorado oil project off the WA coast, according to management at the Adelaide-headquartered producer.
Raleigh Finlayson's Genesis Minerals made almost $200 million over the first three months of 2026 but says it is watching fuel supply stability closely.
Japanese LNG producer Inpex will divert a condensate cargo from its Ichthys project off the WA coast to domestic refiners in the east, in a bid to support the nation's fuel security.
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.
Chevron has restored domestic gas supply from its damaged Wheatstone facility following Tropical Cyclone Narelle, but export production remains a work in progress.
Union-aligned workers at Inpex's Ichthys gas facility could walk off the job, after the Offshore Alliance applied to escalate stalled negotiations over conditions.
Greatland Resources' plan to develop the Havieron gold project through its Telfer mine has received a conditional watchdog tick, but an elusive bird could slow operations.
Two more Western Australian goldminers have reported cash and bullion balances above $1 billion, while maintaining the diesel crisis is not a challenge – yet.
One of Western Australia's prominent mid-tier goldminers has told the market it could produce gold under the most severe of government fuel restrictions, as the sector monitors the supply squeeze.
Northern Star Resources has embarked on a $500 million buy-back of its shares, while claiming the market has not fully priced in the quality and potential of its assets.
AGL Energy has formally committed to building a $490 million expansion of its gas-fired Kwinana power operation to supply the state's main electricity grid.
The state's largest gas user, Alcoa, has been forced to pull back production at its Wagerup and Pinjarra alumina refineries in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Narelle.
Woodside says it remains committed to capturing and storing emissions from its proposed Browse gas project, despite pulling a plan from the regulatory process.