Jack McGinn

The Nationals WA have called for a Crime and Corruption Commission investigation into foreign-owned recruiter PersolKelly over political donations made ahead of the state election.

A state government initiative aims to provide a bridge for veterans transitioning to life after service.

A senior executive at Japan’s largest LNG buyer has issued a dire warning on Australia’s export future, while flagging a desire to further diversify its supply chain to markets abroad.

Ramelius Resources unveiled a vision to keep the mill at its Mt Magnet production hub full for 17 years, but its share price plummeted in response to the news this morning.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the state election results.

Embattled miner Mineral Resources will drop out of a key ASX index tracking the 50 biggest companies on the market, as its share price battles continue.

Business groups have welcomed the return of the WA Labor government to power but urged the government to get on with red tape reduction and energy transition progress.

An investigation into the weekend’s election will begin in earnest after counting is finished, as the WA Electoral Commission grapples with political fallout from the vote.

WA VOTES: Basil Zempilas looks likely to survive a major scare and return the electorate of Churchlands to Liberal hands, four years after the traditionally blue-ribbon seat was lost in the election landslide of 2021.

WA VOTES: Roger Cook has been elected Western Australian Premier, leading WA Labor to a third consecutive election win which will extend its tenure at Dumas House to at least 12 years.

WA VOTES: Strong shifts towards the Greens and independents in several marginal seats appear to have handed WA Labor a major preferential advantage in this year’s state election.

Live updates of the 2025 state election vote, with a breakdown of key seats and overall results as WA Labor seeks a third term in office.

WA VOTES: Roger Cook says he will be in for the long haul if elected premier in today’s State Election but stopped short of guaranteeing he would run again in 2029.

Woodside Energy and Baker Hughes have struck a deal to collaborate on the development of a natural gas energy generation system which captures and stores carbon.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss Trump and tariffs; the stock market; the WA election; a contractors' dispute; Micromine in $1.3bn sale; sheep stations; and WA's next mining projects.

ANALYSIS: The state Liberal Party has come out ahead of WA Labor in the election donation race, but the governing party’s wallet runs deeper than the money it has been gifted.

The federal government has issued a call to arms for defence-adjacent industries, highlighting the economic potential of the nation’s planned $30 billion investment in submarine capacity.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the state of play in WA's oil and gas industry.

Some of Australia’s largest gas producers have warned they may invest elsewhere in light of ongoing delays in project approvals and social licence challenges.

Embattled miner Mineral Resources has come to the defence of its balance sheet, after Fitch Ratings downgraded its credit rating to BB-, with a negative outlook.

Western Australia’s former agent general to the UK and Europe, John Langoulant, has joined economics and public policy advisory firm ACIL Allen in a Perth-based role.

Mineral Resources closed at its lowest point since 2020 today, after American investment giant BlackRock was revealed to have sold off shares in the company last week.

Premier Roger Cook says the government will work with the business community around potential support for those impacted by a spate of power outages across the state today.

Premier Roger Cook has backed the state’s emerging vanadium sector to dodge the supply woes which have plagued Western Australian battery metal miners in recent years.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss Talison's Greenbushes expansion; an Alcoa update; a mineral sands miner in administration; Satterley's Perth Hills project; BP; and a mag preview.

With only weeks until the WA election, a few key seats have political watchers licking their lips and locals trying to read the tea leaves.

Water Corporation moved to distance itself from a state decision to approve mining operations by Alcoa in the Darling Range in December 2023, internal documents have revealed.

BP says it will continue design work on its multi-billion-dollar local renewable energy project book, as the dust settles from its global refocus on oil and gas.

The scale of BP’s shift away from renewables has been revealed, with the company announcing a plan to slash new energy spend by $US5 billion globally per year and ramp up oil and gas investment.

A US Virginia-class nuclear submarine has checked into port at Garden Island off Rockingham, as the Australian Navy prepares to welcome nuclear vessels from late 2027.

Chevron Australia director of operations Danny Woodall says Australia is in an international race for investment, as the company reviews its global operating model.

The growth of a state-of-the-art technical hub by Birdon at Henderson has coincided with a significant scale-up in defence sector activity in the region – but the firm is focused on more.