Jack McGinn

The gap between contractor and company delivery deadlines is closing at the Waitsia gas project in the Perth Basin, but Beach Energy says the long-awaited development remains on track for production in early 2025.

The Australian Energy Market Operator has substantially eased immediate forecasts of a looming shortfall in the state’s major electricity grid but warned of the need for continued investment in capacity.

Premier Roger Cook says a lift to the Chinese trade ban on western rock lobster would be a logical move, ahead of Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Perth this week.

Byte Construct will build Marine Rescue headquarters and facilities for the Ocean Reef Sea Sports Club and Joondalup City RSL, as part of the state’s $272 million Ocean Reef marina redevelopment.

KPMG’s Australian arm will shed around 200 staff from its consulting business as part of a comprehensive restructure, in a move expected to save it around $80 million a year.

Jack McGinn speaks with Nadia Budihardjo about the state of carbon capture projects in WA and beyond.

Proving the technology works is the first step in efforts to develop carbon capture projects.

Hastings Technology Metals says it has shaved around $30 million off the price tag of its Yangibana rare earths project.

Fortescue global growth director Julie Shuttleworth has left the organisation after more than a decade, the latest high-profile departure from the Forrest empire’s group of businesses.

The handing down of the report into the state’s contentious domestic gas market has been delayed until August.

The state government has drafted amendments to the Mining Act to offer security of tenure over exploration tenements, following a 2017 High Court judgment which cast doubt on the system.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Tianqi’s lithium hydroxide refinery in the Kwinana industrial area next week, as part of the first visit to Australia by a Chinese premier since 2017.

The Minderoo Foundation will invest in Fortescue-developed security gates to help deliver aid into Gaza, according to founder and chair Andrew Forrest.

Resources and Northern Australia Minister Madeleine King has told an audience in Perth that the world’s path to net zero begins in WA, while praising the decisions of former Liberal premiers.

Workers at Cockburn Cement, one of the state’s largest concrete manufacturers, have voted in favour of strike action as enterprise negotiations between the company and unions escalate.

The state and federal governments will collectively spend $70.5 million to establish a clean energy skills centre of excellence in WA, to be run with no fixed address.

The federal Department of Defence plans to spend $738.1 million on works in preparation for AUKUS’ arrival at HMAS Stirling, in support of nuclear submarines slated to arrive in 2027.

Jack McGinn speaks to Justin Fris about an industrial relations policy trial in WA.

Curtin University will receive $6.4 million over four years from the Gorgon gas project’s joint venture partners to operate Western Australia’s new GreenTech Hub initiative.

Northern Minerals management has stressed a cyber breach on its systems this week was unrelated to a government divesture order against Chinese interests on its share registry.

Mineral Resources has sold a 49 per cent stake in the haul road linking its Ken’s Bore iron ore mine to the Port of Ashburton in a deal expected to be worth $1.3 billion.

Jack McGinn speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about the major infrastructure projects in Western Australia.

Business groups say a government industrial relations policy pilot trial will drive project costs up and productivity down.

Planning will be key in the delivery of generational public infrastructure investment beyond Metronet.

Synergy’s 142-megawatt King Rocks windfarm near Hyden will be delivered at a cost above $500 million, around $200 million higher than a price tag placed on the project in 2022.

Premier Roger Cook has highlighted the need to incentivise investment in the state while playing down the findings an Australia Institute report targeting the lack of royalties paid on LNG in WA.

Australian gold production fell nine per cent in The March quarter, weighed down by the impacts of severe storms which hampered output in Western Australia and other gold mining regions.

City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has lauded the Forrest empire’s plans for Carillon City, revealing the development will include student accommodation as part of a university-centric city vision.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss the Perth Airport and Qantas deal; Hesperia restructure; development delays; Wildcats bid; domgas supply; and Shell and Woodside in court.

Perth Airport has settled a long-running tiff with Qantas over the relocation of its airport terminal, striking a mammoth 12-year agreement worth around $3 billion – the largest in the airline’s history.

Woodside Energy has secured a US$1 billion ($1.5 billion) loan agreement with state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation to support development of the Scarborough project.

Left Coast Leisure’s plan for Mandurah’s Western Foreshore commercial site redevelopment has been revealed, showcasing a concept which includes a mini-golf course and microbrewery.