Jack McGinn

The state government believes a $21.5 million investment to support 150 new construction apprenticeships will boost the sector in WA, but concedes there are continued challenges.

Around 150 workers at CIMIC Group subsidiary UGL have been stood down at Albemarle’s Kemerton lithium plant expansion, with the contractor’s role on the project coming to an end.

BHP has reportedly stood down part of a contract workforce at its Kalgoorlie nickel smelter, a month after it delayed plans to build a camp to support more than 1,000 workers at the project.

Western Power will contract emergency power support from third parties in the Goldfields, as it seeks to avoid a repeat of the disruption caused by severe outages in January.

The Australian Energy Market Operator has asked for almost $100 million to be added to its budgetary allowance, funded by market participants, as it grapples energy transition expenses.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the cash rate steady at 4.35 per cent following its second board meeting of the year, its third consecutive pause in the current cycle.

The Liberal Party of WA says a $103.5 million cost of living assistance program for WA families with school-aged children should be better targeted to support those in need.

BHP has "demobilised" part of the contract workforce at its remote West Musgrave nickel-copper development project, reducing onsite jobs by around a quarter.

Clough’s Italian owner Webuild has exceeded 2023 financial guidance across its global portfolio, in its first year as the owner of the Perth-founded business.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the politicisation of the cashless card welfare initiative.

High-profile Woodside Energy chair Richard Goyder has been endorsed for reelection as a director of the LNG producer, ahead of its annual general meeting next month.

Western Australia will lose its shine as a critical minerals jurisdiction if efforts aren’t made to keep up with global trends, according to the head of Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia.

Jack McGinn and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the career to date of WA Energy Minister Reece Whitby.

The Fair Work Commission has reserved judgement on intervention in the ongoing dispute between union pilots at Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation and their employer.

Reece Whitby’s journey from political journalist to minister in charge of critical portfolios has been far from conventional.

Union members working as pilots at Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation will strike for two more days from tomorrow, with a fund now being drawn down to support those taking action.

Recently shuttered Library Nightclub owner Perth City Enterprises Pty Ltd has been placed in liquidation following a general meeting of company members today.

Woodside Energy says offtake interest in its planned hydrogen projects has been slower than expected, as it pushes its case for government tax credits on proposed US production.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA expects economic growth to slow this year, as it keeps an eye on activity in the Chinese property market.

Navy chiefs from the US, UK and Australia will meet in Perth in July as the 2027 deadline for nuclear submarines at Rockingham draws closer.

Western Australia’s ‘Canberra hub’ will become a reality at the end of March, supporting what the state government has levelled its new ‘Canberra strategy’.

Infrastructure WA has expressed doubt over Western Power’s ability to deliver a series of critical upgrades to the northern part of the South West Interconnected System by 2027.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss the challenges and opportunities in the emerging oil and gas decommissioning industry.

The signwriting company behind major WA signage jobs including Optus Stadium has been placed in liquidation, a little over three years after it was sold by its founders into new hands.

Ousted Delta Lithium chair turned Arrow Minerals managing director David Flanagan has retired from his role at the Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE) consortium.

Woodside Energy has confirmed a “small number” of redundancies have been made at its Perth headquarters, following a suite of job cuts at BHP revealed last week.

Italian football powerhouses AC Milan and AS Roma will play a game at Optus Stadium at the end of May, in the latest event secured under the state government’s $59 million tourism splurge.

The government won’t ‘necessarily agree’ with the findings of an inquiry into domestic gas policy, but Premier Roger Cook says the report will be considered in policy decision making.

Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson is hopeful a new $11 million child vaccine program targeting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) will ease the strain on the Perth Children’s Hospital.

The Water Corporation's business plan for its $2.8 billion Alkimos desalination plant did not detail how the facility would be powered, despite a public commitment that the project will run on renewable energy.

Jack McGinn and Justin Fris discuss Western Force's new chief executive Niamh O'Connor.

The WA government has pitched for a TAFE-based Clean Energy National Centre of Excellence to be set up in the state, with the hope of winning federal support.