Jack McGinn

The state’s powerful mining lobby is the latest to throw its support behind an ongoing push for payroll tax reform in WA, ahead of the 2025 state election.

Key industrial players along the state’s western trade coast south of Perth remain concerned at a lack of government planning, as they gear up to spend billions in the region.

Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest has publicly backed a push to impose a global deadline for the phase out of fossil fuel, despite his leadership at one of the nation’s largest polluters.

The average cost of environmental compliance audits by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation was more than double the state’s target last financial year.

Fortescue’s proposed Gibson Island hydrogen project in Queensland appears to have been scrapped, with partner Incitec Pivot Limited revealing a plan to sell the site.

Resources Minister Madeleine King has backed Australia’s critical minerals relationship with the US following the recent election of Donald Trump.

Long-serving state government under-treasurer Michael Barnes will take up a key role in the battle to retain WA’s share of GST distribution, ahead of a review to be handed down in 2026.

One-time Mark McGowan adviser turned lobbyist Mark Reed will be the next state secretary of the WA Labor Party, Business News understands.

Beach Energy chair Ryan Stokes has called out “ideological rhetoric” against oil and gas proponents, as the company inches toward production at the troubled Waitsia plant.

A group planning build a multi-user aviation and marine base at Cockatoo Island hopes to begin construction on its $300 million project early next year, following a US cash injection.

The union movement has accused WA’s mining lobby of “hyper-aggressive” campaigning against its activities in the Pilbara, while warning of an extreme politics push among blue collar workers.

ANALYSIS: Recent comments by Paul Papalia have taken on new meaning after a major announcement on Henderson's defence future.

Jack McGinn and Isabel Vieira discuss the significant investment in Collie.

Auzvolt has its sights set on Collie as it seeks to buck the global trend and deliver a viable business outside China.

Analysis: There are shades of the maligned Royalties for Regions program in the scale of recent government spending at Collie, Business News research has found.

Newmont Corporation shares have lost almost 20 per cent of their value in two days, as concerns over costs at the world’s largest goldminer continue to weigh on the business.

Regis Resources has used its quarterly report to again lash the contentious ministerial blocking of its McPhillamys gold project, as early stage work starts on a new concept study at the proposed mine.

Management at Kalgoorlie Superpit owner Northern Star Resources has hailed the company’s “exceptional” financial position, amid a record Australian gold price environment.

Fortescue says it remains committed to hydrogen, after formally withdrawing a proposed $3 billion project from Canada’s environmental approvals process.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation will use a video depicting a child vomiting up plastic to push its anti-plastic agenda to world leaders, including King Charles.

The state government has defended its approvals record, in the face of opposition criticism over a reluctance to legally set deadlines for environmental assessments.

Jack McGinn speaks to Sam Jones about a mining haulage business that started at a Queensland banana farm.

An electrolyser needed to generate hydrogen at Engie Australia and Yara Pilbara’s $87 million Yuri project is still yet to arrive, more than two years after a final investment decision was taken.

The origins of a WA diesel haul truck’s conversion to a battery-electric operating system can be traced back to a North Queensland banana farm.

Jack McGinn and Sam Jones discuss how veterans support services are navigating a complex environment.

ANALYSIS: The evolving nature of global conflict has kept veterans support service providers on their toes, as they adapt to meet needs in a rapidly shifting world.

Kewdale-based Pacific Energy has struck a deal to build its biggest solar farm, a 35-megawatt facility to be part of the $296 million renewables hub at Gold Fields’ St Ives goldmine.

Wind farm developer Wind With Purpose plans to build a multi-million-dollar wind innovation and skills park on a Coogee-owned site in Rockingham as it seeks to scale up the sector’s WA growth.

A joint venture between Duratec and Ertech will carry out $10 million worth of infrastructure planning work for the Department of Defence at HMAS Stirling on Garden Island.

GOLD WRAP: De Grey Mining has trumpeted the economics of its Hemi project in a record gold price environment, while Genesis Minerals has restarted its Laverton mill ahead of schedule.

Michelle Roberts has become the latest Labor parliamentarian to call time ahead of the 2025 state election, relinquishing her preselection in an announcement to parliament today.

An agreement between the state and federal governments will begin the process to develop a consolidated defence precinct at Henderson, with millions committed and billions of investment forecast.