Jack McGinn

Woodside Energy will team up with four Japanese companies to study the potential of a carbon capture and storage value chain between Japan and Australia.

Kimberley Mineral Sands will start work on a waste rock storage area at its Thunderbird mineral sands project in the Kimberley, despite challenges engaging the Traditional Owner group at the site.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the current performance and big future plans at Fremantle Port. 

The Nationals WA has opened the door to candidates to nominate for preselection in metropolitan Perth seats in a historic first for a party facing a daunting challenge at the 2025 state election.

The board of Carnarvon Energy has been overhauled by major shareholders, less than a week after the company put out a succession plan to guide the appointment of new directors.

The state government will do away with its blanket public sector wage policy which in recent years saw all public servants offered the same three per cent pay rise, in favour of a sector flexible model.

Santos has received regulatory drilling approval for its contentious Barossa natural gas project in the Timor Sea, despite ongoing challenges in the Federal Court.

Liv Declerck and Jack McGinn discuss Lifeline WA's impressive business progress in recent years.

Atlas Iron has revealed it will sponsor a high-performance coach at Artistic Swimming WA, on the same day Gina Rinehart was nominated as the first life member of the organisation.

Long-serving WA Health director general David Russell-Weisz will step down from the role after more than eight years at the top of the state’s largest government department.

A former Liberal leader has ruled out standing for preselection ahead of the 2025 state election, while a prominent ex-state and federal ministerial advisor is weighing up a run in a new seat.

WA's immediate decarbonisation efforts will prioritise the electricity grid, identifying it as a key to unlocking emissions reduction opportunities in more challenging sections of the economy.

The regional arm of UK defence firm Babcock has signaled its intent to assist the state government’s development and growth of a WA defence industry, as AUKUS deadlines draw closer.

Independent Gaming and Wagering Commission chair Michael Schaper will leave the role just one year into a three-year term, the state government has revealed.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss housing challenges facing the state's north west region.

WA’s building industry will pay more into the state’s portable long service leave fund in 2024, with the rate up 400 per cent from the record lows applied during the height of the pandemic.

Environment and Energy Minister Reece Whitby says there is no conflict of interest in holding both portfolios, after the government announced change to the environmental approvals process.

Premier Roger Cook will announce a significant overhaul of the state’s environmental approvals process today, in response to business delays and uncertainty which have hampered productivity.

WA Labor has preselected 38-year-old barrister Varun Ghosh to fill the vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of Patrick Dodson from the Federal Senate.

The race for state and federal Liberal Party preselection is beginning to heat up, as some high-profile names flag their interest ahead of two party-defining ballots in 2025.

The WA government is being urged to set a specific plan for carbon emission reduction from state-owned buildings, as it maps a path to a net-zero future.

UK minister for the Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan says progress made towards nuclear submarine capability in WA is encouraging but has cautioned on the complexity of challenges.

Jack McGinn and Mark Beyer discuss PwC spin-out Scyne Advisory, pursuing opportunities well beyond its core government sector market.

Victoria Park MP Hannah Beazley has joined Premier Roger Cook's cabinet, while Reece Whitby and David Michael have been given major promotions.

WA freight rail network manager Arc Infrastructure has unveiled an Australian-first prototype autonomous rail wagon designed for potential use in the future Westport network.

Property Council WA executive director Sandra Brewer has confirmed months of speculation by announcing she will challenge David Honey for Liberal preselection in the Cottesloe seat ahead of the 2025 state election.

Jack McGinn and Isabel Vieira discuss the state's top earners, featuring some new and returning names.

Woodside Energy will buy 1.3 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas from Mexico Pacific Limited over the next two decades, as it seeks to build its presence in the Pacific region.

Well-known names feature among this year’s list of WA’s top earners, though not all are in the roles they’ve become known for.

Australia’s GST distribution arrangements will extend to 2030 but the states will chip in more to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the federal government has revealed.

Australia’s economic growth slowed to 0.2 per cent during the September quarter, as the nation’s household savings ratio hit its lowest level since the Global Financial Crisis.

Premier Roger Cook has told media he believes Australia’s state premiers understand WA’s role in the national economy, ahead of likely debate over GST in a national cabinet meeting.