Jack McGinn

Woodside Energy says it is in talks with Western Australian industrial users to supply additional gas into the local market through to 2027, off a strong performance in the September quarter.

As many as 50 of BHP’s WA staff could depart from its technology and IT departments, as the mining company continues to roll out a restructure announced earlier this year.

The federal opposition will include gas projects in an incentive scheme designed to facilitate $52 billion of investment in the nation’s energy capacity, if elected next year.

The federal government’s $32.7 million top-up of a fund to support farmers phasing out of the live sheep export industry has been lashed by political opponents.

Speculation is mounting that departing ReGen Strategic founder Daniel Smith could be in line to join Premier Roger Cook’s office as chief of staff after the 2025 state election.

Mystery remains as to former premier Mark McGowan’s start date as chair of Frontier Energy, with the company revising its public wording on the role.

Fortescue’s head of carbon and climate has told a conference the state is not incentivising decarbonisation enough, warning investment dollars are being lost overseas.

Jack McGinn and Isabel Vieira discuss how a few key government decisions could shape the future of the Henderson shipyard precinct.

A renewable wind and solar system powering Liontown Resources’ Kathleen Valley mine could pave a path to firming Kalgoorlie’s electricity supply, according to the state’s Energy Minister.

Warship-scale deals could prove the catalyst to unlocking much-needed infrastructure on the Henderson waterfront.

The chief operating officer at newly producing lithium play Liontown Resources says the company will look to Pilbara Minerals for inspiration as it navigates commodity price turmoil.

Jack McGinn and Isabel Vieira discuss trends in WA's construction industry following a few tough years.

Metronet’s long-awaited Morley-Ellenbrook line will finally be opened in December, to be delivered at a confirmed cost of $1.65 billion and more than four years after approval.

Woodside Energy says it will seek to link up with Japanese companies looking to develop methane detection and quantification technology, under a non-binding deal struck this week.

Housing Minister and Member for Perth John Carey has renewed hostilities with City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas, accusing him of using the city to push his state political agenda.

Frontier Energy has kicked off alternate finance discussions on its $304 million Waroona solar project, after a $23 million capital raise and $215 million debt facility collapsed this week.

The board of mining services firm Perenti has avoided a second shareholder strike against its executive remuneration report, after tightening its payment policies relating to safety.

Horizon Minerals expects a booming gold price to help it generate $30 million over the next year and a half, after entering production at its Boorara goldmine near Kalgoorlie.

Goldmining executive Simon Lee will retire in November, after calling time on a prolific multi-decade career of success which has fingerprints across the sector in Australia and abroad.

A Frontier Energy placement to raise more than $23 million has been scrapped after the solar energy aspirant’s share price plummeted earlier this week, while uncertainty hangs over incoming chair Mark McGowan's start date.

Former premier Mark McGowan has made one of his first public speaking appearances since his surprise resignation last May, talking US politics alongside his former treasurer Ben Wyatt.

Frontier Energy still expects former premier Mark McGowan to join its board as chair, while the fallout from yesterday's grid access snub appears to have impacted a $40 million capital raise.

ANALYSIS: Incentives from the Australian Energy Market Operator to stimulate growth of the state’s battery storage capacity may have dented a renewable project’s production vision.

An ambitious plan to source 70 million cubic metres of sand from the seabed off the Wyndham coast for sale into Asia has been put before the state’s Environmental Protection Authority.

The Australian Energy Market Operator has given Strike Energy’s proposed South Erregulla peaking power plant a leg up, granting it credits to contribute to the electricity grid in 2026.

Mark McGowan-chaired Frontier Energy shares have plummeted more than 50 per cent, after its Waroona solar project was snubbed by the operator of the state’s electricity grid.

Strike Energy chair John Poynton has committed to restoring value in the company’s stock, after an abrupt sell-down triggered by exploration disappointment earlier this year.

A tailings storage facility which plagued recent operations at Newmont Mining’s Telfer goldmine has been remediated, the project’s aspiring owner Greatland Gold has told the London market.

Early work will begin on a $100 million-plus facility for high-risk-youth detainees in Canning Vale before the end of the year, according to Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia.

Nine Entertainment’s Perth director of news Gareth Parker will become the latest senior WA media figure to leave the state, taking up a Sydney-based role with the organisation.

A recent visit aboard a nuclear-powered US submarine at Garden Island revealed some of the defence sector’s Aukus urgency.

Mark McGowan-chaired renewables aspirant Frontier Energy says rare cockatoos will be front of mind, as it starts environmental work on a 565-hectare expansion area at its Waroona project.