Jack McGinn

Shell Australia’s Prelude project has caught the attention of the national offshore energy regulator, after a process was found to have put staff at risk of explosion or fire during an inspection in December.

WA Labor has committed to a $10 million upgrade at Rockingham’s Mike Barnett Sporting Complex, a week out from the by-election that will decide Mark McGowan’s replacement in state parliament.

Seven Group Holdings chief executive Ryan Stokes has returned to the board of Beach Energy, replacing Margaret Hall as a designated director of the investment group.

Senior journalists Claire Tyrrell and Jack McGinn discuss the different opinions on changes and trends playing out in Perth's property market.

Perth-based EX Engineering has been acquired by Sydney-based electric goods firm IPD Group in a deal worth $10.2 million in cash and shares.

New electoral boundaries proposed by a review committee would amalgamate two regional districts currently held by state opposition leader Shane Love and fellow Nationals MP Merome Beard.

Economic diversification and green trends can ensure WA’s prosperity in an increasingly protectionist world, according to Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC).

Senior editor Mark Beyer and senior journalist Jack McGinn discuss the connection between a Perth Rotary club and an international medical charity. 

The state government says it will change legislation to address a planning issue at the centre of a dispute involving a proposed Shalom House rehabilitation facility in Craigie.

Western Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell back 0.1 per cent in June to 3.6 per cent, as the national figure held steady at 3.5 per cent despite an employment uptick.

Senior journalists Claire Tyrrell and Jack McGinn discuss state of play for Western Australia’s architecture and interior design industries.

The first of eight electric vehicle chargers to be rolled out by Horizon Power in the Kimberley under the WA EV Network is now operational.

Woodside Energy’s revenue slipped 29 per cent during the second quarter of 2023, attributed to lower realised prices and lower production compared with the previous quarter.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss a state government review into the transition out of secondary school.

An Aboriginal group caught in the furore over the cancellation of a Canning River tree planting event has applied for a key bureaucratic position under the state’s new cultural heritage laws.

The state government will invest more than $148 million in 40 projects state-wide, with DUG Technology, Austin Engineering, Kimberley Cotton Company and Stanley International College among the winners.

Premier Roger Cook has ruled Western Australia out of a standalone bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, saying the economics don’t stack up.

Jack McGinn and Mark Beyer discuss the ongoing integration of businesses under Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting umbrella.

A $400 million facility built by the federal government at Bullsbrook as a quarantine hub will be handed back to the Commonwealth in October having never been used for purpose.

The WA National Party is the latest to make contentious new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws an election issue, vowing to rewrite the system if voted into government in 2025.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss succession plans at a successful arboriculture business.

The first local Aboriginal cultural heritage services (LACHS) groups have been announced by the state government, two weeks after the implementation of new laws protecting cultural heritage.

Spodumene and grain exports and a big uptick in coal imports facilitated a record-breaking year across ports at Albany, Bunbury and Esperance, operator Southern Ports has revealed.

Buru Energy and ROC Oil will review operations at their Ungani oilfield in WA’s Kimberley after consultation with Main Roads WA over heavy vehicle traffic access impeded by weather damage.

Jack McGinn and Simone Grogan discuss the lead-up to the implementation of WA's Aboriginal cultural heritage laws.

Paul Everingham-chaired resources sector IT solutions provider Cirrus Networks entered an ASX trading halt shortly after revealing a partnership with AI computing firm Nvidia today.

A leaked WA Environmental Protection Authority report assessing appeals against the Woodside-operated North West Shelf LNG expansion project has prompted anger from environmentalists.

The Western Australian Police Union says it has begrudgingly agreed to a wage policy which will mean minimum pay rises of $3130 for police officers in 2023.

Corporate level focus on cyber security is on the wane in Australia and New Zealand despite a 70 per cent surge in criminals targeting customer records, a report by BDO has revealed.

Simone Grogan and Jack McGinn discuss the state of play for the corporate finance sector in Western Australia.

New Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws will be a focus of the Liberal campaign in the seat of Rockingham, where early voting begins today ahead of the July 29 main ballot.

The implementation of Aboriginal cultural heritage laws from July 1 drew strong views from those in favour and those opposed.