Thirty-five countries will meet to discuss ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, weeks after the key shipping route was closed by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
State and territory leaders have agreed to forgo $400 million in GST returns and allow the federal government to put the funds towards a further fuel excise cut.
The Prime Minister has addressed the country, calling for calm in the face of uncertainty surrounding the war in Iran, while warning the situation could worsen.
WA's fuel crisis is deepening with the state government announcing it will enact the Fuel, Energy and Power Resources Act to force fuel distribution companies to provide information.
Temporary tax measures are being introduced and the Prime Minister will address the nation on Wednesday afternoon as war in the Middle East drags on and fuel costs hit motorists and industry hard.
The state aims to enter a bilateral environmental regulatory agreement with the Commonwealth by late 2026, pushing out the timeframe previously flagged by Premier Roger Cook.
Australia's live export industry is facing a double whammy as war in the Middle East restricts shipping channels and forces up the cost of diesel for pastoralists and farmers.
In a series of media interviews on Tuesday morning, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she'd had recent “engagement” with her United States counterpart Marco Rubio about the war with Iran.
Construction of more than $30 billion of rail linking the North West to Perth and Queensland could unlock Australia's stranded critical minerals assets, a key resources lobby group argues.
Premier Roger Cook has welcomed the federal government's decision to halve the fuel excise, saving motorists about 26 cents a litre in petrol and diesel at the bowser.
Woodside says it remains committed to capturing and storing emissions from its proposed Browse gas project, despite pulling a plan from the regulatory process.
The boss of a Kimberley Aboriginal corporation is hopeful a fresh push to divest a 22-million-hectare lands trust marks a fork in the road for Indigenous self-governance.
The shire presiding over the Greenbushes mine will ask Talison Lithium to formally contribute to the town planning of both Bridgetown and Greenbushes amid the miner's expansion plans.
WA's deputy chief health officer Clare Huppatz has taken over from retired Andrew Robertson as the state's chief health officer, becoming the first female in the role.
City of Perth deputy lord mayor has doubled down on his comments over WorkSafe's probe into the council, saying his declaration was made in good faith.
Australia's headline inflation rate fell in the final data before the Iran war up-ended the global economy, but Perth's inflation figure was significantly up compared to other capital cities.
European-made wine, cars and fashion items will get cheaper for Australian shoppers under a long-awaited free-trade deal that will also allow local farmers to expand their meat exports.
