Jack McGinn

Environment minister Reece Whitby has called for the federal government to make a decision on Woodside Energy’s request to extend the life of its North West Shelf gas plant by 50 years.

WA Labor has committed to put $350 million toward an expansion of the Kwinana Freeway between Roe Highway and Mortimer Road, in a bid to ease congestion in a region of high activity.

A bushfire in the Mid West temporarily delayed work at Beach Energy and Mitsui & Co’s Waitsia stage two gas plant in December, while first sales are now expected in the June quarter.

Woodside Energy delivered record production last year and remains on track to deliver gas from Scarborough next year, but uncertainty clouds two US-based energy projects.

A consultancy firm which employs former Premier Mark McGowan as a strategic advisor is lobbying on behalf of Alcoa ahead of the 2025 state election.

South Perth independent candidate Hayley Lawrance has pulled the pin on a short-lived independent campaign for the state seat of South Perth, citing personal reasons.

Santos has again deferred a final investment decision at the Dorado joint venture project off the Western Australian coast, with no timeline given for a revised investment decision.

Northern Star Resources remains tight-lipped on its $5 billion move for De Grey Mining’s Hemi gold project, which has experienced another timeline setback in its bid for federal approvals.

Andrew Forrest has accused the world’s plastic producers of derailing a global push for a binding treaty on pollution, in a recent letter obtained by Business News.

Major Western Australian alumina producer Alcoa has welcomed a $2 billion federal production credit package for aluminium smelters, highlighting flow-on effects for local operations.

Gold Road Resources has taken a step toward the development of its 100 per cent owned, high-grade Gilmour project, outlining a $36 million bill to establish the mine.

Industry groups representing the state’s largest heavy industrial operators have warned the WA government is not moving fast to address congestion issues in Perth’s south.

Two senior figures have revealed departures from Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Tattarang in recent weeks, but the organisation says both will remain part of its business interests.

BHP has reiterated its appetite for copper after the completion of a US$4 billion deal for Toronto-listed Filo Corp, locking in a plan to pursue the metal in South America alongside Lundin Mining.

Rio Tinto expects inflation and lower production from its Pilbara iron ore mines to push costs to the upper end of 2024 guidance, as it navigates the impacts of rainfall and slow approvals.

Former journalist Colleen Egan has been confirmed as WA Labor’s new candidate for the Thornlie electorate, less than two months from the state election.

Premier Roger Cook has backed industry to meet its social obligations, while weaving around questions on the adequacy of a $10,000 fine handed down to Santos over a 2022 oil spill.

A nuclear energy advocacy group backed by entrepreneur Dick Smith will bring 2023 Miss America winner Grace Stanke to Perth this month, in a bid to win public support.

A youth detention facility proposed at Banksia Hill to replace the controversial Unit 18 will cost more than $170 million, but an independent body has warned the bill could come in higher.

St Barbara shares fell sharply this morning, after the Perth headquartered goldminer revealed lower than expected production from its Simberi mine in Papua New Guinea.

Civmec has pushed back the deadline of its deal for Luerssen Australia by six months but will accelerate its efforts to integrate its shipbuilding operations while the acquisition is finalised.

Woodside Energy has submitted a carbon capture plan covering its proposed Browse joint venture project to federal regulators, with the hope of addressing emissions from the gas field.

Synergy’s contracts with the world’s largest battery maker CATL will not be impacted by a shock move from the United States Department of Defense to blacklist the Chinese company overnight.

Belmont-based GenusPlus Group has landed an initial $42 million head contractor role for stage one work on TasNetworks’ $950 million northern Tasmanian grid upgrade.

Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigators will conduct a thorough investigation of the circumstances which led to a fatal plane crash at Thomson Bay in Rottnest yesterday.

Outgoing Attorney General John Quigley has thrown his support behind his former chief of staff Colleen Egan, after her name was floated as a potential WA Labor candidate in Thornlie.

A bid by RATCH Australia to significantly expand the operating hours at the Worley-operated Kemerton gas peaking power plant has been approved by Environment Minister Reece Whitby.

Main Roads WA will foot a $900,000 bill to build a sign at the South Australia-Western Australia border, after years of controversy surrounding an existing steel structure at the site.

WA Labor’s high-profile Thornlie candidate, Daniel Morrison-Bird, has stepped aside from his position just two months out from the state election.

Premier Roger Cook says a visit by Anthony Albanese this week will not detract from state issues, but the WA Electoral Commission has warned of confusion with two ballots ahead.

Gold Road Resources has reported a 27 per cent quarter-on-quarter hike in the value of its listed investments but remains tight-lipped on whether it will make a move for De Grey Mining.

A plan to build a 490-megawatt wind farm in the Mid West has been put before federal regulators, as its developers push to begin producing energy by 2028.