Tom Zaunmayr

Mark Pownall and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the EPBC Act; Fortescue v Element Zero case; Tony Galati's apple push and Perth Park.

Northern Australia's cattle industry leaders are confident politicians are on their side in the wake of the federal government's decision to ban live sheep exports from mid-2028.

A pilot plant which will underpin a green iron startup's plan to build a full scale downstream processing factory in the Pilbara has been switched on.

Prominent agribusinessman Tony Galati has signalled his intention to “bust” into the apple market to arrest rising prices for the popular fruit.

The state government will spend $250 million building common user infrastructure at key industrial estates to smooth the path for proponents to get their projects up and running.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss ambitious wind turbine plans, and challenges, in Western Australia. Plus; Fortescue, Element Zero case update; Lynas Rare Earth's AGM and inflation rate hits a high.

Live export is critical to Australia's influence in south-east Asia, former federal trade minister Andrew Robb says.

A legal fight between Fortescue and three former executives who established a green iron start-up comes to a peaceful end in the Federal Court of Australia.

A proposal to mine sand from the seabed off the northern WA coast has been cleared by the state's environmental watchdog.

The state government has quashed industry speculation it is looking to offload operation of a prison abattoir south of Perth.

Kimberley rare earths prospect Northern Minerals has pushed back its annual general meeting over concerns Chinese interests may be defying orders to divest shares in the company.

Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Jack McGinn about the return of an annual event, hosted by the state's biggest yabby exporter.

CBH Group is looking to increase rail haulage from its York receival site to cope with the volumes coming in from what is expected to be a record harvest.

Plans to drill for bauxite in the Perth Hills have been shelved by Alcoa following local community backlash.

The return of a famed annual country cook-up is the latest effort to reinvigorate a business that was once a major exporter.

OPINION: Politicians seem to believe their actions during question time are exempt from expectations of civil behaviour.

One of WA's oldest specialist police units, the Gold Squad, uses intelligence to crack open gold theft and illegal processing cases, which has spread beyond the Goldfields.

A Wheatbelt abattoir has ceased processing sheep due to growing demand for beef products.

Construction of a $50 million wastewater recycling facility in Bunbury to reduce pressure on a local aquifer has started.

Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss how several pioneers have teamed up to get fresh native food on grocery store shelves.

A pioneering Kimberley elder described as the father of Aboriginal tourism has died, aged 92.

Rio Tinto will splash more than $35 million backing a technology company's plan to build a green steelmaking pilot plant in Western Australia.

An elder, ex-MasterChef contestant and a horticulturist have joined forces to get fresh native food on grocery store shelves.

BHP has taken delivery of its first battery electric trains in Port Hedland, with the miner set to become the first to run green locomotives on its mainline.

Mark Pownall and Tom Zaunmayr discuss Chris Ellison; the Libs' net zero back down; wind farms; the Forrest's weir fight and more.

The first iron ore under new management of one of Western Australia's oldest iron ore mines has made its way to Esperance, one year after the project was deemed to have reached its expiry date.

A collective of farmers are pressing ahead with a plan to build a large multi-species abattoir in the Great Southern to service the booming paddock-to-plate market.

Tom Zaunmayr and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the ongoing dispute over proposed leaky weirs near Minderoo station.

WA's water minister has ducked questions about how the state government intends to shore up water supply for the Pilbara as concerns mount about unsustainable use of the region's aquifers.

The giant Canadian pension fund behind the purchase of the north-west's biggest abattoir has promised stability and investment in the critical facility.

The fairness of an anthropologist's reporting has been questioned by lawyers arguing the case for Andrew and Nicola Forrest's proposed leaky weirs project on Minderoo Station.

A Wiluna-based Aboriginal wild sandalwood harvester has urged the state government to exit the industry so more Indigenous groups can establish their own businesses on country.