Australia's renewable energy target has driven $18.5 billion of investment in clean power and eroded wholesale energy prices since it was introduced a decade ago, a new report suggests.
Electricity network operator Western Power says it still doesn't know the cause of the 2009 Toodyay bushfire that destroyed 38 homes and continues to deny any liability, despite paying compensation
The massive rises in electricity prices in the last five years should not have occurred and were due to a flawed set of industry rules, says the competition regulator.
The Gillard government has used a draft report into electricity supplies to renew its argument that the carbon tax isn't responsible for the bulk of price hikes.
The state government’s 20 largest capital projects are collectively expected to cost more than double their original estimates, but contrary to popular perception, the construction phase is not the
The private sector is set to play a bigger role in providing traditional public infrastructure in Western Australia after the state government named a preferred consortium for the design, construct
Transport Minister Troy Buswell has made a surprise decision to keep the state’s ‘Tier 3’ rail lines open, after previously resisting overtures from farmers, rural communities and grain handler CBH
Striking Fremantle Port workers seeking roster changes to give them six days off after four days' work are being "frivolous" and should stop holding the state to ransom, Transport Minister Troy Bus
Australian households are using 25 per cent more electricity compared to a decade ago even though retail prices have skyrocketed 72 per cent in the last five years.
Consumer group Choice has called for greater powers to be given to the energy market regulator to ensure "unjustifiable" rises in power prices over the past five years don't happen again.
The carbon tax is not totally to blame for higher electricity prices, gas and electricity supplier AGL Energy says as it calls for the deregulation of what consumers are charged.
Western Australia’s peak business representative body has joined the Labor opposition in urging the state government to deregulate the retail electricity market, calling for an independent regulato
The state government has unveiled its preferred route to link Perth Airport to the metropolitan area passenger rail network, but hasn’t revealed how much it will cost or when it will be built.
A national land freight strategy will lead to a streamlined and integrated transport system for moving goods around Australia, Transport Minister Anthony Albanese says.
The cost of electricity has doubled over the last five years and the Economic Regulation Authority’s decision to reduce Western Power’s proposed tariff increases shows promise in quashing 40 per ce
Shipping delays are expected at the commodities port of Geraldton as authorities prepare to shut down operations before a major storm buffets the area.
The state government has unveiled the proposed route for its light rail system, with nearly $12 million of state funds committed to fine-tune the plan.
The 15 per cent domestic gas reservation policy remains a point of contention among Western Australian businesses, with local industrial users claiming a small but significant victory from the late
Ports and rail operator Asciano has predicted earnings growth for all of its business divisions this year, despite the spectre of a waterfront war and sluggish global economy.
