Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled millions of dollars of funding for the resources industry including $566 million for an exploration map, at a Business News event this morning.
Payroll tax relief has unsurprisingly topped the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA's state budget wish-list, ahead of the state's unveiling of its 2024-25 books on Thursday.
Premier Roger Cook has backed the state's environmental approvals process to meet national standards, as his federal counterparts unveiled a new statutory body but delayed full legal reform.
A rollcall of peak Western Australian industry groups is urging WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti to take a razor to payroll tax in this year's state budget to help businesses struggling to cope with escalating costs.
Uranium mined in Western Australia should be made available to fuel the green energy transition of nuclear-powered nations, Liberal Party of WA leader Libby Mettam says.
A delegation including Tesla, Forrest empire nickel business Wyloo Metals and lithium producer Pilbara Minerals has met with the federal government over a battery metals production tax credit.
Nickel has been placed on Australia's critical minerals list in a bid to aid the flailing industry, which federal Resources Minister Madeleine King says faces substantial structural challenges.
The state government will investigate reforming royalty payments to shepherd WA's ailing nickel industry through a collapsing market spurred by a glut of cheap foreign supply.
Environment and Energy Minister Reece Whitby says there is no conflict of interest in holding both portfolios, after the government announced change to the environmental approvals process.
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has warned against duplicating Aboriginal cultural heritage laws federally, labelling WA's protections the most demanding of any in Australia.
The state government committed to a “light touch” approach to the roll out new Aboriginal cultural heritage laws on Saturday, as it revealed plans for an implementation group to assist in the process.
A range of prominent voices, from the Aboriginal corporation representing the traditional owners of Juukan Gorge to Gina Rinehart, are the latest to weigh in on the potential impacts of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws to be introduced from July 1.
An anticipated strategy paper from the federal government outlining a plan to cement Australia's place in the global critical minerals furore has seemingly fallen short of expectations.
The cost of fixing up the failed Ellendale diamond mine in the Kimberley has risen to $70 million after the state government awarded a major contract for rehabilitation earthworks.
A battery materials company chaired by former Liberal Party leader Mike Nahan is among a cohort of Western Australian companies to secure a share of federal government grants.
Big mining companies will need to pay $1.4 million each time they seek Aboriginal cultural heritage approval under a new set of fees announced in the budget.
Broader praise for Western Australia's ‘ironclad budget' has been accompanied by industry calls to build the state's investment appeal and diversify the economy.
The federal budget mapped out a path to ‘green hydrogen superpower' status, championed critical minerals relationships and altered taxes on oil and gas. Here's how industry responded.
WA's year-long reign as the world's most attractive mining investment jurisdiction has come to an end, according to the results of the most recent Fraser Institute annual survey of mining companies.
The state government has committed $40 million towards critical minerals initiatives in the upcoming budget, in a bid to find new resources and shift to net zero.
The nation's peak mining and exploration body has described the South Australian government's rejection of an Adelaide Hills mining application as a “major blow for the entire industry”.
Business News senior journalist Matt Mckenzie has won the prestigious AMEC media award for excellence in journalism covering the Australian mineral exploration and mining industry.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Kirstin Stewart, Rebecca Tomkinson, Chales Altshuler, Clive Brown, Jason Giltay, Adam Stubbings, Lewis Otton, Jim Beyer, Avril Fahey and Tom Percy.
Australia's peak mining bodies are concerned that the federal government's plan for a new environmental watchdog could add another layer of bureaucracy to an already stretched approvals system.
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies council has elected Regis Resources chief executive Jim Beyer as its new president, following the unexpected death of Peter Bradford.
Tributes have poured in for late mining veteran Peter Bradford, who has been praised by his peers as an inspiring leader and a visionary of the state's mining community.
The state government has vowed to create mining camp rules, fund a legal hub and bolster regulatory resources to tackle sexual misconduct in the mining industry, while calling on the sector to step up.
Legislation designed to simplify the mining approvals process in Western Australia amid record exploration spending and labour shortages has passed in the upper house overnight.
Wet weather and difficulty accessing workers curbed exploration spending in Western Australia by 13 per cent in early 2022, albeit from record investment in prior quarters.
The state government will fund what promises to be the world's largest seismic survey in a major data-gathering effort hoped to pin down new mining prospects in WA.
Western Australian companies have won the lion's share of a $243 million critical minerals funding initiative from the federal government hoped to bolster domestic manufacturing.
The pace of the WA's Environment Online rollout is too slow, the state opposition said today, while the federal government has announced $47 million for a national digital approvals platform.
The opposition has accused the state government of ramming through the new Aboriginal Heritage Bill, while industry warns the significant adjustment required should not be underestimated.
Mining contractor Macmahon Holdings has conceded its approach to tackling sexual misconduct had been reactive before the inquiry into sexual harassment in the industry.
