The WA Liberal Party has committed to a temporary payroll tax reprieve for smaller business operators if voted to government at the March state election.
The state's peak resources lobby group has submitted almost 100 recommendations for the federal government, including cutting tax rates and reassessing environmental policy reforms.
Political caution underpins WA's recent budget surplus run, and the headline figures do not always reflect the risks facing those driving the state's economy.
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.
The state's peak mining lobby body has told a nuclear energy inquiry that the industry is neutral in its stance on energy sources, but stressed the importance of power access for business.
The state government has committed up to $150 million to help the lithium industry but it comes months after several miners already scaled back their operations amid an unstable market.
Industry groups have sounded the alarm over a possible deal between the Greens and federal Labor, which could lead to the introduction of a national Environmental Protection Agency.
The state government has unveiled its first action plan for carbon capture and storage in Western Australia, including investing $26 million towards two projects.
The state's powerful mining lobby is the latest to throw its support behind an ongoing push for payroll tax reform in WA, ahead of the 2025 state election.
The WA government is yet to sign land deals for two industrial hubs nearly two years after it offered the sites to green energy and manufacturing proponents.
Premier Roger Cook has described native title issues as the "elephant in the room" for regional WA and called on Canberra to shelve its ‘nature positive' reforms.
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA says investment on the scale of Metronet is needed to get the state's main energy grid running on renewables reliably and affordably.
More than $1 million has been donated to Western Australia's major political parties since new disclosure laws were introduced on July 1, ahead of the state election in March 2025.
Mining lobbyist Rebecca Tomkinson and KPMG partner Paul Howes are among seven people appointed to the federal government's Green Metals Advisory Panel.
Analysis: The political fallout has continued from Tanya Plibersek's shock ruling against a tailings dam at Regis Resources' McPhillamys gold project in NSW, formally revealed on Monday.
Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss the major findings from the domestic gas inquiry; Collgar's wind farm plan; Western Power's nuclear stance; Pilbara energy enablers; Perdaman's Karratha plan; the price of iron ore; Nicheliving's woes and Sanur's Subi battle; Vern Wheatley's legacy, and preview the upcoming edition of the Business News magazine.
State parliament has been told there is no 'magic pudding' to protect the interests of all parties in the state's gas network, after a long-awaited report on the sector was tabled today.
Gina Rinehart's agricultural business, S Kidman & Co, has given the Liberal Party of WA a boost of almost $100,000 in the lead up to the 2025 state election.
WA Labor's election war chest has grown towards $250,000 courtesy of donations from high-profile businesses, while WA's peak resources lobby group has given The Nationals a big boost.
WA Labor has received almost $140,000 worth of donations since the state's new disclosure laws kicked off on July 1, with Perdaman the latest business to give to the party.
ANALYSIS: When Mark McGowan launched the $750 million Resources Community Investment Initiative more than 18 months ago, nobody expected an upgrade of Paraburdoo hospital would be its inaugural project.
A proposed doubling of a cap applied to energy prices has been met with calls for change by industry players, in a series of submissions to the Economic Regulation Authority.
The state government has drafted amendments to the Mining Act to offer security of tenure over exploration tenements, following a 2017 High Court judgment which cast doubt on the system.
Andrew Forrest has led a chorus of industry support for new policies subsidising critical minerals and hydrogen projects, but the measures have failed to garner bipartisan backing.
Resources royalty reliance and a lack of action on payroll tax were among the key observations from business groups digesting today's state budget – the first from Treasurer Rita Saffioti.
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.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Sidone Thomas, Alan Sefton, Andrew Stavrianou, Jennifer Smith, Simon Trott, Brandon Craig, Warren Day and Greg Yanco.
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.
Investment by WA's resources sector in the nation has ballooned 32 per cent in the past year, according to fresh data revealed by the state's peak mining lobby group.
Experienced policy adviser Tim Marney has been appointed the state government's new Coordinator General, focused on reforming the environmental approvals process.
Premier Roger Cook has defended the state's trade relationship with Indonesia, despite recent concerns over the nation's impacts on local nickel markets.
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA is calling for battery metal support and a close look at the federal government's sweeping policy agenda ahead of the 2024-25 budget.
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.
