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.
An urgent meeting between battery metal bosses and politicians must result in measures to reduce costs and improve efficiency to stave off further pain in the sector, WA's peak resources lobby says.
Woodside reinvested more than $20 million into Western Australian communities in 2023 as the company ramped up efforts to combat vocal criticism of its multibillion dollar gas projects.
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.
Environmental activists are splitting Aboriginal groups apart in moves which echo those taken by miners in the early 2000s, WA Premier Roger Cook says.
A survey finding that more than half of WA businesses would stop hiring casuals if the Closing Loopholes Bill was introduced has been downplayed by union figures.
Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA boss Rebecca Tomkinson has drawn synergies between the mining and agriculture sectors as both industries adopt new technologies.
A Western Australian embassy housing a rotating roster of state ministers will be established in Canberra under a new state government plan to ensure WA is front-of-mind in the nation's capital.
Women's-only gyms and secret slogans around the bar are among a raft of measures put forward by WA's peak resources body as best practice to help combat sexual harassment in the workplace.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Ian Brunette, Tim Marney, Aaron Walker, Leith Ayres, Gaurav Chitnis, David Healy, David Prescott, Jason Craig, Mark Collins, Conley Manifis, Pierre Malan, Paul Benjamin and Nick Hunt.
Former Under Treasurer and Mental Health Commissioner Tim Marney will join the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia as its chief economist.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mining equipment provider WesTrac has partnered with Lifeline WA to launch a peer-led health and wellbeing program to support staff struggling with their mental health.
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy has revealed a drop in the number of women in management roles, while BHP and Western Power announce diversity achievements.
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 federal government has won praise for its response to an inquiry into the Juukan Gorge destruction but been panned by the group at the centre of the issue.
Behemoths of Western Australia's resources sector will tip $750 million into a new community investment initiative to bankroll a cohort of legacy projects in the state.
Paul Everingham, the man credited with guiding the state's resources sector through COVID-19, has been appointed to lead the newly-formed Asia-Pacific energy association.
Mining industry veteran Ian Burston, who held numerous executive and board roles in Western Australia across five decades and received multiple awards, has died aged 87.
ANALYSIS: Another day, another front-page headline about sexual harassment in mining. It's clearly a major issue but where is the balance? What about industries with a bigger problem?
The state's peak resources body says it needs more time to consider the implications of introducing the industry-wide workers' register proposed following the FIFO mine inquiry.
Miners, industry bodies and the state government have vowed to do what they can to stamp out sexual harassment amid a scathing report detailing the breadth and severity of the issue.
The state's peak resources body is cracking down on alcohol consumption at mining camps, introducing a four-drink limit as part of sweeping industry-wide restrictions.
Rebecca Tomkinson will start as chief executive at the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia in the coming months, the first woman to hold the role in the chamber's history.
Perth company Pit Crew Consulting has accused the state government of inappropriately using its in-depth labour market forecasting report and failing to pay for the material.
