Jack McGinn

WA WRAP: Independent Kate Chaney is well placed to see off a strong challenge from Liberal candidate Tom White and retain the western suburban seat of Curtin, according to ABC projections.

The two highest profile candidates for the critical seat of Curtin have made their final pitch for support while casting votes in the Western Suburbs this morning.

The state’s major project assessment body has flagged that an East Perth Primary School will not be enough on its own to address future education needs of the inner-city population.

AGL Energy has sought to more than triple the output of its gas and diesel-fired Kwinana Swift power station south of Perth, in a submission to the state’s environmental regulator.

Gold Road Resources has entered into a trading halt pending a potential change of control transaction, less than a month after shooting down a takeover bid by JV partner Gold Fields.

Woodside Energy is hopefully of a “swift resolution” to a new legal challenge by the Environmental Defenders Office against its Scarborough gas project.

A Tasmanian iron ore producer with eyes on production near Albany says the withdrawal of an environmental submission does not spell the end of its shipping plans at King George Sound.

Mineral Resources has revealed it was non-compliant with ASX listing rules for six days this month, following the resignation of three directors who were on its audit and risk committee.

Oil and gas supermajor Shell will reduce occupied floor space at its Perth headquarters by 40 per cent over the next year, consolidating its tenancy at Shell House from 10 floors to six.

Regis Resources will wait until December for a review of a contentious ministerial decision to block the build of its McPhillamys goldmine in New South Wales.

The 10 per cent owner of the Shell-operated Prelude floating LNG platform off Western Australia’s coast has reported a $77 million profit from the operation.

Monadelphous will buy local high voltage service business High Energy Service for $21.5 million, in a move to expand its capability to support the energy transition.

Northern Star Resources has narrowed its annual production guidance because of challenges at its Kalgoorlie hub but remains bullish in a record gold price environment.

Woodside Energy has taken a $27 billion final investment decision on its Louisiana LNG project in the United States, in a move the company says will make it a global LNG powerhouse.

Premier Roger Cook has defended the state’s heritage protections, after a report emerged that Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting plans to demolish a 120-year-old cottage in West Perth.

Gold Road Resources has put the onus back on its Gruyere joint venture partner Gold Fields to re-engage in merger and acquisition talk, following a rejected move last month.

Perth-headquartered Perseus Mining will self-fund the construction of an $820 million a new goldmine in Tanzania, the first new mine of its kind in the nation in almost two decades.

Gina Rinehart has called for the nation’s defence investment to be more than doubled to 5 per cent of GDP, in an address at the Sydney Opera House on the eve of Anzac Day.

The WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned of an “explosion” of right to enter permit applications, amid tensions between unions and operators in the Pilbara.

Chalice Mining has continued to reduce its outflows following major cost cuts in August last year, as it aims to pull the investment trigger on the Gonneville project near Toodyay in 2027.

Jack McGinn and Justin Fris discuss trends and revenue streams for sporting businesses in Western Australia.

Peter Dutton has pledged to increase Australia’s defence spending to 3 per cent of the nation’s GDP within a decade if elected next month, in line with US requests.

Woodside Energy has labelled recent political rhetoric “encouraging” as it progresses a plan to tie a field back through its North West Shelf plant.

Capricorn Metals chief executive Paul Criddle has been granted leave pending the resolution of aggravated assault charges, to which he recently pleaded not guilty.

Greatland Gold directors including Mark Barnaba and Elizabeth Gaines will be paid to surrender millions worth of in-the-money share options, to meet the company’s ASX listing requirements.

A Perth Basin gas exploration joint venture which counts John Poynton-chaired Strike Energy among its partners has abandoned its latest exploration well.

Bellevue Gold has made quick work of its push to close out its near-term hedge book contracts, spending $110.8 million to free up the bulk its committed forward sales for this calendar year.

Texas-headquartered unlisted Black Mountain has revealed its contentious Valhalla gas project in the Kimberley is on the market.

Japanese energy giant Inpex’s vision of making the Bonaparte carbon capture project off Darwin a reality has progressed to its next stage, in a major boost for the technology.

Infrastructure WA has endorsed the business case for Westport but flagged that the megaport’s $7.2 billion price tag could be subject to change.

Federal shadow treasurer Angus Taylor has doubled down on his opposition to critical minerals tax credits, after prominent Nationals candidate Mia Davies backed the Labor-led plan.

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest has been named one of TIME's 100 most influential figures of 2025 alongside some polarising figures, less than a month after gracing the magazine’s cover.