Jack McGinn

A plan by City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas to hold his high-profile position while pursuing a run at state politics has the tick of approval under legislation and city accountability frameworks.

City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has formally declared his intention to run for Liberal preselection in the Churchlands electorate ahead of the 2025 State Election.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss community spend by WA's major businesses.

Premier Roger Cook says City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas would owe residents an explanation if he nominates for preselection as the Liberal candidate for Churchlands.

Diversified miner Mineral Resources says its in-house operations model has allowed it to keep its lithium business profitable and cash flow positive, despite depressed market conditions.

LNG producer Santos has put a cost on the delays caused by court action against its Barossa project, flagging a capital expenditure blowout as high as $450 million.

Woodside Energy has revealed directors Frank Cooper and Gene Tilbrook will retire in April, while former state treasurer Ben Wyatt has joined the organisation’s audit and risk committee.

Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O’Neill says the company is ‘off to the races’ at its Scarborough energy project, after recording record production in its first year post-BHP Petroleum merger.

The average realised price of spodumene concentrate from Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora lithium project fell 50 per cent in the December quarter, but the company is optimistic about the commodity’s future.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss the threats facing Western Australia's commodity markets.

An incident where a public hospital employee allegedly exploited loopholes to obtain more than $280,000 has led the Corruption and Crime Commission to call for possible prosecution.

Homelessness minister John Carey has unveiled a $47.6 million package to fund the continuation of 15 homelessness services in the state – a month after the headline figure was first announced.

BHP has appointed Tim Day to run its iron ore division, as it prepares for Brandon Craig's transfer as announced by the major miner late last year.

Jack McGinn and Mark Beyer discuss the plight of the government's FOGO recycling plans.

BHP’s Nickel West division has revealed it will move part of a processing operation in Kambalda to care and maintenance after Wyloo Metals – a major customer – stopped mining nearby.

Perth has been confirmed as the new host of the nation’s most prestigious road cycling event, the AusCycling road national championships, starting in January 2025.

Perseus Mining will launch an off-market takeover bid for OreCorp, initiating a battle with Canadian company Silvercorp Metals for control of the Subiaco-based gold developer.

The Goldfields is an obvious place to build a wind farm, according to Energy Minister Reece Whitby, as he begins the task of finding out how the state’s largest outback town was left without power for days.

Opposition leader Shane Love says the state government’s inaction on regional power risk has left thousands vulnerable, as fallout from this week’s storm damage continues.

Jack McGinn and Liv Declerck discuss a collaborative arts program between aged care residents and high school students.

The first round of Liberal Party preselection nominations has closed ahead of the 2025 state and federal elections, with two MPs facing internal challenges for their positions.

US-listed Alcoa Corporation will increase the amount it spends on alumina product by around 50 per cent in 2024, as it covers the output of its Kwinana refinery closure.

Jack McGinn and Nadia Budihardjo discuss some of the risk factors causing caution in Western Australia as we head into 2024.

The spectre of risk looms even during periods of economic prosperity, a factor laid bare in a recent set of state forecast revisions.

Western Australia will not cut funding to the Environmental Defenders Office, despite concerns over its conduct flagged in the Federal Court’s recent judgement on Santos’s Barossa project.

Construction is under way on the state’s long-awaited film studio in Malaga, to be built by a consortium led by developers Adrian Fini and Ben Lisle.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss a few product-focused startups making their way in WA.

Lower-grade iron ore product made up 20 per cent of Rio Tinto’s Pilbara shipments during the December quarter, as the company progresses new project delivery in a delicate approvals environment.

Rio Tinto has confirmed a $US251 million ($375 million) deal to sell the Lake MacLeod salt and gypsum operation in Carnarvon to privately-owned Leichhardt Industrials Group.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss today's Federal Court finding around Santos' Barossa gas project, and the Environmental Defenders Office.

A Federal Court judge has raised concerns about the Environmental Defenders Office in an almost 300-page judgement over the $U4.7 billion Barossa gas project pipeline.

DP World estimates around 50,000 containers are backlogged due to industrial action by workers, despite the Maritime Union of Australia’s move not to enact longer strikes.