Jack McGinn

A $148 million collection of works by pop art master Andy Warhol will be exhibited at Wanneroo Regional Gallery for two years from March next year.

The government will not go ahead with a plan first announced in 2006 to consolidate legislation governing the state’s water resources management system.

Pilbara Minerals will buy LNG from Woodside Energy’s Pluto facility for five years as part of a plan to slash emissions from its flagship Pilgangoora lithium project.

Liontown Resources has been hit with legal action by an east coast-based private company in a dispute over the interpretation of a third-party royalty at its Kathleen Valley lithium project.

Andrea Sutton, the former head of Rio Tinto’s majority-owned uranium unit, has been revealed as the new chair of the state-owned Water Corporation.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss the major stories playing out for the state’s richest people in 2023.

The auditor general has issued an unprecedented opinion over finance controls at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, following a process deterioration last financial year.

Two experienced legal figures will join the Supreme Court bench in 2024, among a suite of appointments announced by Attorney General John Quigley this week.

Former Department of Premier and Cabinet director general and government special advisor Darren Foster has been appointed chair of the state’s Heritage Council.

The WA government hopes to foster new technologies in the state’s mining sector through a new innovation funding program announced today.

The building industry will be required to undertake mandatory inspections of high-rise apartments and commercial buildings from 2026, in the most significant industry reform in more than a decade.

Emeco will walk away from underground contract mining after selling its Pit N Portal business to rival Macmahon, in a deal allowing it to focus on underground equipment rental.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the implications of the US Inflation Reduction Act on the state’s energy transition push.

WA’s energy investment push comes while debate continues over the opportunities and threats posed by the US Inflation Reduction Act.

The state’s finances are on track for a $400 million increase to the operating surplus projected in Mark McGowan’s final state budget as treasurer.

Woodside Energy will team up with four Japanese companies to study the potential of a carbon capture and storage value chain between Japan and Australia.

Kimberley Mineral Sands will start work on a waste rock storage area at its Thunderbird mineral sands project in the Kimberley, despite challenges engaging the Traditional Owner group at the site.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the current performance and big future plans at Fremantle Port. 

The Nationals WA has opened the door to candidates to nominate for preselection in metropolitan Perth seats in a historic first for a party facing a daunting challenge at the 2025 state election.

The board of Carnarvon Energy has been overhauled by major shareholders, less than a week after the company put out a succession plan to guide the appointment of new directors.

The state government will do away with its blanket public sector wage policy which in recent years saw all public servants offered the same three per cent pay rise, in favour of a sector flexible model.

Santos has received regulatory drilling approval for its contentious Barossa natural gas project in the Timor Sea, despite ongoing challenges in the Federal Court.

Liv Declerck and Jack McGinn discuss Lifeline WA's impressive business progress in recent years.

Atlas Iron has revealed it will sponsor a high-performance coach at Artistic Swimming WA, on the same day Gina Rinehart was nominated as the first life member of the organisation.

Long-serving WA Health director general David Russell-Weisz will step down from the role after more than eight years at the top of the state’s largest government department.

A former Liberal leader has ruled out standing for preselection ahead of the 2025 state election, while a prominent ex-state and federal ministerial advisor is weighing up a run in a new seat.

WA's immediate decarbonisation efforts will prioritise the electricity grid, identifying it as a key to unlocking emissions reduction opportunities in more challenging sections of the economy.

The regional arm of UK defence firm Babcock has signaled its intent to assist the state government’s development and growth of a WA defence industry, as AUKUS deadlines draw closer.

Independent Gaming and Wagering Commission chair Michael Schaper will leave the role just one year into a three-year term, the state government has revealed.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss housing challenges facing the state's north west region.

WA’s building industry will pay more into the state’s portable long service leave fund in 2024, with the rate up 400 per cent from the record lows applied during the height of the pandemic.

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.