Jack McGinn

WA's Tourism Minister Reece Whitby has added a Seven West Media executive, a former Fremantle mayor and an east coast rugby league expert to the Tourism WA board.

The state government will offer royalty relief to WA's fledgling vanadium sector, as part of its push to build a $150 million battery using the material in Kalgoorlie by 2029.

The Department of Defence will finally move to divest both Leeuwin Barracks in East Fremantle and Irwin Barracks at Karrakatta, after years of speculation.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has handed InterContinental Energy $21 million to support its $55 billion Pilbara hydrogen hub, following the exit of BP last year.

The average price of a battery energy storage project in Western Australia could rise a further 36 per cent, according to draft figures from the Economic Regulation Authority.

Perth mining technology firm Imdex has continued its accretive streak, spending more than $30 million to complete its full acquisition of Melbourne-based Datarock.

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue is at odds with two of WA's most powerful member-based mining lobby groups over their push to keep fuel tax credits for mining companies.

Energy minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has defended subsidies for Griffin Coal, after the state hit a renewable energy record in the wholesale market.

Raleigh Finlayson will shift from managing director to executive chair of Genesis Minerals, amid a management restructure at the Leonora gold producer.

Ora Banda Mining has approved a $63 million expansion of its Eastern Goldfields production base, but a cost hike at its Davyhurst mine has prompted a share sell-off.

Asian-focused goldminer Emerald Resources is a step closer to establishing a local production asset, with hopes of starting development this year.

Woodside Energy beat production guidance its final year under the leadership of former chief executive Meg O'Neill, but expects a pullback in 2026.

LNG tanker Kool Blizzard has taken the first LNG shipment from Santos' $6.1 billion Barossa project in the Northern Territory, a month after deadline.

Unprecedented price hikes in the value of silver have left The Perth Mint struggling to meet consumer demand for some products.

Northern Star Resources will spend around $100 million to mitigate productivity lulls at its Kalgoorlie mill expansion, with extra staff brought in as the project nears completion.

Jack McGinn speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about how Michael Barnes will lead WA's GST defence campaign.

The state government has walked back on its plan to end subsidies for Griffin Coal by the middle of 2026, committing to an extension which could put its energy system goals at risk.

Andrew Forrest's Wyloo has spent $200 million to buy out Newmont Gold's stake in Greatland Resources, in a move giving it 18.1 per cent of the gold producer.

New York-listed uranium giant Energy Fuels has moved to acquire Perth-headquartered Australian Strategic Materials, in a deal which values the local company at $447 million.

Efforts to retain WA's share of the GST will reach boiling point in 2026, with major ramifications for business around the state.

The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended a tick – with conditions – to a controversial push by a US-led company to carry out exploratory fracking in the Kimberley.

Long-serving former Bellevue Gold managing director Steve Parsons has left the company after nine years, resigning as a non-executive director.

Northern Star Resources has flagged higher production costs this financial year, weeks after slashing full-year production guidance because of equipment failures.

Mineral Resources executive and former WA Labor secretary Tim Picton has died, following an alleged assault in Northbridge on December 27.

ATCO Australia has announced it will walk away from its management of the Albany gas network, opting to decommission the ageing pipeline rather than upgrade it.

Gina Rinehart has lauded the pro-mining stance of the Saudi Arabian government, as her company prepares to explore for gold and copper in the region alongside it.

Fire, weather and a car crash were factors which led to a record 12.5 per cent of Transperth trains running behind in December, according to the state government.

A proposal by Northern Star Resources for its Kalgoorlie thermal power station to supply energy into the state's main electricity grid has been met with government pushback.

Japan's largest power generator has agreed to buy extra LNG cargoes from Woodside during the Asian nation's winter months over the next five years.

Gina Rinehart has lauded Amanda Lacaze's voice against overbearing bureaucracy, following the Lynas Rare Earths CEO's shock retirement announcement.

The 70,000-tonne floating production unit which will allow Woodside Energy to tap the Scarborough field off WA's coast has arrived onsite from China.

Lynas Rare Earths chief executive Amanda Lacaze will leave the company in June, after a transformational and colourful 12-year stint at its helm.