Jack McGinn

Woodside Energy has confirmed a UN representative's request to get involved in three Federal Court challenges against the federal government's approval of its North West Shelf extension.

WA Liberal energy spokesperson Steve Thomas has held firm in his support of a net zero by 2050 emissions target, hours after alliance partner The Nationals WA withdrew its backing.

The board at John Poynton-chaired Strike Energy will take a 20 per cent pay cut, as the company seeks to “rebuild its credibility” after receiving frank shareholder feedback.

Neoen's $1 billion Yathroo wind farm has been quietly approved by a Wheatbelt shire, paving the way for its development and an additional 500 megawatts of wind energy into the system.

Beach Energy chair Ryan Stokes says his company is ready to put the disappointment of a blown out Waitsia project behind it, as it prepares for the project to enter production.

Six energy retailers outside of Synergy have been found to have accepted overpayments into closed customer accounts, following an Economic Regulation Authority crackdown.

Carnarvon Energy has once again voiced its disappointment at joint venture partner Santos over the stalled Dorado oil project off WA but remains confident the project will one day be built.

Beach Energy and Mitsui's Waitsia stage two gas plant is finally ready for start up, more than four years since construction officially started on the contentious Perth Basin project.

The Conservation Council of Western Australia has slammed the state government following the leak of a report which warned new gas investment could slow the energy transition.

The state government will spend $1.5 billion to bring three public hospital projects into the system, including a move to purchase St John of God Mt Lawley for public use from next year.

Kerry Stokes has issued a reminder to Seven West Media shareholders that he will remain “close” to the media company, as he prepares to step down as chair.

A company that went into administration nine days after a death at its Welshpool factory has been fined $897,500 plus costs.

Remote energy specialist Pacific Energy has locked in its foreshadowed plans to build a new headquarters at Perth Airport – its second new facility within five years.

AGL Energy's bid to more than triple the output at its Kwinana Swift gas power station south of Perth has received approval from the Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn.

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The Nationals Party of Western Australia will consider its position on emissions reduction, after a decision by the party's federal branch to scrap its net zero target.

Kerry Stokes' private company Australian Capital Equity reported a 70 per cent year-on-year drop in annual profit last year, as the value of its asset book closes in on $3 billion.

The state opposition has lambasted Roger Cook's call for big industry to “lean in” to renewable transition, accusing the government of shirking blame for the speed of its renewable rollout.

Jack McGinn and Sam Jones discuss the resources sector; Chris Marco, Wittenoom' asbestos dilemma; energy prices; environmental protection; and the defence industry.

Annual profit at Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting fell by $2.5 billion year-on-year in 2025, a result attributed to weaker iron ore prices and headlined by concerns over jurisdictional risk.

Premier Roger Cook has backed the state's renewable rollout approach, amid criticism over a missed deadline for a Whole of System Plan guiding the energy transition revealed last month.

Premier Roger Cook has called on big business to pressure the WA Liberal Party to support his government's development agenda, while pushing it to lean in harder on decarbonisation.

A commissioner appointed to oversee the Productivity Commission's GST distribution review is on record with her concerns over the “inequalities” created by the current tax arrangement.

The state's mining lobby has warned that Western Australia's diminished reputation as a mining jurisdiction of choice is at risk, unless government takes action to reduce power prices.

Strike Energy and Hancock Prospecting are continuing work towards a final investment decision at the West Erregulla gas project, but the project's final form remains unclear.

One state leads the nation for defence industry growth in Australia over the past five years, and it is not WA.

GOLD WRAP: Ramelius grade drops; strong quarter for Forrest-backed Greatland; Perseus cash and gold above $1.2 billion.

Woodside Energy has sold off stakes in the $27 billion Louisiana LNG project and supporting infrastructure to American gas infrastructure firm Williams, in a deal worth $582 million.

Northern Star Resources boss Stuart Tonkin is confident his expanding Australian gold operations will not be set back by an influx of critical minerals funding from abroad.

Woodside Energy does not expect material cost impacts from the conditions of its North West Shelf extension and has contracted early engineering work on its Browse project.

Alcoa and Arafura Rare Earths have emerged among the major beneficiaries of a meeting between Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese, winning investments in the hundreds of millions.

Kerry Stokes-backed Beach Energy says gas production is finally imminent at its Waitsia plant in the Mid West, as it continues to profit from an export agreement with the state.