Jack McGinn

The UK-based chief financial officer of Fortescue's electric vehicle arm has left the business after six months, amid a round of redundancies revealed last week.

Lithium play Global Lithium Resources has pledged to spin out its Marble Bar gold project into a new entity, following a takeover battle which implicated the precious metal assets.

Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss Synergy's overpayment blunder; water woes in the Pilbara; the future of Wittenoom; Mark McGowan and Aukus; super changes; BGC and Fortescue.

The state government is weighing up its response to an ultimatum from traditional owners to remediate Wittenoom's deadly asbestos tailings or face legal action.

State Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn will tap the Environmental Protection Authority for advice on the future of water in the west Pilbara, as regional concerns reach boiling point.

Chevron made its first payments under the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax in August, the latest in a long-running debate over industry's obligations which triggered a policy reform last year.

Jack McGinn and Sam Jones discuss recent moves and the future outlook for WA's data centre industry.

Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt has pledged to work with the state government to reduce approvals timeframes by 20 days, as the pair work on a new bilateral agreement.

Fortescue has walked back from its plan to manufacture electric truck motors in the United Kingdom and will shed several hundred roles.

The state opposition has accused Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson of deflecting blame for a $40 million overpayment blunder onto the Synergy board.

A prominent environmental group led by Adam Bandt is among two to have appealed the federal government's approval of Woodside Energy's North West Shelf life extension.

State government–owned Synergy has revealed it accepted more than $40 million worth of erroneous payments into 170,000 closed customer accounts over a period of 16 years.

Sam Jones and Jack McGinn discuss why the race is on to turn Henderson into a specialised defence precinct.

With $12 billion available to transform Henderson into a specialised defence precinct, the race is on to capitalise on the opportunity.

Perth public relations luminary Paul Downie has passed away after a brief illness, aged 65.

The federal government has confirmed it will lend Austal $100 million to support growth at the company's Alabama shipyard, in a cross-border backing of the defence shipbuilder's ambitions.

The Australian dollar gold price soared above $6,000 per ounce for the first time on Tuesday, in an additional boost for a trio of gold producers reporting quarterly production figures.

Western Australia will draw inspiration from over the border as it seeks to scale up defence industry in the state, with a move to legislate its first standalone statutory body for the sector.

A US private equity firm with links to the Trump administration is backing a push to build a strategic base serving industries including defence off the northern coast of Western Australia.

French renewables giant Neoen has completed the nation's largest battery to date at Collie and engaged a contractor for a new build at Muchea in partnership with US giant Tesla.

An 112-year-old bridge supporting trains between Perth and City West stations requires urgent replacement at a cost in the hundreds of millions, according to an advisory body report.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss why concerns are emerging about a lack of succession literacy ahead of a looming transfer of intergenerational wealth.

Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corporation has confirmed a $900 million plan to permanently close and decommission the Kwinana alumina refinery, almost two years after production ended.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss how Enel X's role as a commercial-scale energy asset aggregator will help keep the lights on in the South West Interconnected System.

The Timor Leste government will increase its stake in an oil joint venture with Perth-headquartered Finder Energy, in a deal which sent the company's share price soaring today.

Enel X's role as a commercial-scale energy asset aggregator will help keep the lights on in the South West Interconnected System again this summer.

Woodside Energy has struck a deal with a Japanese consortium which could lead it to supply liquid hydrogen produced at Rockingham into the Asian market.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss how evolving generation methods and growing energy demand in remote locations have boosted a handful of WA businesses.

The federal government will explore ways of cutting red tape in the business tax system, in a bid to ease compliance burden on business and make the economy more productive.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has set the parameters for the Productivity Commission's long-awaited GST review, as the state's battle to retain its current distribution share past 2026 heats up.

Evolving generation methods and growing energy demand in remote locations have boosted a handful of WA businesses.

Gold Road Resources shareholders have signed off a long-awaited $3.7 billion takeover by Gold Fields, formalising the consolidation of the Gruyere gold project into foreign hands.