Jack McGinn joined Business News in 2023 as a senior journalist, covering resources (gold), energy, defence and state politics.
Since entering the WA media industry in 2014, his various roles have included a regional stint as a subeditor at the Geraldton Guardian newspaper and resources reporting at Mining News.
Then, Mr McGinn spent five years aseditor, assistant editor, senior journalist and content manager across a range of print publications spanning resources, business, politics, homebuilding, real estate and travel at Seven West Media.
Prior to Business News, he carried out writing, editing, social media and investor communications duties at Stockhead for more than two years.
Mr McGinn studied at Curtin University, where he graduated with a double major in Journalism and International Relations.
The head of lithium miner PLS Group believes Australia is missing some of the attributes needed to fully embrace downstream processing, despite government ambitions.
Hastings Technology Metals boss Vince Catania says the plan by Andrew Forrest's Wyloo to exit the Yangibana joint venture is a positive for his ASX-listed rare earths company.
Greatland Resources boss Shaun Day has warned the federal government's Capital Gains Tax changes are already discouraging investors from seeking growth assets.
Liontown managing director Tony Ottaviano says he's open to growing his company's lithium portfolio and would look at Rio Tinto's Mt Cattlin mine if approached.
Evolution Mining managing director Lawrie Conway says his company is not against buying assets in the current gold market, as it sits on a $1.3 billion cash stockpile.
Minerals 260 managing director Luke McFadyen says his company hopes to replicate the success of Genesis Minerals, by becoming a regional hub for ore in Coolgardie.
Joe Hockey has opened the Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum with dire warnings about Iran and Vladimir Putin, while talking up Australia's critical minerals importance.
Mark Pownall is joined by Business News reporters to discuss oil refining, desalination, Northern Star, strike actions, data centres, Golden Sedayu, and the latest in Greg Poland's defamation action.
Gair Landsborough has been appointed permanent chief executive of Western Power, replacing Sam Barbaro after a near six-month stint acting in the role.
Western Australia's environmental watchdog has conditionally backed Northern Star Resources' plan to build a gas and diesel-fuelled power plant in Kalgoorlie.
Genesis Minerals executive chairman Raleigh Finlayson says his company wants to be the nation's gold leader, fresh off striking a deal to acquire industry peer Vault Minerals.
An Indian investment conglomerate which owns the bulk of West Perth bauxite aspirant Canyon Resources has sought to buy out the company at a figure below its recent trading prices.
Northern Star Resources has finished building its 27 million tonne per annum, $1.6 billion Kalgoorlie mill, and conceded parts of its Hemi project pipeline are out of its hands.
WA's average real-time wholesale electricity price climbed 30 per cent last quarter compared with the same quarter in 2025, to a record high driven by a reliance on gas.
Maritime Union of Australia workers at the Port of Broome have started to strike, as part of negotiations with the Kimberley Port Authority over a new pay deal.
Shares in Subiaco-based ASX junior Carnaby Resources soared this morning, after ASX gold heavyweight Evolution Mining announced a $213 million all-scrip takeover bid.
The WA government has declared the Woodside Energy's Browse gas field a significant state project, in a move which could streamline its development once approved.
Regis Resources has revealed the full impact of diesel on its mining costs, as the price of oil surged to a two-month high overnight on renewed Middle Eastern conflict.
Woodside's Browse project was the subject of more than 70,000 submissions to federal regulators over four weeks, after a move which opened a month of public comment.
The Conservation Council of WA has warned the Cliff Head oil field off Dongara could leave a $200 million cleanup bill, after both its owners entered administration.
Japan's biggest power generator has invested $25 million in one of Australia's largest carbon credit funds – around 10 per cent of the fund's overall capital target.
Synergy has agreed to buy all the energy from Neoen's Narrogin wind farm, in move which has paved the way for construction to begin on the massive renewable project.
An application by the West Coast Eagles football club to trademark the term ‘Western Derby' has been transferred into the hands of the Australian Football League.
Mark Pownall is joined by Sean Cowan, Jack McGinn, Isabel Vieira, Sam Jones and Claire Tyrrell to talk about the big events of the week in WA business and politics.
The state opposition has accused the government of trying to bury its delayed Whole of System Plan for the energy grid, after the initiative's name was quietly changed.