Jack McGinn

ANALYSIS: Incentives from the Australian Energy Market Operator to stimulate growth of the state’s battery storage capacity may have dented a renewable project’s production vision.

An ambitious plan to source 70 million cubic metres of sand from the seabed off the Wyndham coast for sale into Asia has been put before the state’s Environmental Protection Authority.

The Australian Energy Market Operator has given Strike Energy’s proposed South Erregulla peaking power plant a leg up, granting it credits to contribute to the electricity grid in 2026.

Mark McGowan-chaired Frontier Energy shares have plummeted more than 50 per cent, after its Waroona solar project was snubbed by the operator of the state’s electricity grid.

Strike Energy chair John Poynton has committed to restoring value in the company’s stock, after an abrupt sell-down triggered by exploration disappointment earlier this year.

A tailings storage facility which plagued recent operations at Newmont Mining’s Telfer goldmine has been remediated, the project’s aspiring owner Greatland Gold has told the London market.

Early work will begin on a $100 million-plus facility for high-risk-youth detainees in Canning Vale before the end of the year, according to Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia.

Nine Entertainment’s Perth director of news Gareth Parker will become the latest senior WA media figure to leave the state, taking up a Sydney-based role with the organisation.

A recent visit aboard a nuclear-powered US submarine at Garden Island revealed some of the defence sector’s Aukus urgency.

Mark McGowan-chaired renewables aspirant Frontier Energy says rare cockatoos will be front of mind, as it starts environmental work on a 565-hectare expansion area at its Waroona project.

The Australian Energy Market Operator went $4 million over budget in Western Australia last financial year, as it counted the cost of delivering a new wholesale electricity market.

WA Defence Industry Minister Paul Papalia has endorsed the thinking behind Gina Rinehart’s Pilbara ‘iron dome’ concept, as the state pushes for protection of its economic heartland.

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA says investment on the scale of Metronet is needed to get the state’s main energy grid running on renewables reliably and affordably.

Perth-based P&N Bank has offered more context on the recent scrapping of a multi-billion-dollar merger with Beyond Bank, while keeping the door open to other opportunities.

Premier Roger Cook has conceded not all businesses will be happy with his government’s decision to ease gas export restrictions, but insists it is the right move for the state.

The state opposition lashed the politicisation of the state’s energy future, ahead of Premier Roger Cook's new domestic gas policy for onshore producers announced today.

Gina Rinehart has warned against policies that attack Australia’s “mining golden geese”, after Hancock Prospecting was awarded long awaited approvals for its McPhee iron ore project.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the complexities of navigating WA's gas market.

Recent interest in WA’s electricity market capacity tender has led to suggestions of a renewables investment imbalance.

Navigating WA’s complex gas market is a challenge for producers, industry and governments wanting to keep the lights on.

Japanese power giant JERA has committed to buy liquefied natural gas from Woodside over a decade, beginning in April 2026.

Elizabeth Gaines will usher in a new era for Western Australian football from the beginning of 2025, as the first female chair of the West Coast Eagles board.

Liv Declerck and Jack McGinn discuss the Margaret River arts scene, and how local artists have opened up their studios.

Mandurah MLA David Templeman has become the latest WA Labor stalwart to step down ahead of 2025, announcing his retirement after more than 20 years in state politics.

The world’s first transfer of ammonia between anchored ships has taken place in the Pilbara, a move billed as a milestone for the development of global clean shipping fuel.

The state government has taken the next step in its billion-dollar plan to decarbonise the Pilbara, as it seeks proponents to build the transmission lines to deliver its plan.

Jack McGinn speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about a partnership between two influential businessmen to address WA's healthcare squeeze.

A prominent left-leaning think tank has come to blows with an oil and gas industry group, over warnings of a domestic gas shortfall in Western Australia over the years ahead.

A partnership between two influential Indian businessmen has its sights on WA’s healthcare squeeze.

MinRes has revealed maiden resources for its Lockyer gas and Erregulla oil projects in the Perth Basin, as it reviews its path forward in the region amid a stalemate with government.

A Perth man has been sentenced to two years in jail, after dodgy tax dealings conducted in his name were referred to prosecutors by the Australian Taxation Office.

State-owned Lotterywest generated more than $1.4 billion in revenue last financial year, with sales up 13.4 per cent and $373 million worth of grants and allocations signed off.