Saskia Pickles

GDF Suez and Santos have moved away from developing their Bonaparte joint venture project as a floating liquefied natural gas project, saying they will now consider other options, including helping expand Inpex’s Icthys LNG project.

The federal government’s plan to axe the mining and carbon taxes may dominate the mainstream headlines in terms of resources sector policy, but it’s a lesser-known incentive that has the industry on tenterhooks.

Qantas has cancelled its direct Perth-to-Johannesburg service after agreeing with carrier South African Airways to terminate its code share agreement.

Increasingly online-savvy customers have fuelled business and government demand for digital communications advice, which in turn has spurred public relations firms to increase their offering in this specialist area.

A decade-long shortage of truck drivers in the Pilbara has exacerbated poaching within the industry and sparked calls for companies to invest in driver training.

A new joint venture between the tertiary education sector and industry is seeking to bring engineering firms and local graduates together in an effort to streamline employment opportunities.

BHP Billiton has confirmed it is reviewing its iron ore operations, after it was revealed last week job cuts were likely following a review at its Worsley Alumina operations south of Perth.

Twenty per cent more people are flying between Perth and Newman but passenger numbers on flights between Perth and the towns of Karratha, Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie, Paraburdoo, Geraldton, and Learmonth have dropped off.

Western Australians will have to wait until Christmas to find out how much the government saved by merging power generator and retailer Verve and Synergy.