The WA government awarded 383 contracts worth a record $442 million to Aboriginal businesses last financial year, with the Department of Communities and Main Roads WA the largest contributors.
A Malcolm McCusker-led independent assessment of the issues that plagued the March State Election has concluded that the WA Electoral Commission was not fully staffed to do the job.
Mines Minister David Michael continues to pour cold water over any suggestion of lifting WA's uranium ban, as developers talk up the politically fuelled commodity at Diggers & Dealers.
Liontown and Covalent Lithium are among the struggling lithium miners hoping to take advantage of the WA government's $150 million rescue package as prices remain languished.
Evolution Mining has celebrated the commissioning of its Mungari mill expansion project on the same day it sold gold for more than $5,000/ounce for the first time.
BGC has started construction on tens of millions of dollars' worth of infrastructure in a bid to start producing “green cement” after inking a deal with a lithium heavyweight.
The state government has committed up to $150 million to help the lithium industry but it comes months after several miners already scaled back their operations amid an unstable market.
The state government has unveiled its first action plan for carbon capture and storage in Western Australia, including investing $26 million towards two projects.
Jobs within Western Australia's resources sector swelled during the last financial year to a record 134,871 full time jobs, the seventh consecutive year of growth.
Fremantle Ports remains hopeful of resolving an ongoing negotiation with vessel traffic service officers who have flagged their intent to strike for a second time this weekend.
The state government has committed $20 million to kickstart delivery of an infrastructure strategy for Kwinana but the total bill is likely to run into the billions.
Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss corporate governance at Fortescue and Qantas; Woodside's ammonia buy; all the news out of Diggers & Dealers; Iplex's class action; and a big week for global markets.
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has issued a public plea for federal opposition leader Peter Dutton to clarify his stance on critical minerals production tax credits.
WA Mines Minister David Michael has ruled out royalty relief for lithium producers in the immediate term, but insists he is listening to the concerns and needs of industry.
The state government will take tighter control of the Perth Mint, bringing its operator Gold Corporation further in-house in a move celebrated by the state's largest producer.
The state government has drafted amendments to the Mining Act to offer security of tenure over exploration tenements, following a 2017 High Court judgment which cast doubt on the system.
Private iron ore miner Gold Valley has won a three-year battle to move export 1.5 million tonnes of ore per year from its Goldfields mine from Geraldton to Esperance.
The state government has invested $67.5 million to help rebuild the Kimberley region, which has been hit by floods and other natural disasters in recent years.
Bellevue Gold's positive start to the week has continued, after it posted a $2.18 million net profit after tax for the first six months of the 2024 financial year.
Expanded import capacity and cruise ship service growth could be on the cards for the Port of Broome, after the federal government reiterated its support for expanded border services.
The state's nickel miners will receive a 50 per cent royalty rebate over 18 months, as the government looks to mitigate the disastrous impact of the metal's recent price collapse.
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the battery metals shake out; Santos legal delay impacts; high energy prices; HBF cost cut; McCusker charity news, and a magazine preview.
The state government will investigate reforming royalty payments to shepherd WA's ailing nickel industry through a collapsing market spurred by a glut of cheap foreign supply.
An urgent meeting between battery metal bosses and politicians must result in measures to reduce costs and improve efficiency to stave off further pain in the sector, WA's peak resources lobby says.
The state government will spend more than $12 million on road upgrades at the Port of Esperance, building on work already undertaken at the Southern Ports facility.
