The state opposition has lambasted Roger Cook's call for big industry to “lean in” to renewable transition, accusing the government of shirking blame for the speed of its renewable rollout.
The state opposition has accused Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson of deflecting blame for a $40 million overpayment blunder onto the Synergy board.
The state opposition has called for a relaxation of the government's coal-fired power phase-out deadline, highlighting a recent move by Queensland's Liberal government as a precedent.
The state government has defended its approvals record, in the face of opposition criticism over a reluctance to legally set deadlines for environmental assessments.
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.
The state government says its energy load reduction scheme has had no ramifications for water supply, despite summer supply scalebacks at the Water Corp's Binningup desalination plant.
The Liberal Party of WA has finalised the top 18 spots on its Legislative Council ticket, as the state approaches its first election without multi-member electoral regions in 2025.
Western Power will contract emergency power support from third parties in the Goldfields, as it seeks to avoid a repeat of the disruption caused by severe outages in January.
Tensions have flared between the Liberals and the Nationals ahead of the state election with the two parties butting heads over the future of Royalties for Regions.
Steve Thomas has been appointed state executive for the WA operations of Jardine Lloyd Thompson, after two and a half years as JLT's CEO of Canadian operations.