Iron ore from BHP's Pilbara mines would be shipped to South Korea for POSCO to test its hydrogen-based green ironmaking technology under a preliminary deal struck this week.
Annual profit at Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting fell by $2.5 billion year-on-year in 2025, a result attributed to weaker iron ore prices and headlined by concerns over jurisdictional risk.
Amanda Lacaze says it's vital that governments protect the existing rare earths supply chain, with Lynas Rare Earths at its core, as taxpayer funds flow to new developers
Premier Roger Cook has backed the state's renewable rollout approach, amid criticism over a missed deadline for a Whole of System Plan guiding the energy transition revealed last month.
Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott has disclosed a challenging outlook for several of the group's businesses while also detailing an alarming rise in retail crime and threats to staff.
Australia's share market has sunk to two-week lows as positive headlines from US-China trade talks couldn't soothe investor worries over the gloomy new outlook for interest rate cuts.
BGC Australia has reported another big operating loss as the restructuring of the group continues but also disclosed a strong operating result in its core building materials business.
Premier Roger Cook has called on big business to pressure the WA Liberal Party to support his government's development agenda, while pushing it to lean in harder on decarbonisation.
Aged Care Minister Simon McGurk has claimed the federal government has withdrawn some data relating to the funding allocated to Western Australia's aged care system.
Albanese's hopes of reforming environmental laws this year have been quashed after senators blocked a move for an inquiry into the laws to be handed down in the final week of parliament, instead extending it into 2026.
A commissioner appointed to oversee the Productivity Commission's GST distribution review is on record with her concerns over the “inequalities” created by the current tax arrangement.
Energy giant AGL has inked an offtake agreement with Tilt Renewables for 100 per cent of the expected 108 megawatts of electricity from the Waddi Wind Farm north of Perth.
Mineral Resources has shipped 8.6 million tonnes from its Onslow Iron operation and pocketed a $41 million payment from Hancock Prospecting under its Perth Basin oil and gas deal.
Henderson-based Civmec says while pre-existing predictions surrounding a quieter first half to FY26 have eventuated, it is confident things are about to turn.
A new website to crack down on black cladding has been launched by entrepreneur Gerry Matera and backed by former federal Indigenous affairs minister Ken Wyatt.
The state's mining lobby has warned that Western Australia's diminished reputation as a mining jurisdiction of choice is at risk, unless government takes action to reduce power prices.
Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill has reported a near-halving of its profit for the 2024-25 financial year due to extreme weather and softening iron ore prices.
WA's energy transition has taken a strange turn, with new data showing coal has lifted its market share while the much-heralded big batteries have driven wholesale prices sharply higher.
