Yesterday
Labor vows to buttress ‘Fortress WA’ with another budget surplus
Western Australia is on track for more than a decade of surpluses, with GST payments and iron ore royalties delivering the state a $2.5 billion surplus for 2024-25.
Big miners ready to compromise on green laws, Murray Watt says
The new environment minister believes some in Australia’s mining industry are ready to help the government deliver green reforms if it speeds up project approvals.
This Month
World first as Australian insurer backs MDMA mental health treatment
More commonly associated with music festivals, the drug now has the backing of Australia’s biggest health insurance provider as a treatment for PTSD.
Indigenous leader says activists hijacked North West Shelf rock art
The chairman of a major Aboriginal corporation has lashed environmentalists for undermining a bid to recognise ancient rock art in WA’s North West.
WA treasurer to shake up big-spending agenda
Poles, wires and pipes “aren’t necessarily sexy”, says Rita Saffioti, but Thursday’s budget will pour billions into economic infrastructure to support industry.
Woodside seeks more time on North West Shelf response
A deadline for the gas giant to respond to the government’s conditional approval of the mammoth North West Shelf gas facility is about to run out.
WA backs GST reform that would hand it an even bigger share
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has found an unlikely ally in his fight to overhaul the GST model and distribute it to the states on a per capita basis.
Australian reporter shot with rubber bullet in LA protests
Israeli forces boarded a charity vessel bound for Gaza, while protesters clashed with United States National Guard in California. How the day unfolded.
Forrest breaks with big miners to push for tax credit overhaul
The Andrew Forrest-founded mining giant has begun lobbying key government figures to reform the diesel credit system.
Indigenous leader takes aim at Greens, Labor amid Cox saga
A prominent WA Indigenous leader and human rights expert has criticised Labor and the Greens over their handling of the Dorinda Cox saga.
Powerful union puts Dorinda Cox on notice over Labor’s gas agenda
Anthony Albanese’s move to recruit Greens defector Dorinda Cox has angered sections of the West Australian Labor Party.
Albanese praises Western Australia’s gas reservation policy
The Albanese government will conduct a review energy policy including whether a portion of gas produced on the east coast should be reserved to avoid energy shortages.
May
Qld shoots down gas reserve idea if it means bailing out Victoria
The east coast’s major gas supplier, Queensland, pushes back against an eastern reservation and doubles down on criticism of southern state’s energy policy.
East coast gas reserve in Albanese government’s sights
Canberra is likely to consider establishing an eastern cache as part of a sweeping review of the country’s energy system.
NW Shelf extension confirms Labor’s gas conversion
The Albanese government’s decision to extend the life of Woodside’s massive North West Shelf project signals Labor’s embrace of gas as key to the energy transition.
Emboldened LNG giants push for more supply as North West Shelf looms
Woodside and Santos bosses have warned that ideological opposition to gas projects is scaring off investment and risks undermining Asia’s energy transition.
Labor poised to approve controversial NW Shelf gas project
The Albanese government has made its strongest signal yet that it will give the nod to Woodside’s long-delayed development.
Blackstone’s Crown nears final regulatory hurdle in WA
The West Australian government said an independent monitor put in place after damning money laundering findings had concluded its work at the casino.
Report findings pave the way for North West Shelf go ahead
A scientific report at the centre of the government’s move to delay a decision on the future of Woodside’s project has allayed environmental and cultural concerns.
Rio, Fortescue chief executives to exit in global mining sector shock
Jakob Stausholm said he would leave Rio Tinto at the end of the year, a resignation followed an hour later by Fortescue’s co-chief executive Mark Hutchinson.