This Month
PM makes first Victorian campaign stop, but Allan is nowhere to be seen
There are four Labor premiers in Australia. Albanese is happy to stand alongside three of them.
March
WA warning for Albanese over revised environment laws
After torpedoing a deal hashed out by Tanya Plibersek, the prime minister has blamed Labor’s Senate numbers for uncertainty on a new environment watchdog.
WA Labor softens criticism over North West Shelf delay
The decision on whether the huge Woodside-run gas venture can run for another 40 years could end up being made by a minority government.
Labor’s confidence grows after WA election thumping
The party has cruised to a big election victory in the state as voters delivered Premier Roger Cook his own strong mandate.
Labor’s WA dominance is no longer an aberration
The seismic election result proves the party’s recipe for west coast success extends beyond the personality of ‘State Daddy’ Mark McGowan and COVID-era parochialism.
Albanese can’t afford to lose anywhere. WA just gave him hope
The state election result shows the Labor brand is still in good shape in the west. Anthony Albanese will be hoping some of the gloss shines his way.
Thumping Labor win in WA delivers Cook strong mandate
West Australian Labor has recorded a thumping, third consecutive election victory just weeks away from a federal election.
What’s at stake in the WA election
With a third term all but assured for the Cook government, the debate within WA has instead turned to what a “victory” looks like for a Liberal Party destined for defeat.
The unlikely alliance aiming to slow AUKUS developments
While the national security implications of AUKUS have long been scrutinised, its effect on a pink snapper habitat off Perth may have been unappreciated.
WA premier calls Vance a ‘knob’
At a business breakfast in Perth, West Australian Premier Roger Cook was asked for a one-word reaction to United States Vice President J.D. Vance.
Dutton’s plan for warplanes panned
Defence analysts believe buying drones, fixing the navy and upgrading bases is a more important priority if defence spending is increased.
February
Cook’s message for V’landys: WA doesn’t need the NRL
WA premier says NRL brass must understand rugby league is a relative minnow west of the Nullarbor, and his government won’t bend over backwards to secure a team.
I went jogging with WA’s premier to talk GST and Japanese house music
Triathlons have taught WA Premier Roger Cook a bit about resilience – something he says is required in politics and leadership.
‘See what’s going on up there’: WA premier invites teals to Pilbara
Roger Cook will ask all re-elected teal MPs to tour the mineral-rich Pilbara as he seeks to head off potential environmental reforms from federal Labor.
Frustrated Woodside wants to step on the gas
CEO Meg O’Neill is optimistic about a big future for oil and gas projects despite lacklustre share price and contradictory messages from governments and investors.
WA households handed $5000 for batteries in election cash splash
Western Australian households will be provided $5000 battery rebates in the latest election pitch from the cashed-up Labor government.
WA’s coal cliff: Industry warns of looming power shortfall
Western Australia’s transition away from coal will require substantial upgrades to its energy infrastructure, but industry says the state is fast running out of time.
Indigenous rock art report at centre of North West Shelf delay
A rift has opened between the West Australian and Albanese governments over the deferral of a decision to extend Woodside’s huge gas project off the state’s coast.
Australia still betting on rare earths
The Albanese government hoped for a new resources boom in new critical minerals projects and processing. There’s been a hard reckoning since, but the dream still lives for Iluka Resources and others.
D-Day looms for Woodside’s massive North West Shelf gas project
It’s either crucial to energy security, or a climate disaster in the making. Labor will have to decide whether to let the LNG operation run another 50 years.