This Month
Mining rivals join forces on green iron project
BHP, Rio Tinto and BlueScope have all agreed to develop Australia’s largest iron-making electric smelting furnace, the NeoSmelt pilot facility, in Western Australia.
- Tom Rabe and Peter Ker
WA government green lights Woodside’s North West Shelf extension
The West Australian government has given Woodside the green light to extend the life of its North West Shelf gas processing facility.
- Tom Rabe
The human factor holding up wind power project
A bottleneck is emerging in Western Australia’s transmission infrastructure pipeline, an industry source has warned.
- Tom Rabe
Calls for review of WA airfare subsidies after blowout revelations
A multi-million dollar blowout to a state government scheme subsidising regional travel has prompted opposition calls for a government review of the program.
- Tom Rabe
- Exclusive
- Qantas
Govt has helped pay for more than 100k flights to one FIFO town in WA
A West Australian government scheme designed to subsidise regional flights to Perth for country residents has ballooned to quadruple its original cost.
- Updated
- Tom Rabe
November
Zempilas’ campaign manager quits after stoking WA Liberal crisis
Cam Sinclair has stepped down after he was revealed to have commissioned polling that triggered a furore for Liberal leader Libby Mettam.
- Tom Rabe
WA unveils $150m lithium rescue package
The West Australian government has unveiled a $150 million rescue package for the state’s struggling lithium sector.
- Tom Rabe and Mark Wembridge
- Exclusive
- Liberal Party
Zempilas’ ex-campaign manager linked to Liberal crisis poll
A marketing firm run by Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas’ former campaign manager commissioned polling on behalf of an unknown local business person that has triggered a Liberal leadership crisis in Western Australia.
- Updated
- Tom Rabe
- Exclusive
- Kerry Stokes
The man who would be the new king of WA
Basil Zempilas is now the most high-profile name in WA politics, and he hasn’t even been elected to parliament.
- Tom Rabe
Perth’s plan to raid east coast for tradies with lure of $10,000 cash
The West Australian government is considering offering a one-off payment to tradespeople to move from interstate to build more homes.
- Tom Rabe
October
WA knocks back initial NRL funding request
The WA government has set up a taskforce to work directly with the NRL on brokering a deal for an 18th rugby league club.
- Tom Rabe and Zoe Samios
Woodside boss urges states to join WA in ending emissions regulation
State governments should consider leaving the policing of greenhouse emissions to Canberra, Meg O’Neill says.
- Tom Rabe and Angela Macdonald-Smith
WA to leave greenhouse gas policing to Canberra
Western Australia will hand responsibility of policing greenhouse gas emissions of major projects to the federal government, using new constitutional legal advice to justify the move.
- Tom Rabe
August
Inquiry leaves door ajar for WA gas exports
Onshore gas producers should be allowed to export to international buyers if the Western Australian industry can address a major looming domestic shortfall.
- Tom Rabe
July
WA Premier stands by CFMEU amid workplace law shake-up
Western Australian Premier Roger Cook has defended a decision to keep his party aligned with the state branch of the CFMEU.
- Tom Rabe
Home building slowdown fuels Perth’s rocketing price rises
Dwindling housing completions have helped fuel major increases in Perth’s property prices as developers warn most projects are not viable because of rising costs.
- Tom Rabe
Construction industry ‘much more respectful’ in WA
The Western Australian Labor government is unlikely to follow moves by eastern states to impose compulsory requirements for union agreements.
- Tom Rabe
‘The port would stop’: Fremantle workers threaten to walk off job
Western Australia’s largest container port could grind to a halt next week if a small group of key staff stop work over a pay dispute.
- Tom Rabe
June
‘Unique position’ secures WA thousands more skilled migrants
Perth property prices have soared amid unprecedented migration. Now WA Premier Roger Cook has landed a promise of thousands more migrants to build more homes.
- Tom Rabe
‘Extinction event’: WA builders blame government for overheating market
A $480 million government housing grant scheme has been blamed by West Australian builders for overheating the market and contributing to insolvencies.
- Tom Rabe