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As well as an ageing oil operation Barrow Island is home to Chevron’s massive Gorgon liquefied natural gas plant fed by offshore fields.

Taxpayers face $500 million bill to clean up Chevron’s WA oil field

Even as new environmental impacts from offshore oil and gas facilities are emerging, also emerging is the full extent of clean-up costs – and who is liable.

  • Emma Young

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ave our Songlines convenor Raelene Cooper at the UNESCO World Heritage Committee 47th session in Paris.

Murujuga traditional owner accuses UNESCO of silencing, intimidating group in Paris

Raelene Cooper wrote to the World Heritage Centre on Sunday to complain about the treatment of her group.

  • Hamish Hastie
Employment Minister Murray Watt.

Environment minister accused of breaking transparency promise on North West Shelf conditions

This masthead understands the conditions imposed on Woodside’s North West Shelf extension will likely not be made public until after the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Paris later this month.

  • Hamish Hastie
North West Shelf protesters outside Perth MP Patrick Gorman’s office on Friday morning.

Woodside secures extension to respond to North West Shelf conditions

The government had set conditions understood to be around the potential impact on ancient nearby Aboriginal rock art. Woodside had until Friday to respond.

  • Hamish Hastie
Curtin University Professor and Murujuga rock art emissions study statistician Adrian Baddeley.

Rock art expert breaks silence over Burrup emissions study controversy

A leading statistician on the Murujuga emissions study has spoken to support an 800-page report days after blasting bureaucrats for “unacceptable interference”.

  • Hamish Hastie
The WA govenrment has approved the extension of the North West Shelf plant near Karratha.

Community right to feel Albanese having it both ways on climate

The clear sense of betrayal from some and relief from others suggests many are not sure where the government stands on carbon.

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More than a million petroglyphs are scattered around Murujuga National Park, which overlooks Woodside’s Karratha gas plant operations.

Watt claims ‘factual inaccuracies’ used to defer Burrup rock art World Heritage bid

The federal environment minister has accused a United Nations-linked international cultural heritage organisation of putting the Murujuga rock art gallery World Heritage listing bid at risk.

  • Hamish Hastie
The rocks at Murujuga National Park feature more than a million rock art engravings, but industry may threaten these.

‘It’s a cover-up’: Rock art expert accuses WA government of lying in emissions report

UWA archaeologist Professor Ben Smith claims the government lied in the executive summary of an 800-page report on industrial emissions and the Murujuga rock art.

  • Hamish Hastie
Andrew Forrest’s biggest bet has been on developing electrolysers that can break down water into green hydrogen or reduce iron ore to “green iron” suitable for steel making.

‘It’s a con’: Billionaire ‘Twiggy’ Forrest unloads on net zero

Despite doubts about the economics of green hydrogen and Donald Trump’s aversion to clean energy, Andrew Forrest isn’t ready to back down on his dream.

  • Matt Oliver
The WAEC will investigate the complaint.

WAEC to investigate alleged sexist remarks and Pilbara MP buying vote counters lunch

In a complaint sent to the commission by Liberal upper house MP Neil Thomson on behalf of the Liberals’ Pilbara candidate Amanda Kailis he said a Liberal scrutineer was subjected to “deprecatory remarks” based on her gender.

  • Hamish Hastie

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