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Sun, wind, space and iron ore as well - the hydrogen and green steel opportunities for WA are enormous.

Why WA is gearing up to chase hydrogen riches

What’s all the fuss about hydrogen in WA? Well the ambition is to upend the state’s two biggest exports, replacing oil and gas and transforming iron ore from mining to manufacturing.

  • Peter Milne

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Mark McGowan.

Ministers who don’t accept hospitality could be accused of being ‘out of touch’: McGowan

WA Premier Mark McGowan sees no issue with government ministers and MPs accepting hospitality from betting giant Tabcorp weeks before the government restarted the sale process to sell its own betting agency TAB.

  • Hamish Hastie
Colliecrete research manager Martin Anda with a sample of the product.

Could Collie’s coal waste pave the way for its future?

When Collie’s last state-owned coal-fired power plant closes at the end of the decade, the South West town will be left with more than just a gaping hole in its local economy.

  • Cameron Myles
WA Hydrogen Minister Alannah MacTiernan.

WA chases mega factory for hydrogen tech

The WA government wants to lure makers of electrolysers – essential equipment for producing green hydrogen – so the state offers more than sun, wind and land to proposed multi-billon dollar projects to produce the clean fuel.

  • Peter Milne
Scott Morrison green hydrogen LNG Pilbara carbon capture and storage index pic.

Liberals’ WA gas cash splash offers both climate action and delay

What will the cash do for climate change in the only state to produce more greenhouse gases than in 2005? It all depends on what you mean by clean hydrogen.

  • Peter Milne
WA hydrogen minister Alannah MacTiernan strongly backs green hydrogen but is not “anti”  gas-derived blue hydrogen.

WA pledges $117m to stay in the global hydrogen race

The WA government is looking for federal support for two hydrogen hubs near Karratha and Geraldton to help WA grab market share for the future clean fuel, with Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Future Industries a likely early tenant.

  • Peter Milne
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Wind and solar farms could soon spring up across the plains of Western Australia if a new amendment to the Land Act is passed.

‘Open, competitive process’ key to unlocking of millions of hectares of land in WA

The WA government has announced a plan to amend the Land Administration Act to more easily enable solar, carbon, and wind farms to be built.

  • Peter de Kruijff
Town planner and former City of Armadale councillor Donna Shaw.

Retired at 32: Planning home truths from one of WA’s youngest-ever councillors

Donna Shaw was elected to the council in 2009 at age 19, making her one of the youngest elected members to ever enter local government in WA. On Saturday, she handed in her name badge after 12 years in the role.

  • Hamish Hastie
WA Premier Mark McGowan could be eligible for up to $250,000 a year under an old pension scheme.

Set for life: McGowan bristles after questions on pension ‘gravy train’

Mr McGowan, who had the choice of staying on the old scheme or moving to the new superannuation entitlements, is eligible for the upper threshold of the pension and could receive more than $250,000 per annum from taxpayers after he retires.

  • Hamish Hastie
Student and union activism almost appears a thing of the past despite higher education being in crisis.

Universities sit silent as politics strangles activism: but for how long?

A once-in-a-decade stoush is brewing over the political leanings that have potentially silenced student and academic action over job losses and education reforms.

  • Aja Styles

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