Western Australia’s leading news and data service. Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s philanthropic foundation has revealed extensive job cuts and spending cutbacks implemented last year as part of a planned restructure.

Jun 8, 2022 · Twenty-nine WA-based companies and organisations – including a mining giant (BHP), an energy provider (Horizon Power), a mental health app (Oqea), a carbon footprint calculator (ClimateClever), some of the State’s most famed higher education institutions (Curtin University, ECU and UWA) and even a primary school (Marble Bar Primary School) – have been announced as finalists for the 31st ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Senior figures exit Tattarang; Strike Energy boss resigns; WA's employment statistics; and rainfall, approvals impact Rio Tinto.

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Oct 10, 2024 · The fossil fuel tax credit was introduced in 2006 to compensate industrial fuel use on the basis it is less dependent on government roads. Ms Bourguet said current decarbonisation incentives on offer were supporting multinationals to focus on their projects elsewhere, highlighting Brazil and Chile. “These big miners, they are global companies, and when they decide to pour capital into ...

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Nov 28, 2024 · TLEA’ Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery has been plagued with performance issues in the past. The offtake contract terms are flexible, against a backdrop of subdued lithium market conditions and the need to build up market demand.

Dec 12, 2024 · A recent report has highlighted that construction costs in WA rose by 11.1 per cent this year, which was well above forecasts and higher than other states.

Dec 10, 2024 · On Friday, AFP confirmed officers had conducted a search of AVZ’s main office on Ventnor Avenue “as part of an ongoing investigation”. AVZ has previously been tied up in legal proceedings over its mine licence for its flagship lithium project in Africa, of which it holds the majority ownership stake.

Dec 13, 2024 · The figures it settled on are at odds with a report by national science agency CSIRO published on Monday. That report – part of an annual series looking at the costs of different energy sources in the Australian context – found nuclear to be the most expensive of all assessed options, estimating a cost of $400-$663 per megawatt hour, and flagged construction blowout concerns.