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Woodside posts record production but profit down to $3.8b

Australia's biggest oil and gas producer has posted record production and cut costs, but weak fossil fuel prices have weighed on profits

Australian Associated Press Feb 24, 2026

Analysis

Is Black Mountain's Kimberley dream fracking impossible?

Investors beware: after spending more than $40 million in the Canning Basin, the US-owned company's continued pursuit of remote gas appears to be throwing good money after bad.

Peter Milne Feb 19, 2026

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Alcoa slugged $55 million over illegal jarrah forest clearing

The US miner illegally destroyed the habitat of endangered black cockatoos for six years.

Australian Associated Press, Peter Milne Feb 18, 2026

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