Western Australia drives Alcoa $US4.1b buy of South32 aluminium business
The US company will have a monopoly over WA bauxite mining and alumina refining, which it plans to operate for 40 years.
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Northern Endeavour a “major screw up” by Government: Patrick
The Government has 'screwed up' with the Northern Endeavour oil vessel says Sen. Rex Patrick and the loophole that might cost $370 million remains five years after it was spotted.
South Korea joins China, Japan in net-zero in $80B squeeze on Australian fossil exports
South Korea, Japan and China's tightened climate goals will crunch Australian thermal coal, make LNG investments harder and possibly kill Santos' Barossa LNG project.
Japan's net-zero by 2050 to hit Australian exports
A $40 billion market for Australian coal and LNG exports just became less welcoming with Japan's commitment to zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Unions call on Inpex to improve travel to Ichthys
Unions want Inpex to return to the pre-COVID practice of flying workers through Broome, not the remote Truscott airstrip.
Govt spends $10M to look after Northern Endeavour for an extra month
The burden on taxpayers from the failed Northern Endeavour vessel continues to grow - $10M in one month - while the Government decides what to do next.
$50B Pilbara energy hub targets 10M tonnes a year of green ammonia
The giant $50B Asian Renewable Energy Hub proposed for WA's Pilbara has upsized and switched from providing power to make green ammonia, in Australia's most ambitious hydrogen play.
Australia’s biggest LNG buyer JERA chases zero CO2 emissions by 2050
Japan's JERA, the major buyer of Australian LNG, has embraced zero emissions by 2050 in another signal that the clock is ticking on this major export.
A greener world is a dark outlook for Aussie LNG: IEA
Prospects for LNG are under a shadow if Paris Agreement emissions cuts are pursued, according to the IEA, leaving Woodside and Santos in a very dark place.
WA plans a slow move to greener power
Rooftop solar will make South-West WA power greener, but there is no path outlined for Collie's future or to net-zero by 2050, according to a WA Government study.
What China's climate push means for Australia
China's surprise commitment to net-zero emissions by 2060 presents problems and opportunities for Australian exports and increased pressure to get real about emissions reduction.
'Backwards' federal budget: Morrison govt never fails to disappoint on climate
A budget for a gas-led recovery is delaying inevitable and necessary change. Eventually, Australia will be forced to catch up to the EU, China and a post-Trump USA.
Warradarge wind farm powers up
The start-up of Bright Energy's Warradarge wind farm completes a massive addition of wind generation to the South-West of WA.