Fracking little use for WA: Roger Cook allowed 87pc to be exported

The Premier’s threat to frack the Kimberley if Woodside’s Browse is blocked is nonsense as he exempted it from his export ban.

Peter Milne Jun 2, 2026

Mining

For 44 years, Australia has subsidised diesel use. Is it time to stop?

Australian taxpayers pay $5 billion a year to miners, including highly profitable giants like BHP.

The Conversation May 29, 2026

EXCLUSIVE

Federal plan delivers three times more gas to WA than Browse

Australia's most gas-dependent state can be well supplied for decades without drilling near Scott Reef or fracking the Kimberley, according to an exclusive analysis by Boiling Cold.

Peter Milne May 28, 2026

Murray Watt

Murray Watt, a Labor Senator for Queensland, has been the Federal Minister for Environment and Water since mid-2025.

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Bauxite

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