Cyclone Narelle shuts 44pc of WA gas supply
Santos' Varanus Island is not producing gas. Nor are the shuttered North West Shelf and Wheatstone plants.
The northern jarrah forest stretches from inland of Perth, south to Collie. It is threatened by climate change and bauxite mining by Alcoa and South32.
The battle of jobs and Alcoa profits versus the jarrah forest and Perth's water supply will ramp up within weeks when the miner's plans are released.
The US miner expects WA government approval within 12 months to destroy 75 square kilometres of jarrah forest to enable its "number one" lever to boost profits.
Roger Cook granting Alcoa greater access to mine near Perth's dams risks could cost taxpayers billions of dollars and result in water restrictions
Within weeks, the US miner will reveal for public comment plans to strip mine 75 square kilometres of jarrah forest.
Alcoa has made last minute changes to its planned expansion of mining in WA's jarrah forest and wants to reenter a previously mined area, potentially triggering a new major federal environmental assessment.
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