Endangered turtles and ‘exceptional’ coral at risk from Woodside’s gas drilling in WA, watchdog says
Exclusive: EPA flags oil spill risk from proposed gasfield and threat to pygmy blue whales
WA has been governed by Labor since 2017, led first by Mark McGowan and then Roger Cook.
Any large project in WA will now need to tell the EPA how it will achieve zero-net emissions by 2050 before it can go for Ministerial approval.
Stephen Edwell, the independent chair of WA's energy transformation taskforce, has just a few years to stop a solar surge overwhelming the South West power grid.
WA Premier Mark McGowan wants eastern states businesses hurt by high gas prices to move west, but there is no certainty about ongoing cheap gas in WA.
The State’s work health and safety laws will undergo a major revamp, streamlining three Acts into a single one more consistent with national legislation.
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