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Betchtel workers gather for the mass meeting outside Woodside's Pluto Train 2 Construction Accommodation Village, Red Dog village.

Oil & GasCommentsPremiumPluto workers want pay hike as unions ready for turf war

About 800 workers for Pluto Train 2 contractor Bechtel rallied in Karratha amid a bitter turf war between unions.

Matt Mckenzie & Madelin Hayes

Woodside wants to extend the life of Karratha Gas Plant out to 2070.

EnergyCommentsPremiumWoodside buys more time for talk on NWS conditions

Woodside’s talks with the Federal Government over the future of the North West Shelf will remain ongoing after the deadline for a response on the environmental conditions was extended.

Matt Mckenzie

One state is replacing its solar sweetener with an incentive to connect with and supply the grid. (Glenn Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergySun sets on another state's solar home battery rebate

Not everyone is happy as another state scraps its solar energy sweetener for homes as a federal government battery subsidy kicks in.

Farid Farid

The new Environment Minister Murray Watt gave the greenlight for an extension of the gas project to 2070 but only under strict conditions. 

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsPremiumWatt says talks ‘constructive’ on NWS gas expansion

Environment Minister Murray Watt says talks with Woodside over strict conditions tied to the North West Shelf gas expansion have been ‘constructive,’ but warns formal response may be delayed.

Caitlyn Rintoul

The Badgingarra Wind Farm (BWF) is adjacent to the Badgingarra Solar Farm as part of APA's Western Australia Renewables Precinct.

EnergyCommentsPremiumGridlocked: Energy transition at risk from power line delays

The State Government’s energy transition planning has been graded an F by industry lobbyists amid warnings time is running out to build new power lines and get ready for the closure of coal.

Matt Mckenzie

Demand for home batteries is expected to surge with a new government subsidy to kick in from July. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyAussies urged to charge ahead with household batteries

Australia could unlock billions in electricity savings if more households add a battery to their solar panel plans, a report has found.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Shiva McMahon ran Woodside Energy’s international operations for two years.

EnergyPremiumOil float hopeful lures former Woodside international chief

As chief executive of Petro Australis Energy, Shiva McMahon will play a guiding management role alongside founders Saxon Palmer and Laurie Brown ahead of a proposed float at year’s end.

Sean Smith

Australia has “some of the lowest gas prices in the developed world” a top energy consultancy claims.

Oil & GasCommentsWar of words erupts over claim Aussies pay higher gas prices

A top energy consultancy has squared off against Resources Minister Madeleine King over claims that Australians are paying higher gas prices than other developed nations.

Matt Mckenzie

Premier Roger Cook delivers opening comments at the Trade and Economic Resilience Roundtable at ANZAC House, Perth.

WA NewsPremium‘For sure’: WA’s captains of industry keen on Albo meeting

Local fertiliser kingpin Vikas Rambal wants to see Anthony Albanese replicate a snap business roundtable convened by Roger Cook this week amid the fallout of US President Donald Trump’s tariff regime.

Simone Grogan, Adrian Rauso and Dylan Caporn

Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen.

FEDERAL POLITICSPremiumBattery scheme supercharged during WA Cabinet visit

Up to five times more West Aussies are expected to be able to access battery rebates after the Federal and State governments aligned their schemes.

One of Queensland's biggest power generators - the Callide plant - has returned to full service. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyPremiumMaligned power station back online after explosions

One of a state's largest power stations is back online for the first time since April after it was forced to shut down following another explosion.

Fraser Barton

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NEWS‘Heartbreaking’: Gas extension decision divides

Faith leaders say they are “deeply troubled” by the Federal Government’s decision to approve the extension of the North West Shelf Gas processing facility.

Rhiannon Lewin

Woodside has been given approval to keep the North West Shelf project operating until 2070. (HANDOUT/Woodside Energy)

BusinessWoodside gas project extension needs to meet net-zero

The WA energy giant will be legally required to ensure a gas project extension meets the Federal Government's climate targets.

Tess Ikonomou

A scientist has accused "spin doctors" of distorting a report on damage to ancient rock art. (HANDOUT/SAVE OUR SONGLINES)

EnergyFears for heritage site as gas plant expansion approved

The fallout from a decision to extend the life of a massive gas project continues with accusations of a political cover-up over a scientific report.

Lloyd Jones

North West Shelf Venture's Karratha Gas Plant.

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Is the climate changing for oil and gas?

Federal approval on Wednesday for Woodside’s North West Shelf to run until 2070 was a win for the gas industry. But the next major project may face an even higher hurdle.

Matt Mckenzie

Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula is home to ancient rock art and nearby heavy industry. (Jessica Ellis/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumProtests ramp up after green light for Woodside’s NWS expansion

Activists are set to ramp up their campaign against a massive gas project after the federal government approved a proposal to extend its operation to 2070.

Alex Mitchell

Woodside has been granted approval to operate the North West Shelf gas project until 2070. Save Our Songlines

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsPM defends Woodside gas ruling, calls project ‘essential’

Anthony Albanese has defended his Government’s call to extend Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project to 2070, saying gas is essential as the country shifts to renewables. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Woodside has gained approval to keep operating a gas processing plant in Karratha until the 2070s. (Woodside Energy/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyPremiumLegal challenges await gas industry after Woodside win

The extension of Woodside's North West Shelf project has become a lightning rod for climate and Indigenous activists who are vowing to keep up the fight.

Jacob Shteyman

Opposing groups joined forces to call for the "nature versus climate" narrative to be put to bed. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyClean energy, environment unity ticket on nature laws

An alliance of conservation and renewable energy groups want environment protection reform back on track and the "nature versus climate" narrative put to bed.

Poppy Johnston

Woodside Energy, North West Shelf

Oil & GasPremiumGreen groups fume, industry relief after Woodside NWS call

The oil and gas industry says keeping Woodside Energy’s LNG plant on the Burrup Peninsula until 2070 proves there is appreciation for gas as a transition fuel, while conservationists have blasted the verdict.

Simone Grogan

Woodside’s Karratha Gas Plant

EnergyPremiumEight things to know about WA’s North West Shelf

A bid to extend the life of Woodside Energy’s North West Shelf LNG plant has been endorsed by Australia’s new environment minister. Here’s what you need to know about the project and its history.

Matthew McKenzie and Simone Grogan

Murray Watt has approved Woodside Energy’s 50-year extension of the contentious North West Shelf gas project.

Oil & GasCommentsLabor green lights Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project

Woodside has just 10 days to respond to the strict conditions imposed by the Federal Government before a final decision on the go-ahead is made.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Jessica Page

Woodside's proposal to extend the operating life of the gas project has been met with protests. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

EnergyPremiumGas project approved despite climate, rock art concerns

Woodside's controversial North West Shelf gas extension has been granted approval by the federal government, subject to conditions relating to air emissions.

Jacob Shteyman

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NEWSUNESCO rejects World Heritage bid for Burrup rock art

Australia’s bid to list an area abundant in ancient Aboriginal rock art believed to be up to 50,000 years old has not gone according to plan.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer