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The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs.
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Chinese miner buys out Aussie gold project in PNG
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Gas export project to stop dipping into domestic market
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Rio Tinto moves to acquire Cape York bauxite project
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Smooth runway for new migrants could unlock gold mines
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (24+ words) Productivity and critical skills are on offer if the government backs Australia's "world class" settlement programs and cools debate, according to a peak body....
BHP won’t rule out talk of China interest in Jimblevbar
1+ week, 52+ min ago (319+ words) BHP is playing coy over rumours the world’s largest steelmaker is eyeing up a slice of the mining giant’s Jimblebar iron ore operations in the Pilbara. BHP is playing coy over rumours the worldâs largest steelmaker is eyeing up…...
WA bans uranium mining. So why is Labor funding it?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (50+ words) Why would the Cook Government give hundreds of thousands of dollars to a mining company to explore for uranium when Labor has an effective ban on uranium mining in WA? Credit: Ross Swanborough/The West Australian, WA Premier Roger Cook…...
More taxpayer funds to help a mining town ditch coal
1+ week, 4+ day ago (26+ words) The WA government will stump up $58.6 million, in addition to more than $700 million already allocated, to support a mining town transition away from coal....
Cook backs WA coal mine merger, warns of high rehab cost
1+ week, 4+ day ago (390+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Premier Roger Cook says a merger between two major coal miners in Collie had…...
Anti-fracking voices heard outside resources conference
1+ week, 4+ day ago (386+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Junior miners flush with cash but tax threat looms
2+ week, 4+ day ago (378+ words) ASX-listed mining explorers are flush with cash and not afraid to spend it, but there are fresh warnings that the golden days might be over thanks to the Albanese Government’s tax changes. ASX-listed mining explorers are flush with cash and…...