11 October 2024.
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Labor’s War on the West
The Albanese Government is under fire from major businesses in the State for launching an assault on the resources sector on two fronts – flirting with the Greens who want a debilitating “climate trigger” as part of new environment laws, and emboldening unions in the Pilbara to take on BHP and demand massive bonuses for workers.
Read moreMiners accuse Albanese of KILLING THE GOLDEN GOOSE
Uproar over reckless attack on resources.
Read moreEditorial: Miners need a friend, not a foe, in Cabinet
To borrow a phrase from Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison, it’s the s…….t time for the nation to have a Resources Minister who is anything other than 100 per cent committed to keeping the industry strong.
Read moreTrue depth revealed of Blayney gold mine affair
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been accused of secretly overruling her own department’s hand-picked Indigenous cultural assessor in her decision to declare a heritage order against the $1bn Regis gold mine in NSW, fuelling claims that the Albanese government made a political decision that has effectively scuttled the mine.
Read moreFend for your shelf
State’s biggest resources project left hanging for 749 days as Woodside waits for outcome of environmental appeal.
Read moreRecord-breaking year for WA resources sector but ‘nature positive’ reforms threaten to derail growth and jobs
WA’s powerhouse resources sector pumped a record $77 billion into the State economy last year and accounted for one-fifth of company tax paid across the entire country.
Read moreDon’t Dump Mining Money
In the State Budget, royalties contributed over $12bn in 2022-23. Mining represents around one-third of State Government revenue. Federally, ATO data reveals that the mining industry contributes more than $40bn in company tax — around 5 per cent of ALL company tax paid in Australia in the 2021-22 financial year. This remarkable contribution should not just be seen in terms of abstract numbers. Mining not only represents jobs and growing wealth, it also represent money for schools and hospitals, defence funding, investment in new roads and other infrastructure, and on and on.
Read morePARLIAMENTARY RESEARCH BRIEF | IPA | AUSTRALIA’S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS IN CONTINUING DECLINE
14 November 2023.
Read moreHow one family helped to shape WA | The untold history of Western Australia
The modern history of the Hancocks is well known but earlier generations also had a big impact on our State’s development It is quite a picture. The striking white horses kick up dust as they work in unison to pull the coach through the WA outback. Five men sit atop the coach and a lone rider keeps pace alongside. The photo presents a fascinating reminder of how once supplies, mail and people were carried across vast stretches of WA.
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