What’s all the fuss about hydrogen in WA? Well the ambition is to upend the state’s two biggest exports,replacing oil and gas and transforming iron ore from mining to manufacturing.
WA Premier Mark McGowan sees no issue with government ministers and MPs accepting hospitality from betting giant Tabcorp weeks before the government restarted the sale process to sell its own betting agency TAB.
When Collie’s last state-owned coal-fired power plant closes at the end of the decade,the South West town will be left with more than just a gaping hole in its local economy.
The WA government wants to lure makers of electrolysers – essential equipment for producing green hydrogen – so the state offers more than sun,wind and land to proposed multi-billon dollar projects to produce the clean fuel.
What will the cash do for climate change in the only state to produce more greenhouse gases than in 2005? It all depends on what you mean by clean hydrogen.
The WA government is looking for federal support for two hydrogen hubs near Karratha and Geraldton to help WA grab market share for the future clean fuel,with Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Future Industries a likely early tenant.
The WA government has announced a plan to amend the Land Administration Act to more easily enable solar,carbon,and wind farms to be built.
Donna Shaw was elected to the council in 2009 at age 19,making her one of the youngest elected members to ever enter local government in WA. On Saturday,she handed in her name badge after 12 years in the role.
Mr McGowan,who had the choice of staying on the old scheme or moving to the new superannuation entitlements,is eligible for the upper threshold of the pension and could receive more than $250,000 per annum from taxpayers after he retires.
A once-in-a-decade stoush is brewing over the political leanings that have potentially silenced student and academic action over job losses and education reforms.
Conservation Council of WA Director Piers Verstegen was confident the new portfolio signalled the government was ready to embrace climate change action.