Climate protester holds smoking ceremony outside Woodside board member’s Perth home
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Climate protester holds smoking ceremony outside Woodside board member’s Perth home

The group behind a controversial attempted protest last month has now targeted the home of high-profile Woodside board member and former WA politician Ben Wyatt.

  • byHamish Hastie

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Fortescue to plead guilty to breaching Aboriginal Heritage Act

Fortescue to plead guilty to breaching Aboriginal Heritage Act

Pilbara iron ore miner Fortescue will plead guilty to two counts of breaching WA’s Aboriginal Heritage Act when it cleared land in February 2021,a lawyer for the Andrew Forrest-chaired company told Perth Magistrates Court on Friday.

  • byPeter Milne
Rio Tinto’s Ben Wyatt wants the company’s next chair to be Australian

Rio Tinto’s Ben Wyatt wants the company’s next chair to be Australian

The former WA Treasurer,who joins Rio Tinto’s board in September,expects that Australia will have a price on carbon within the next five years.

  • byAnne Hyland
‘I’d be keen to know what roles you can do’:Wyatt rebuffs critics over resources board roles

‘I’d be keen to know what roles you can do’:Wyatt rebuffs critics over resources board roles

The former treasurer has hit back at parliamentary critics for taking on jobs with major WA companies so soon after retiring from politics.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
From criticising Juukan destruction to joining the Rio Tinto board,former WA treasurer jumps ship
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From criticising Juukan destruction to joining the Rio Tinto board,former WA treasurer jumps ship

In New South Wales former ministers are required to take a two-year break before working for any organisations involved in major planning and development issues but in WA politicians can move into high-paying private jobs straight away.

  • byPeter de Kruijff andDaile Cross
Former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt joins board of gas giant Woodside

Former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt joins board of gas giant Woodside

The retired politician has been appointed a non-executive director following similar new postings at the West Coast Eagles and Telethon Kids Institute.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
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Former McGowan media adviser paid $300,000 over unfair dismissal

Former McGowan media adviser paid $300,000 over unfair dismissal

Stephen Kaless has been paid nearly $300,000 to settle two legal actions brought against the government after he was sacked when a work colleague accused him of indecently assaulting her at a work Christmas party in December 2019.

  • byHamish Hastie
Five-day lockdown had $120 million impact on WA economy:Treasury

Five-day lockdown had $120 million impact on WA economy:Treasury

Outgoing Treasurer Ben Wyatt labelled the impact on gross state product ‘negligible’ but the opposition and Chamber of Commerce and Industry still want targeted business grants.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
WA $1b richer thanks to iron ore,GST windfalls and increased household spending

WA $1b richer thanks to iron ore,GST windfalls and increased household spending

Debt is still forecast to crack $40 billion next year and will begin to drop in 2023-24 but the state's operating surplus has increased by $1 billion to $2.2 billion in 2020-21.

  • byHamish Hastie
'China's not perfect,but who is?':Outgoing WA Treasurer lashes attacks on'our major trading partner'

'China's not perfect,but who is?':Outgoing WA Treasurer lashes attacks on'our major trading partner'

Outgoing WA treasurer Ben Wyatt has used his last parliamentary speech to lash"commentators and some elected representatives"for attacking China.

  • byNathan Hondros andPeter de Kruijff
WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt to retire next year after reversing decision to stay on during pandemic recovery

WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt to retire next year after reversing decision to stay on during pandemic recovery

Ben Wyatt said with the successful delivery of the 2020-21 state budget and strengthening of WA's economy he had resolved the time was right to move on.

  • byHamish Hastie