The WA companies that boomed and bombed in 2023

The WA companies that boomed and bombed in 2023

Normally,the saying is you need money to make money,but in WA it seems you need ore to make more – and keep a close watch on China,costs and the energy transition.

  • byPeter Milne

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Pollies,protests and billionaire bust-ups:The WA civil court rows that shaped 2023
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Pollies,protests and billionaire bust-ups:The WA civil court rows that shaped 2023

There were no shortage of court battles being waged — or rebutted — by the top end of town in 2023. We revisit some of the cases that left us shocked,bewildered and sometimes even entertained.

  • byJesinta Burton
‘Authentically Australian’:The year we lost Bondi Sands,Zimmermann,Four Pillars

‘Authentically Australian’:The year we lost Bondi Sands,Zimmermann,Four Pillars

Global conglomerates paid billions of dollars for Australian brands this year – and some experts believe Aje,Smiggle,Peter Alexander could be next.

  • byJessica Yun
Is nuclear power a viable clean energy option?

Is nuclear power a viable clean energy option?

At the COP28 climate talks in Dubai there was a push by some to use nuclear power as a clean energy option,but critics say it’s too expensive and will take too long to build to make a difference in reducing carbon emissions.

  • byNick O'Malley andMike Foley
Rebels’ future cloudy as Australian rugby tackles thorny five-team question. Again.

Rebels’ future cloudy as Australian rugby tackles thorny five-team question. Again.

At the end of a horror year for Rugby Australia,the financial struggles of its Super Rugby clubs have reopened a debate that only six years ago almost tore the game apart.

  • byIain Payten
Facebook pleads not guilty in Forrest’s clickbait battle

Facebook pleads not guilty in Forrest’s clickbait battle

The mining magnate has accused Meta of being criminally reckless in allowing bogus advertisements for a cryptocurrency investment scheme using his image to appear on its site.

  • byAaron Bunch
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In Dubai,the COP behemoth expands,raising questions about its sustainability

In Dubai,the COP behemoth expands,raising questions about its sustainability

One hundred thousand attendees and counting:The meetings,receptions and parties are accelerating faster than climate change itself.

  • byNick O'Malley
‘Let’s talk about Meg’:Woodside wants Twiggy’s Meg O’Neill remarks condemned
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‘Let’s talk about Meg’:Woodside wants Twiggy’s Meg O’Neill remarks condemned

The WA mining billionaire fired a broadside directly at Woodside chief executive Meg O’Neill and her history as an ExxonMobil executive.

  • byHamish Hastie
Why ‘Twiggy’ Forrest tried to sail a banned 75-metre ship into Dubai

Why ‘Twiggy’ Forrest tried to sail a banned 75-metre ship into Dubai

When the port authority knocked back his request to sail a vessel powered by green ammonia into Dubai,Andrew Forrest opted not to try to pull any strings. He was trying to make a point.

  • byLucy Cormack
‘Twiggy’ Forrest set to join forces with Dragons,NRL in big-money deal
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‘Twiggy’ Forrest set to join forces with Dragons,NRL in big-money deal

St George Illawarra Dragons,one of Australian sport’s most iconic brands,are close to striking a $1.2m-a-season jersey sponsorship deal with Australia’s second-richest person.

  • byMichael Chammas
Thanks Twiggy,but saving the world will take more than charity

Thanks Twiggy,but saving the world will take more than charity

Philanthropy is a splendid thing that leaves control with the giver,compared with the surrender of control in paying taxes. But without adequate taxation there is no social cohesion.

  • byMalcolm Knox