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WA supercharges the surplus to $19 billion

Strong commodity prices and WA’s powerhouse resources sector have played an “outsized” role in boosting the Federal Government’s coffers, with the Budget surplus ballooning to $19 billion at the end of May. New figures from the Department of Finance show a surge in company and personal tax payments underwriting a stronger than expected result. Receipts from the resources sector was one of the biggest contributors. Mr Albanese argued strong export links would be paramount to ensure unemployment levels remained low. “One in four Australian jobs depend on international trade and that ratio is only going to increase as the economic transformation under way in our region, the fastest growing region of the world in human history, gathers pace,” he told the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce on Friday.

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Roy Hill entertains and engages staff in the outback

Roy Hill, a world-class mining operation in Western Australia’s Pilbara region representing the next generation of integrated iron ore mining, rail and port projects, employs approximately 2,700 staff across its mine permanent village (MPV) site alone.While the provision of premium entertainment was a key requirement, Roy Hill also required a communication platform that could act as an extension to their intranet to share essential information with on-site teams that could be managed from HQ or by teams on site. They were also keen to implement the new solution with minimal upgrades to their current infrastructure. The challenge was being able to deliver an innovative, best-in-class premium entertainment and engagement solution at Roy Hill’s MPV village, with approximately 2,700 rooms, while maintaining a reliable service within a low bandwidth environment.

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Senex stare down with government continues

GINA Rinehart backed Senex Energy said it might supply glass manufacturer Orora with 14 petajoules of gas over a 10-year period, as it continues its stare down with the federal government over market intervention. Senex said the conditional supply agreement would come into effect from January 2025 and provided offtake for its proposed Atlas project expansion in Queensland’s Surat Basin. However, this is only provided that the expansion of Atlas goes ahead. The gas producer halted its expanded field development when the federal government intervened in the market introducing a price cap of $12 a gigajoule for the domestic market.

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Australia Must Heed Gina Rinehart’s Timely Warnings

“Canberra Hill is not a wealth creator or nation builder, but a user and waster of taxpayer funds, an inefficient disperser of taxpayers’ funds, and its record shows a place which fails to understand economic realities,” she said. “This lack of economic realities has resulted in policies which restrict our pensioners, students and even veterans from working as much as they may choose, while there is a widespread worker shortage, a worker shortage crisis, affecting many businesses and supplies.” At a time of record revenue, thanks to mining, one would expect government services to be provided abundantly and efficiently. Unfortunately, the opposite is the case. Notwithstanding the money flowing into state government coffers, the standard of the provision of services, which is the key role of state governments, has never been so poor.

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National summit seeking a fair go for the bush

Hancock Agriculture chairwoman Gina Rinehart said the summit was an opportunity for governments to better understand those living and working outside our cities. “Eighty-five per cent of Australians live in large urban locations, but we should not forget the engine room of our country, that being outside the cities in mining and agriculture and all of those who work in our bush,” she said. “They in turn make possible jobs for the many businesses the primary industries support; the truckies, the shops, even accountants, legals, tax advisers and many more.”

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Gina Rinehart makes inroads into British beef market with Australia-UK free trade deal

Australian billionaire businesswoman Gina Rinehart, through Hancock Agriculture, has seized the opportunity presented by the recently signed Australia-UK free trade deal to enter the British beef market. Rinehart introduced her premium beef products, including the renowned wagyu product called 2GR, from Hancock Agriculture and three new high-quality meats from S. Kidman farms. Emphasising the welfare of the animals, the superior quality, and the detailed provenance of the meat, Rinehart showcased her offerings to a diverse audience consisting of distributors, top chefs, butchers, high-end department stores, and Australian diplomats at the prestigious Meat and Wine Co restaurant in Mayfair.

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WA farmers face more regulations and new Aboriginal cultural heritage laws expected to ‘worsen’ situation

Damning new research has revealed WA farmers are the most heavily regulated in the country and the State’s new Aboriginal cultural heritage laws are only expected to ‘make a bad situation worse’. Damning new research has revealed WA farmers are the most heavily regulated in the country and the State’s new Aboriginal cultural heritage laws are only expected to “make a bad situation worse”.

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PETITION DEMANDING DELAY OF PLAN SETS WA RECORD FOR SIGNATURES

An e-petition calling on the Cook Government to delay the introduction of WA’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act has amassed more than 29,000 signatures in a fortnight, smashing the previous WA record. The petition — which was only open to WA residents — was launched on June 6 by Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA president Tony Seabrook, pictured, and closed on Tuesday. It calls for the Act’s July 1 start date to be pushed back at least six months after backlash from farmers and Native Title groups, and amid concerns the infrastructure required to administer it is not ready. Shadow heritage minister Neil Thomson — who was due to present the document to Parliament on Wednesday — urged the Government to “take note of the massive response”.

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Paul Murray Live | Adam Giles interview | 2GR and Kidman London Launch

June 2023.

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