Category: Roger Cook

Next WA Premier Touts His Energy, Drive as He Steps Up

When Roger Cook steps into the shoes of Mark McGowan as WA’s premier, he says he will have the energy and the drive to tackle a number of pressing issues. The deputy premier has support from the Labor Party’s left and right factions as the sole nominee for the leadership. Under party rules, he can’t…


Western Australia Allocates Land for $70 Billion Worth of Renewables-Related Projects

The Western Australian (WA) government will allocate land to seven projects, most of which are related to renewable energy production, with a collective investment of $70 billion (US$48.5 billion). On Jan. 6, the WA government announced that it would allot land from the Boodarie and Ashburton North Strategic Industrial Areas (SIAs) to seven projects backed…