Embattled BP replaces CEO, naming Woodside Energy chief as first-ever woman leader of a Big Oil giant BP’s new American CEO is a global traveler who just helped an Australian energy player grow worldwide. Fortune · Dec 17, 2025
Woodside Energy’s partnership with Monash University to end after protests by staff and students Under the deal, Woodside paid Monash University $43m over seven years and company was given naming rights to building on one of the Melbourne campuses The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2025
Williams Invests $378 Million In Woodside's LNG Terminal-Pipeline Venture Australia-based Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS) solidified its strategy for the Louisiana LNG initiative by closing a deal with U.S. natural gas company Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB). Benzinga · Oct 23, 2025
Morning Mail: Trump joins world leaders to sign peace deal, CSIRO plans more cuts, Abbott’s history lesson reviewed Donald Trump given ovation by Knesset before leading Egypt summit; science agency must find more savings as funding declines The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2025
Emissions linked to Woodside’s Scarborough gas project could lead to at least 480 deaths, research suggests Scientists have examined the $16.5bn project’s climate impact and found it could expose more than half a million people to unprecedented heat The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2025
The Woodside case proves what we’ve long suspected: Australia’s ‘environment protection’ law does no such thing Approval of the North West Shelf extension shows the purpose of the EPBC Act is to allow developments, not to protect and preserve The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2025
Rock art safeguards weakened despite gas hub's harms The federal environment minister thinks the North West Shelf gas project is damaging ancient rock art, despite opting for weaker emissions restrictions. AAP · Sep 30, 2025
Afternoon Update: Australia’s biggest gas project greenlit to 2070; Islamophobic hate laid bare; and embracing your lameness The Albanese government says it has agreed on conditions to protect world heritage-listed rock art near the Woodside plant The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2025
Australia’s biggest gas project greenlit to 2070 with ‘partial’ protection for Indigenous rock art Approval met with fury from conservation groups and the Greens, who called it a ‘betrayal’ of Australians who want climate action The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2025
'Climate fail': huge gas project approval ignites fury Australia's biggest gas project will be allowed to operate until 2070, with the approval lighting the fuse for an angry backlash from climate activists. AAP · Sep 12, 2025
Environmentalists target super fund over climate change Market Forces and other groups say a super fund needs to take a firmer stance against Australian oil and gas companies Woodside and Santos. AAP · Sep 8, 2025
WA museum tells staff ‘almost all of us are guilty’ of burning fossil fuels in email defending Woodside partnership Exclusive: Climate advocates reject CEO’s claim he is ‘not qualified’ to comment on risks of gas firm’s plan to extend production to 2070 The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2025
Murray Watt advised by own department to declare protection order over ‘significant Aboriginal area’ in WA Exclusive: Environment department document states that Burrup peninsula site near Woodside gas plant ‘under threat of injury or desecration’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2025
Legal challenge against Woodside gas project fails The battle to stop Woodside expanding its gas production continues with a fresh legal challenge in the Supreme Court, as another fails in the Federal Court. AAP · Aug 22, 2025
AAP · Aug 20, 2025 Charge dropped for foiled stunt at Woodside boss's home Prosecutors have a dropped a conspiracy charge against a climate activist accused of involvement in a foiled publicity stunt at the Woodside boss's family home.
AAP · Aug 19, 2025 Health stocks leave Australian market out of sorts After a run of record closes, the Australian stock market has experienced its biggest drop for more than two weeks, weighed down by ailing health stocks.
AAP · Aug 19, 2025 Gas plant approval wait 'frustrating': Woodside boss Woodside has linked slow approvals for projects like the North West Shelf to weak productivity growth as the controversial project faces fresh legal challenge.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2025 WA Museum partnership with Woodside criticised as record-breaking marine heatwave decimates coral reefs A report found widespread bleaching along a 1,500km stretch of WA coastline is released as fossil fuel giant inks partnership extension
The Conversation · Jul 24, 2025 World’s highest court issues groundbreaking ruling for climate action. Here’s what it means for Australia The world’s highest court says countries are legally obliged to prevent harms caused by climate change, in a ruling that repudiates Australia’s claims it is not legally responsible for emissions from our fossil fuel exports.
AAP · Jul 23, 2025 Australian equities rise as banks break losing streak The ASX200 has closed higher as Australian investors reacted to a key trade deal and iron ore miners extended gains for the third session this week.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2025 Eight countries back Australia’s push to add WA rock art to World Heritage list hours before crunch meeting Committee due to make decision on inscription of the Murujuga Cultural Landscape overnight
The Conversation · Jun 23, 2025 Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension is being challenged in the courts. Could it be stopped? The controversial extension of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project off Western Australia faces two legal challenges. Both raise significant concerns about the validity of government approvals. One could even seek an injunction, preventing federal environment minister Murray Watt from making a final decision.
AAP · Jun 16, 2025 Art activists in legal bid to kill massive gas project A legal bid to overturn the state approval of a massive gas project's extension could also impact a pending federal clearance, activists say.
AAP · Jun 13, 2025 Woodside given more time to consider gas plant rules The wait continues for a final decision on the future of a major gas plant as campaigners call for greater transparency about the controversial project.
AAP · Jun 13, 2025 New Middle East conflict sends jitters through market Escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has sent markets lower, prompting fears of a broader Middle East conflict and heightened inflation risks.