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Sunrise host and business expert David “Kochie” Koch says WA “punches above its weight” when it comes to innovation. The leaders will be discussing the future of the resources workforce. “I’m looking forward to delving into how they’re re-engineering their businesses for this global environment,” Koch said.

Takayuki Ueda, chief executive of Japanese gas giant Inpex, has warned that Anthony Albanese’s sweeping energy market interventions will “choke investment, strangle expansion of LNG projects and allow Russia, China and Iran to fill the void”. Mr Ueda and Japanese ambassador Shingo Yamagami delivered stinging rebukes of the Albanese government’s energy and gas policies at a closed-door lunch in Parliament House on Thursday, attended by Resources Minister Madeleine King and Trade Minister Don Farrell. “Australia may be a lucky country but needs to recognise it is in a global competition. The race has started, and Australia already lags far behind. Certainty in policy direction and a stable regulatory framework will continue to encourage strong investment in Australia,” Mr Ueda said.

From autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence to safer and more efficient mining equipment, advancements in resources technology are essential to progress in the field. Hancock Prospecting Group Operations CEO Gerhard Veldsman said from day one Roy Hill Executive Chairman Gina Rinehart had encouraged a culture of innovative thinking and the use of leading technologies across the miner’s iron ore operation. “Roy Hill is powered by smart people, using data-driven insights with integrated technology and systems to ensure safer operations, higher productivity and predictable execution,” he said. “Not only are we helping to develop and integrate advanced technologies and capabilities that keep our people safe but we are also making our business more efficient, and demonstrating Roy Hill’s progressive and forward-thinking approach.

Queensland’s LNG exporters may need to divert gas to domestic customers to head off a shortfall in the southern states this winter and even then, shortages may occur, the Australian Energy Market Operator has warned, sharpening the focus on the crisis in the east coast market.The market operator said in its 20-year gas supply and demand outlook for the east coast that under any scenario, investment was needed in gas development on the east coast. But it highlighted many factors posing challenges for new projects, including the federal government’s intervention into the market through price caps and ongoing price regulation, which has caused several projects to stall. Senex Energy, owned by South Korea’s Posco and Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting, has put on ice its proposed $1 billion Atlas project in Queensland, while Cooper Energy has delayed a go-ahead to expand its Otway gas project off Victoria.

Australia will ship more coal, gas and critical minerals to India under government plans to expand upon more than $24 billion in annual exports when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits three Indian cities this week after years of friction with China over trade and security. The stronger strategic relationship is tipped to lead to more investment in Australian resources including lithium at a time when countries are racing to secure supplies to manufacture batteries and electric vehicles – a key objective for India this decade.Resources Minister Madeleine King, who will join the prime minister on the trip, said the Indian government was showing “great interest” in Australian critical minerals as part of its plan to lift the share of renewable energy in its economy.

Women play an essential role at all levels of the Hancock Group. Executive Chairman, Mrs Gina Rinehart, is an industry leader, providing a role model and inspiration for other women. We are proud to be an organisation committed to developing opportunities for women across our operations.