WA's Mid West faces hurdles to becoming Australia's newest oil refinery
04-08-2026 01:07 via abc.net.au

WA's Mid West faces hurdles to becoming Australia's newest oil refinery

Australia's first new oil refinery in decades is touted for WA. A site under consideration in the state's Mid West faces a big hurdle in connecting to power. 
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