Battery metals, LNG push WA resources to record $231b sales

West Australian resources sector sales hit a record $231 billion in 2021-22 despite a sharp fall in iron ore prices that was offset by the resurgence of LNG and the rise of lithium.

Resources sector jobs are at a record amid the latest boom in WA, where growing demand for battery minerals has been accompanied by a spike in LNG sales as the world grapples with energy transition.