Gary Adshead

Fire, police and health officers have been dispatched to St John HQ over the death of a Perth grandmother.

The premier has apologised to the family of an 80-year-old woman, who died while waiting more than two hours for an ambulance.

Labor's Anthony Albanese finishes campaign visit to WA.

Political editor Gary Adshead details his recent, wide-ranging discussion with Basil Zempilas, and answers whether Perth's lord mayor is considering a tilt at state politics.

Albo here to win Swan, Pearce and Hasluck.

Basil Zempilas has needed to draw on his renowned reserves of energy and enthusiasm in a tough 18 months as City of Perth lord mayor, while questions swirl about his political future.

EXCLUSIVE: Zempilas in talks to cut radio hours, while two food and wine institutions - Broadfield and Jordan - depart the morning paper.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, political editor Gary Adshead and senior journalist Matt Mckenzie review the highlights from today's budget announcement.

A $5.7 billion surplus, lower net debt than forecast and an unemployment rate six per cent below the national level. It's enough, said Premier and Treasurer Mark McGowan, to make the other states and territory treasurers “green with envy”.

Liberal, Labor and independent candidates fight for the seat of Curtin in a live Business News debate.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, political editor Gary Adshead gives an on-the-ground view of candidates running across three key marginal electorates.

Three candidates with diverse backgrounds line up to contest three diverse electorates in WA that could be crucial to the outcome of the May poll.

One of the state's two deputy police commissioners, Gary Dreibergs, has ended his 40-year career and will not be in the running to replace the outgoing commissioner Chris Dawson.

Our political leaders need to show a united front on the China-Solomons deal rather that trying to outmuscle each other.

After having two goes at providing evidence in the McGowan versus Palmer defamation case, John Quigley has some clearing up to do closer to home.

Schedule set for English football frenzy in Perth as government confirms yesterday's Business News exclusive.

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary English Premier League team Manchester United will headline a four-club festival of football later this year.

CBD and Yagan Square are getting more cash to end decay.

WA will remain in a declared state of emergency until the "appropriate time" despite most public health measures being lifted on Friday.

The Child Protection Minister Simone McGurk has been in the headlines about dysfunction within the Department of Communities. Now, more than $100 million will boost funding.

Premier Mark McGowan has tested positive to COVID, after having a second PCR test while isolating at his Rockingham home.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray and political editor Gary Adshead discuss WA's unregulated tow truck industry.

A specialised unit inside Banksia Hill Detention Centre for juvenile offenders is in a state of crisis with acute staff shortages, regular breaches of human rights laws and an on-going threat from a group of detainees known as the "suicide squad".

Conflagrating ambulance ramping with the Omicron surge seems like a search for political cover.

The McGowan government has enlisted a "waste minimisation" group to help small business cope with the looming ban on many single-use plastic products.

Insurers and many inside the tow truck sector are calling for widespread reforms.

Most of Western Australia's remaining close contact and gathering rules will end at midnight, after the premier announced a suite of changes to COVID management.

Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese has started day two of the election campaign admitting he "regrets" his performance on day one and plans to do a Taylor Swift and "shake it off".

Scott Morrison wanted a six-week election campaign believing it could expose any of Anthony Albanese's shortfalls. One day was enough.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, political editor Gary Adshead gives some insight into why the state's deputy premier has gone from policing COVID-19 to rebuilding WA's tourism industry.

Pressure mounts on attorney general over Palmer evidence.

From keeping people out of WA as health minister to luring them in under the tourism portfolio, Roger Cook has had a busy couple of years.