Property Council WA executive director Sandra Brewer has confirmed months of speculation by announcing she will challenge David Honey for Liberal preselection in the Cottesloe seat ahead of the 2025 state election.
Australia’s GST distribution arrangements will extend to 2030 but the states will chip in more to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the federal government has revealed.
Australia’s economic growth slowed to 0.2 per cent during the September quarter, as the nation’s household savings ratio hit its lowest level since the Global Financial Crisis.
Premier Roger Cook has told media he believes Australia’s state premiers understand WA’s role in the national economy, ahead of likely debate over GST in a national cabinet meeting.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has refreshed its push for payroll tax reform, but Premier Roger Cook has played down the prospect of major change.
A new electorate in Perth’s south-east has been confirmed by the WA Electoral Commission, in a shift that further reduces the number of regional seats in the state parliament.
Premier Roger Cook is expected to announce a three-year extension to operating subsidies paid to embattled miner Griffin Coal, with the total bill set to exceed $150 million.
The state’s independent infrastructure project advisory body has cautioned on the potential for congestion in the Kwinana industrial zone in years to come, as development ramps up.
A trial to reduce odour emissions from Cockburn Cement is being probed over concerns it failed to adequately test how well a new system would work under normal operation conditions.
City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has doubled down on the closure of an East Perth crisis accommodation centre, calling Premier Roger Cook’s comments undermining.
Major project delivery and an increased wages bill pushed public sector cash flow into deficit in the September quarter; a $1.2 billion turnaround on the cash surplus reported a year earlier.
The Western Australian Police Union has carried a motion that could pave the way for members to run for political office, following the lead of the Australian Nurses Federation’s WA branch.
A preferred site and location have been revealed for the state’s multi-billion-dollar Westport development, but exact costs and revised project timelines remain unclear.
The taxpayer-funded financial lifeline propping up the insolvent Griffin Coal Mining Company over the past year is closing in on $40 million, according to state government figures.