Payroll tax would be reduced for small and medium businesses and the threshold increased to $1.3 million should the WA Nationals form government at the 2025 state election.
Australia is one step closer to attaining its nuclear-powered submarines, after pledging more than $4.6 billion to help bolster construction in the UK.
A boom in jobs has pushed down Australia’s unemployment rate and prompted economists to trim their interest rate outlook though some have cast doubt on the data.
A surge in overseas migration and continued strong interstate migration has resulted in Western Australia’s population growing at its fastest rate in 14 years.
The state government believes a $21.5 million investment to support 150 new construction apprenticeships will boost the sector in WA, but concedes there are continued challenges.
Western Power will contract emergency power support from third parties in the Goldfields, as it seeks to avoid a repeat of the disruption caused by severe outages in January.
The Liberal Party of WA says a $103.5 million cost of living assistance program for WA families with school-aged children should be better targeted to support those in need.
WA's peak tourism body has slammed the state government’s decision to phase out tours that travel through Horizontal Falls in the Kimberley, estimating a loss of millions of dollars.
Uranium mined in Western Australia should be made available to fuel the green energy transition of nuclear-powered nations, Liberal Party of WA leader Libby Mettam says.
Western Australia’s share of GST payments will increase to $7.25 billion in 2024-25, while NSW and Queensland will get less after a spike in their coal royalties.
Western Australia’s ‘Canberra hub’ will become a reality at the end of March, supporting what the state government has levelled its new ‘Canberra strategy’.