Jack McGinn

Former Department of Premier and Cabinet director general and government special advisor Darren Foster has been appointed chair of the state’s Heritage Council.

The building industry will be required to undertake mandatory inspections of high-rise apartments and commercial buildings from 2026, in the most significant industry reform in more than a decade.

Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the implications of the US Inflation Reduction Act on the state’s energy transition push.

The state’s finances are on track for a $400 million increase to the operating surplus projected in Mark McGowan’s final state budget as treasurer.

Kimberley Mineral Sands will start work on a waste rock storage area at its Thunderbird mineral sands project in the Kimberley, despite challenges engaging the Traditional Owner group at the site.

The Nationals WA has opened the door to candidates to nominate for preselection in metropolitan Perth seats in a historic first for a party facing a daunting challenge at the 2025 state election.

The state government will do away with its blanket public sector wage policy which in recent years saw all public servants offered the same three per cent pay rise, in favour of a sector flexible model.

Liv Declerck and Jack McGinn discuss Lifeline WA's impressive business progress in recent years.

Long-serving WA Health director general David Russell-Weisz will step down from the role after more than eight years at the top of the state’s largest government department.