Woodside Energy has been grilled over its claim the Browse project would be rendered uneconomic under a mooted gas export tax, at a Greens-led senate committee in Perth.
Almost $30 million has been set aside to digitise driver's licences in the upcoming state budget, as the government moves to modernise services in line with other states.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given an update on the status of Australian fuel supplies, saying there was no imminent possibility of the country moving to a higher level of the national fuel security plan.
The state government has announced 120 additional hospital beds will be available to the public over the winter flu period, but it's yet to reveal the cost of the pre-budget commitment.
Premier Roger Cook has labelled talk of a 25 per cent tax on gas exports as “superficial”, against the state's interests and something he's warned the prime minister about.
Kewdale-based Pacific Energy will build and maintain utility-scale batteries for the Northern Territory government over the coming years, under an $82.1 million contract.
Business groups have urged the government to cut a raft of regulations ahead of the federal budget, but the finance minister says changes have to make sense.
More than $10 million will be allocated in the 2026-27 budget to continue a women's shelter program which was once a contentious matter between the state and local governments.
Australian farmers will receive an additional 250,000 tonnes of fertiliser from Indonesia, as the conflict in the Middle East continues to squeeze supplies.
A local builder has been appointed to redevelop a northern suburbs family and domestic violence accommodation after the state government invested $22.6 million in the project.
Premier Roger Cook has dealt with more questions about the prospect of West Australia and the nation being elevated to level three of the national fuel security plan.
WA Premier Roger Cook expects tighter fuel restrictions are around the corner as uncertainty looms over the length of a US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
Four windfarm projects, a green iron enterprise and the entire Western Trade Coast will become the first designated state development areas, Premier Roger Cook has revealed at a Business News event.
Premier Roger Cook has confirmed the state government started discussions to turn the $400 million Bullsbrook centre, built during the pandemic, as a low-security prison facility.
A coalition plan to end non-discriminatory immigration has been criticised as a desperate appeal to One Nation supporters, as legal experts warn it risks politicising a robust system.
