A new co-ordinated emergency and medical care operations centre will be established in the old Telstra Exchange tower, to be operational by the end of the year.
Federal Court judge Michael Lee found Bruce Lehrmann did rape Brittany Higgins, handing down his judgment in the defamation case against Network 10 and journalist Lisa Wilkinson.
Roger Cook has labelled critics of government support for decarbonisation as ‘losers’ while listing what he wants from the federal govt’s manufacturing act.
The state government has stepped in to secure the future of Bunbury’s Dolphin Discovery Centre, putting up $1.5 million to pull the tourist attraction out of administration.
Detail of Australia’s long-awaited response to the US Inflation Reduction Act will soon be made public, with domestic advanced manufacturing and a clean energy incentive scale-up on the cards.
WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has slammed the state government for inaction on potentially flammable cladding at Fiona Stanley Hospital identified five years ago.
The revitalisation of a Western Australian ghost town is once again in limbo following a breakdown in the relationship between the state government and traditional owners.
Premier Roger Cook hopes a $7.2 million spend to attract a UK startup accelerator to Perth will help the state diversify its economy by fostering expertise in biodiversity technology.
The state’s latest efforts to diversify the economy of the historic coal mining town of Collie will include spend on commercial diving, dentistry, energy storage and support for tourism.
The state government has invested $67.5 million to help rebuild the Kimberley region, which has been hit by floods and other natural disasters in recent years.
PRESELECTION WRAP: City of Perth councillor Brent Fleeton will not join Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas as a Liberal candidate at the 2025 state election, while a former reality TV contestant has been recommended in Tangney.
The federal government will pour $83 million into a suite of upgrades at the HMAS Stirling naval base in Rockingham as work wraps up on a major wharf rebuild.
The state government has invested $46.3 million into a program that helps young people move out of home, with the funding to be rolled out over four years.
Lawyers for federal Senator Linda Reynolds, Brittany Higgins, and David Sharaz returned to court to straighten out details of the upcoming defamation trial in the Supreme Court of WA.
The state’s environmental watchdog has recommended against a City of Gosnells plan to further box in one of the most biodiverse patches of remnant bushland in Perth.
A doctor, prospector, chemicals company owner, car salesman, and business legend were among prominent Western Australians who donated to Voice campaigns last year.
A new hub for environmental approvals opened in the Perth CBD will end the need for project proponents to drive out to the northern suburbs for meetings with bureaucrats.
The state government says recent national data that suggests a fall in the number of defence industry businesses in Western Australia does not paint a true picture of the sector’s growth.
Education Minister Tony Buti has doubled down on the state government’s plan for an East Perth primary school despite the City of Perth’s refusal to give up the site.
Tender documents for a Mandurah permanent housing development have detailed plans for a six-storey residential and support services complex, four years after it was first announced.
The proposed East Perth primary school is the latest addition to the list of disputes between the City of Perth and the state government, with the status of the site in limbo.
A rollcall of peak Western Australian industry groups is urging WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti to take a razor to payroll tax in this year’s state budget to help businesses struggling to cope with escalating costs.
A proposal to permanently expand the operating hours of the Kemerton gas power plant has been referred to the Environmental Protection Authority, as the state seeks to firm its energy future.
The Nationals WA have accused Regional Development Minister Don Punch of misleading the people of the South West in relation to the affairs of Bunbury’s Dolphin Discovery Centre.
The Liberal Party of WA has finalised the top 18 spots on its Legislative Council ticket, as the state approaches its first election without multi-member electoral regions in 2025.
