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.
Political donations above $2,600 must be disclosed within 48 hours during state election campaigns, following the formal passage of the second tranche of electoral reform by state parliament today.
The Western Australian government has formally apologised to thousands of Aboriginal people who worked with little to no pay for decades, as part of a historic $180 million class action settlement.
The state government will spend more than $70 million to tackle family and domestic violence, including funding to overhaul the aging Stirling Women’s Refuge.
WA senator Pat Dodson has handed in his resignation to focus on recovering from cancer, which he says has left him physically unable to fulfil his duties to the nation.
The City of Stirling’s trackless tram initiative will not receive state funding should it progress to the next stage of its implementation, according to Treasurer Rita Saffioti.
A motion which could allow police officers to run at the 2025 state election will be debated by the WA Police Union this week, following a path set by the Australian Nursing Federation WA.
WA's apartment sector has become embroiled in an aggressive campaign led by consumer advocate Samantha Reece as she has ramped up her drive for mandatory construction inspections.
A heads of agreement anointing Henderson-based Austal as the nation’s strategic shipbuilder of choice in WA will guarantee the industry’s local future, according to the federal government.
A portable gold detector designed by Canning Vale-based Portable PPB has won the major prize at the state government’s WA Innovator of the Year awards.
A golden triangle local government has pipped the Sydney rich-list haven of Mosman as home to the highest average employee incomes in the nation in the midst of COVID-19.
The state government has committed $47.2 million towards a health centre offering multiple medical services in a bid to reduce emergency department visits.
