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Disgraced-ex Labor parliamentarian Barry Urban has died in hospital three months after being attacked outside a business he managed in Kelmscott.

WA Labor has pitched a $210 million investment to deliver 1,000 apartments and townhouses, if re-elected to government in March.

UPDATE: The Liberal Party WA and WA Labor have slammed each other’s election promises over upgrading Royal Perth Hospital.

Former Nicheliving customers have so far been paid out more than $30 million worth of taxpayer-underwritten insurance claims, as new builders take on the unfinished work.

The WA Liberal Party has committed $400,000 to a masterplan for the redevelopment of the South Perth foreshore.

WA’s freight rail network is a major bugbear for business, Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti says, as the state government begins negotiations to buy it back.

Independents and lobby groups have rallied against donation caps introduced as part of a bipartisan deal pushed through parliament this morning.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has slammed an inquiry into the digital transformation, calling it ‘short-sighted’ and ‘simplistic’.

A pair of high-profile outgoing WA Labor MPs have revealed plans to venture into the world of strategic advisory, forming a climate-focused firm alongside a former PwC partner.

The latest Roy Morgan polling has found, if an election was held now, the Coalition would pick up 51.5 per cent of the two-party preferred vote, resulting in a hung parliament.

A WA Liberal government would plough $140 million into training new doctors and specialists, encouraging student residencies, and enabling free post-hospital check-ups.

Anthony Albanese says an exemption from the US’ 25 per cent steel and aluminium import tariffs is “under consideration” by the Trump Administration, after the two leaders spoke.

Perth property developers continue to grapple with Western Power connection delays, while the utility insists work is underway to clear backlogs and improve timelines.

Resources industry groups have welcomed the late-night passage of production tax credits, heaping praise on the legislation which will support critical minerals and hydrogen projects.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has scheduled a meeting with US President Donald Trump to seek exemptions from global 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

Both WA Labor and the WA Liberals have pledged to spend tens of millions of dollars on significant healthcare upgrades in an effort to reduce emergency department pressure.

Shane Love launched the official start of the Nationals WA election campaign with a fiery prod at the ‘political duopoly dominating the state’, as the party prepares to contest metropolitan seats.

Collie will host one of Australia’s largest Tesla remanufacturing facilities after reaching an agreement with the WA government as part of the town's transition from coal to renewables.

Outgoing under treasurer Michael Barnes has revealed a $2.7 billion revenue uptick in the state’s economic forward projections, driven by the flow-on effects of a weak Australian dollar.

The state government will begin building another desalination plant in the Pilbara by the end of the decade to ease pressure on the region’s aquifers.

A WA Liberal state government would put $10 million toward a council-backed plan to redevelop Cottesloe’s ailing beachside amenities.

OPINION: It may turn out to be a case of mistaken identity politics, but Peter Dutton believes he can beat Anthony Albanese.

Concern is growing about water use in Australia’s economic powerhouse, with another water-intensive industry on the way.

Former deputy mayor Tim Turner has resigned from Port Hedland’s trouble-plagued council, citing a lack of willingness to stay on in the role.

Both WA Labor and the Liberal Party WA have promised to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the education system, if successful in the state election in March.

Tech entrepreneur Norman Pater has tipped $100,000 into the Greens WA’s electoral campaign, as the parties prepare for election formalities to kick off in earnest today.

The federal government has funded a feasibility study into a common use critical minerals processing plant which the state government already budgeted $200 million build.

ANALYSIS: In a polling year like no other, it is difficult to know what a pass mark looks like for WA’s loudest political parties.

Premier Roger Cook still expects BP to deliver on its $600 million Kwinana biofuels refinery plan, after yesterday’s announcement that the project would be “rephased”.

Hancock Prospecting spent $500,000 on donations to arms of the Liberal Party last financial year, in search of a government "more attuned to Australians".

Former City of Nedlands mayor Cilla De Lacy has put her hat in the ring as an independent for the seat of Nedlands, in a move inspired by – but separate of – the national Teal movement.

ANALYSIS: A commitment to carry out studies into the congestion squeeze at Rockingham has been welcomed by local government, as pressure builds to support a growing defence sector.