The opposition has demanded the state government deliver an ironclad guarantee the border reopening date won't change again, as the state's COVID cases continue to surge.
South West MP James Hayward has indicated he will plead not guilty to a string of child sex abuse charges, just one week after vowing to continue in his role as a member of parliament.
Premier Mark McGowan has locked in March 3 as the date for quarantine-free travel into WA; with the mask mandate expanded and capacity limits returning.
The number of locally acquired COVID-19 cases in WA has risen by 194 overnight, more than four times the number of community infections reported just three days ago.
The pace of the WA’s Environment Online rollout is too slow, the state opposition said today, while the federal government has announced $47 million for a national digital approvals platform.
A Brendon Grylls-chaired campaign to improve regional housing affordability through an increase in fringe benefit tax concessions has received backing from a first-term government senator.
Kate Chaney has backed real-time declaration of, and a lower disclosure threshold for, political donations as she seeks to win the blue-ribbon seat of Curtin at the next federal election.
Clive Palmer has described his disbelief, fear and withdrawal from public life amid “the war” against him, as he took to the witness stand in his stoush with Mark McGowan.
Lifting productivity growth looms as Australia’s most immediate challenge this year, according to CEDA, which has singled out infrastructure and construction as sectors in need of shaping up.
COVID WRAP: Mark McGowan promises to unveil a new border reopening date as WA records 62 new COVID cases, aged care springs into action and Qantas extends Darwin-London flights.
James Hayward has vowed to continue in his role as member for the South West, claiming bowing out would send a message that anyone could be axed over an “untested allegation”.
Prominent businessman Nev Power will have to wait another two weeks to find out whether he will serve jail time after pleading guilty to two counts of breaching the state’s COVID-19 travel restrictions.
The state government has appointed four representatives to inform design and engage stakeholders on Western Australia’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act.
The number of locally acquired COVID-19 cases in Western Australia has climbed by 51 overnight, as an unvaccinated man in his 70s became the second person in WA to die of the virus.
Proposed changes to the state’s local government laws currently out for public consultation are bizarre, flawed and in places incorrect, according to a former Labor MP.
COVID WRAP: WA has recorded its highest number of local COVID cases since the start of the pandemic, as the state government unveils a $77 million support package.
The state’s forestry body has slammed the government over its logging ban support package, as business owners grapple with workers quitting and possible bankruptcy.
COVID WRAP: Health minister warns WA could experience galloping COVID numbers any day now as the state records 94 cases and Rapid Antigen Tests for new arrivals.
The man tasked with overseeing the McGowan government’s flagship Metronet project, Anthony Kannis, has been promoted to director general of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage.
COVID WRAP: COVID cases in WA climb by 65 as the state's border controls ease, industry bodies push for a new reopening date and the opposition slams the elective surgery scale back.
COVID WRAP: WA records 26 new local cases, state halves quarantine, opposition slams the government for withholding Omicron modelling and MinRes rolls out a new contact tracing app.
The number of active COVID cases in Western Australia has exceeded 200 overnight, as the state attempts to tackle COVID spread in schools by limiting in-school gatherings.
The EPA has recommended approval of OZ Mineral’s proposal to mine nickel and copper in WA’s Musgrave Ranges in what could be a first for the region if fully approved.
