Premier Mark McGowan and the hotel industry are urging pubgoers to respect hospitality staff after venues reported an increase in abuse directed at workers about COVID-19 rules.
Western Australia has recorded one new local case of COVID-19 overnight, a close contact of a hotel security guard believed to have contracted the virus at the Hyatt Hotel.
Australia and Japan are set to ink a security treaty that Prime Minister Scott Morrison describes as "historic" during a virtual summit with his Japanese counterpart.
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has challenged the prime minister to make rapid antigen tests free, backing calls for them to be available for all Australians.
Big business and trade union support helped fill Labor's coffers in the year to June, with the party's $12.7 million haul outstripping the combined earnings of the coalition parties.
Premier McGowan has extended mandatory requirements for eligible workers to receive a third booster shot and reintroduced hard borders to all Australian states.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will discuss with premiers and chief ministers time frames for booster shots and masks mandates to curb COVID-19's spread.
ANALYSIS: Aboriginal leader Kado Muir has publicly asked a question many people are asking privately: why did premier Mark McGowan make so many changes in Friday’s ministerial reshuffle?
Higher public sector wages, new transport projects and Burrup Peninsula infrastructure are among $2.2 billion of state government spending announced as rising tax revenue fills treasury coffers.
The state government has confirmed Emily Roper as Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, nearly two years after the last permanent head resigned.
The state government has upgraded New South Wales from high risk to an extreme under its controlled border arrangements, as the number of COVID cases in the state continues to surge.
Plans to demolish an 88-year-old hall and 68-year-old former church in Kensington have been blocked by the City of South Perth overnight, with the developer considering its options.
Western Australia's Labor-dominated upper house has pushed through the government's contentious Aboriginal heritage legislation overnight, despite protests by Indigenous groups.
Health Minister Roger Cook has confirmed the state is grappling with two evolving situations involving three COVID-positive truck drivers who entered WA last week.
A dozen WA-linked businesses paid more than a fifth of Australia’s corporate tax take between them in the 2020 financial year, with Rio Tinto the nation’s top contributor.
The chief of Navy Australia, Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, recently engaged in an exclusive discussion with Business News regarding the current issues facing the navy, the future of navy, and its relationship with WA.
Accused child sex offender James Hayward will get to keep his seat and his parliamentary salary after making a brief appearance at Parliament House overnight.
WA Police have executed a search warrant at Parliament House this afternoon, just days after South West politician James Hayward was charged with child sex abuse.
PS Structures has secured work on the redevelopment of Carine Senior High School, while Devlyn Construction will build a new classroom block at TAFE’s Roebourne campus.
James Hayward has officially resigned from The Nationals WA this morning, just 24 hours after appearing in Perth Magistrates Court charged with child sex abuse.
