Basil Zempilas

Italian football powerhouses AC Milan and AS Roma will play a game at Optus Stadium at the end of May, in the latest event secured under the state government’s $59 million tourism splurge.

Planning Minister John Carey has stepped in to call for a ministerial review over the Safe Night Space shelter operation, initially a collaboration between City of Perth and Ruah.

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.

Plenty has shifted in Business News’ annual look at WA’s 50 most influential figures, with changes starting at the top of the list.

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.

The City of Perth has chipped away at its $3 million marketing budget, unveiling the first campaign under the "City of Lights" moniker and a major branding since the parliamentary inquiry.

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.

WA Labor has endorsed a suite of fresh candidates vying for a place in parliament at the 2025 state election, with Mark McGowan’s former chief of staff Dan Pastorelli confirmed for a tilt.

City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has lauded the Forrest empire’s plans for Carillon City, revealing the development will include student accommodation as part of a university-centric city vision.

A long-running tiff over Ruah Community Services' bid to revive the Safe Night Space operation in Northbridge has ended after a state government review.

City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has formally unveiled the selected site for a $1.5 million, seven-metre statue of a spaceman to be donated to the city.

The City of Perth council is set to decide on starting a transformation of the Langley Park foreshore, which could cost up to $2 billion.

Landlords are considering how to reinvent King Street amid the precinct’s ongoing transition.

The south coast town is the third regional local government in recent months to vote on an extension of its trading hours

Housing Minister and Member for Perth John Carey has renewed hostilities with City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas, accusing him of using the city to push his state political agenda.

The Queens Gardens car park is one step closer to become the site for an East Perth primary school after legislation introduced to unlock the land passed parliament today.

Roger Cook has taken a swipe at Basil Zempilas' decision to not step down from his Lord Mayor role, as Mandurah Mayor and Labor candidate Rhys Williams confirmed he would step aside.

Question marks hang over the redevelopment of several derelict properties throughout the city.

Stakeholders remain split over any changes to the hours big retailers can open for business.

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has declared herself a fighter, while lashing operatives in the party’s shadows accused of pushing for Basil Zempilas to replace her.

Libby Mettam has stared down a faceless push to have her step down as Liberal Party of WA leader, with no-one in the party standing up to challenge her grasp on the job.

ANALYSIS: A bogus poll shouldn't cause the kind of turmoil in WA politics today. But it did, and it has once again raised questions about the Liberal Party's fitness to hold office.

A marketing firm run by the manager of both of Basil Zempilas’ City of Perth mayoral campaigns was commissioned by an unknown party to organise a survey into the WA Liberal leadership.

The West Australian failed to provide fair and balanced coverage of former Perth Lord Mayoral candidate Sandy Anghie on multiple occasions, the company’s self-funded regulator has found.

Fiveight has submitted its $400 million-plus proposal to redevelop Perth’s Carillon City, two and a half years on from purchasing the building.

WA Labor under Roger Cook looks well set for a third term, but it could be more difficult for Anthony Albanese.

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.

ANALYSIS: WA Liberal Leader Libby Mettam is aware of the mountain her party has to climb at the March 8 federal election, but two weeks out, she has no plan to throw in the towel.

The leaders of the Labor, Liberal and National parties have spent the final week campaigning in seats which should prove ones to watch on Saturday night.

WA VOTES: With time running down on election day, WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam and star candidate Basil Zempilas have made a pitstop to what could be one of the state’s tightest seats tonight.

WA VOTES: Basil Zempilas looks likely to survive a major scare and return the electorate of Churchlands to Liberal hands, four years after the traditionally blue-ribbon seat was lost in the election landslide of 2021.

A Danish town planner has provided the City of Perth a blunt assessment of its strengths and weaknesses.

Basil Zempilas is set to become the WA Liberal Party’s new leader as Libby Mettam reveals she will not seek re-election to the role following the party’s heavy election defeat.

Basil Zempilas has confirmed he will throw his hat in the ring for the WA Liberal Party's leadership after Libby Mettam stood down from the role.

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam says it wasn’t a difficult decision to step down from her role, and confirmed she would seek to continue as the party’s deputy leader.

The WA Liberals appear set to win the seat of Kalamunda by a whisker as candidate Adam Hort extends his lead over Labor rival Karen Beale for the crucial seat.

Former Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has been elected leader of the WA Liberal Party three weeks after winning the Churchlands seat at the state election.

Basil Zempilas has vowed to lead a constructive and community-focused opposition after being elected leader of the WA Liberal Party.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Narelle Cant, Mark Paganin, Steve McGuire, Ashley Reade, Simon Price, Darren Rodwell and Joe Jeevaraj.

First-term MP Sandra Brewer will take on the responsibility of holding the WA government’s spending to account as the state’s shadow treasurer.