Jim McGinty

The Australian High Court’s decision on WA’s electoral legislation, due to be handed down next February, will determine whether Labor or the Nationals and Liberals govern WA into the foreseeable future. Labor’s Attorney-General, Jim McGinty, has staked all on that decision.

With a strongly growing population, tipped to double again in the next decade, Busselton is looking for the best way to provide for its future. Marsha Jacobs reports.

A consortium of Western Australian architects and planners has outdone a number of national and international bids to win the design and planning contract for the $1.1 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital at Murdoch.

A SERIES of moves by political staffers into roles linked to the resources sector reveals the growing need for corporate players to find their way around bureaucracy and political roadblocks.

Alan Robson, Jim McGinty and Jim Freemantle are among the Western Australian luminaries to receive honours as part of this year’s Queen’s Birthday awards.

The future of RPH as a tertiary hospital is as unclear as when the Liberals ‘prioritised’ the issue before the 2008 election.

Former Western Australian attorney-general Jim McGinty has been appointed to the board of not-for-profit affordable housing provider Access Housing Australia, along with banking and corporate finance executive Debra Bakker.

The City of Fremantle is ramping up its heritage restoration efforts, making progress at three separate historic sites, which have been in varying states of disrepair for a number of years.

ANALYSIS: The union movement hasn’t wasted any time reminding Premier-elect Mark McGowan that it wants a share of the spoils, even before he has moved into his new West Perth office.

JLL has recruited Nicholas Agapitos as director, sales and investments – WA. Mr  Agapitos was previously with Colliers International for nine years as WA director, investment services. He has 18 years’ experience in the commercial property sector in Perth and Sydney.

Hesperia Property has submitted a proposal to repurpose the Graylands Hospital site for future urban infill development, via the state government’s Market-Led Proposals process.