Liza Harvey

The state government says it will circumvent the upper house committee that oversees the state’s Corruption and Crime Commission to renominate John McKechnie as its commissioner, after the committee declined to offer bipartisan support to the incumbent.

Opposition leader Liza Harvey has attacked the government’s attempts to reappoint John McKechnie to the Corruption and Crime Commission, calling the urgency with which Premier Mark McGowan has characterised the nomination disingenuous.

The state government has said that classes will embark on a soft reopening in Term 2, as government and schools continue to debate whether teachers should have access to PPE.

Mark McGowan has vowed to press on with the reappointment of John McKechnie to the state’s top anti-corruption body, after the committee overseeing the CCC again declined to provide support to the nomination.

The state government’s stimulus package is much smaller as a portion of the economy than the federal government’s injections, opposition leader Liza Harvey said today, but Treasurer Ben Wyatt has bit back against her claim the government is hoarding a surplus.

Despite overwhelming and bipartisan support for John McKechnie’s reappointment as CCC head, agreement is missing where it counts.

Some in WA’s education sector remain at odds over how and when to reopen schools, as the state takes steps to relax its strict social distancing policies.

Western Australia's premier has defended not further relaxing coronavirus restrictions and promised a better deal soon for the state's pubs and restaurants.

OPINION: The government faces a challenge to balance public health concerns with the need to get the WA economy going again.

The state government will lift regional travel restrictions in time for the long weekend, with Premier Mark McGowan urging Western Australians to travel within the state and support local businesses.

A conciliatory premier Mark McGowan has conceded he did not have the full picture yesterday when he criticised the federal government’s handling of the live sheep carrier that entered Fremantle harbour with sick crew members.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said lifting coronavirus restrictions will be fast-tracked to allow more people into stadiums, pubs, restaurants, weddings and funerals, while acknowledging WA may keep its border shut through July.

The WA premier is benefitting from a well-received response to the pandemic but faces the real challenge at the state poll in March.

The palace letters have reopened some old wounds about the Whitlam dismissal.

WA’s hard borders will continue as other states look to ease restrictions by Christmas, with Mark McGowan warning a Brazilian-style resources industry outbreak would be catastrophic.

Western Australia will consider again using Rottnest Island to house returned travellers amid tension between the state and Commonwealth over quarantine arrangements.

The pandemic has derailed plans for opposition parties nationwide, and WA’s Liberals are no exception.

Western Australian Liberal opposition leader Liza Harvey has promised $50 million for a Local Jobs First Commissioner to crack down on interstate companies winning government contracts.

Premier Mark McGowan is maintaining his increasingly isolated hard border stance as the state recorded three new COVID-19 cases.

Opposition leader Liza Harvey has pledged to spend $200 million to create 20,000 trade and apprentice roles if elected premier at the upcoming state election.

Premier Mark McGowan has been accused of "protectionism" after he claimed reopening the borders to South Australia and the Northern Territory would provide no economic benefit.

The state government has today announced millions of dollars in support for local tourism operators as critics have continued calls for WA to reopen its domestic border.

Hundreds more Australians stranded overseas will soon be able to fly home each week.

BP Australia is ceasing fuel production at its Kwinana refinery and will convert it into an import terminal, resulting in hundreds of job losses.

Liza Harvey has resigned as leader of the opposition, just months before the state election.

The Liberals will head into March’s state election with the least experienced leadership team in the party’s history, in what is shaping as a desperate strategy to save the furniture.

First-term MP Zak Kirkup is tipped to lead the Western Australian Liberals to the polls in March as they seek to avoid electoral obliteration.

The state Liberals’ new leader is an unknown quantity to many voters, but he has youth on his side.

Newly elevated opposition leader Zak Kirkup has announced a promise to deliver payroll tax relief to up to 5,500 small businesses if elected.

Sean L'Estrange has been elevated to the role of shadow treasurer, replacing Dean Nalder ahead of the state election.

The state opposition has doubled down on its commitment to extend Roe Highway, throwing plans for a new, land-backed port in Kwinana into doubt.

With about 13 weeks until the state election, can a 33-year-old first-term MP defy the odds and become Australia’s youngest serving premier?

Premier Mark McGowan will wait until after the upcoming state election to name a successor to outgoing Treasurer Ben Wyatt, should Labor be returned to office.

The Liberal Party has announced plans to allocate $316 million towards community mental health over the next four years, if it forms government.

Schools in marginal electorates, such as Darling Range, Mount Lawley and Scarborough, will receive $110 million in upgrades if Labor is re-elected in March.

WA’s political landscape could be radically altered this month as the state government appears primed for an unprecedented win.

Zak Kirkup insists he has no regrets as he prepares to lead the West Australian Liberals to a defeat that could spell the end of his own short-lived political career.

The Liberal opposition took a gamble anointing Zak Kirkup as leader late last year.

Business News looks inside the Liberal WA election campaign and recent years in opposition, from the pandemic, to strategy, leadership, internal ructions and more.

Libby Mettam has confirmed she will challenge David Honey to lead the WA Liberal Party.