Tom Zaunmayr

Planning Minister John Carey has given the strongest indication yet local governments will be empowered to take the reins on regulating holiday rentals.

A major new event launching tonight celebrating the Noongar season of Kambarang will become a permanent fixture on WA’s calendar.

Newly-minted state MP Louise Kingston has been thrust straight into the opposition’s shadow cabinet following her elevation to parliament.

Rate hikes, large fines and development approvals will be implemented in Broome to crack down on the proliferation of AirBnBs.

Jack McGinn and Tom Zaunmayr discuss a Perth baker's endeavour to source a specific type of wheat to use in his bread.

The $36.5 million redevelopment of the world-famous Cable Beach has begun with a tender now out to transform the southern precinct

Direct relationships between farmers and retailers are on the rise. For one Perth baker, a global search for good wheat led to the gates of a homegrown agriculture legend.

Esperance needs up to 3,400 extra homes by 2050 to accommodate a number of major projects, sea change-seeking farmers and a growing tourism industry.

Western Australian businesses are finding ways around the crippling skills shortage, with a new report showing concerns about the crisis cooling.

Public transport users could be able to use bank cards and mobile phones to pay for fares soon, with a trial run of the new system beginning in October

China will lift tariffs on Australian hay imports in the latest sign relationships between Canberra and Beijing are on the mend.

Operators of a digital platform which could one day end onerous ID checks for government services say Perth will be the first step in a nationwide rollout.

CSBP has appointed Ryan Lamp as general manager to replace Mark Scatena, who is moving on to the fertiliser firm’s parent company Wesfarmers.

Plans to convert an 1800s Pinjarra pioneer’s home into a destination diner are underway with the local government releasing an expression of interest for its use.

The state government has been urged to bolt more of the failed Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act onto existing laws to better protect cultural sites.

The WA Government has ordered a multimillion offshore patrol vessel capable of combatting drug runners and illegal fishing off the North West coast.

A WA firm chosen to build a workforce village in Kalbarri has gone bust one month after being dropped as preferred proponent by the state government.

There are legitimate reasons to vote no if you so choose, but those put forward by the anti-Voice camp aren't it.

Vanadium explorer Technology Metals has won support of major shareholders for a $217 million merger with fellow critical minerals company Australian Vanadium Limited.

Senior journalists Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the emergence of the oyster industry in WA.

Residents of a new multi-dwelling development in Exmouth have moved in as development of the final superlot at the tourist town’s marina looms.

In the 2010s the state government backed three North West oyster trials. One failed, one is facing uncertainty, and one is on the cusp of success.

Horizon Power has boosted its fuel storage in the North West to better cope with wet season inundation in the wake of this year’s Fitzroy River floods.

A term coined 125 years ago is underselling the potential of Kalgoorlie’s storied golden riches as the Super Pit's owners work on a major expansion

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss regional representation in the state's upper house.

Rental prices in an inland Pilbara town are comparable to luxury Swan River mansions, according to a new government report

A smart campaign could save or even increase regional representation in the upper house, if the parties put forward enough good candidates

A sorely-needed 226-bed workers camp in Broome will be funded to the tune of $7.7 million under a state government cash splash to alleviate housing shortages.

WA Liberal members will mull taking a hardline stance against a state-based voice to parliament and lifting a moratorium on nuclear power

A small contingent is fighting an uphill battle to turn the tide in WA’s agriculture regions where support for the Voice is languishing.

A WA pharmaceutical innovation for respiratory viruses is closing in on human trials after being awarded a $500,000 government grant.

Tom Zaunmayr and Jack McGinn discuss the latest developments amid a busy week for the state's energy sector.