Shadow Treasurer Sandra Brewer has introduced legislation to establish an independent Parliamentary Budget Office in WA, taking direct aim at escalating project costs and off-budget spending by the state government.
FROM THE HILL: A private conversation between Liberal leader Basil Zempilas and Attorney General Tony Buti has lit the fuse on an explosive question time.
The federal government has been accused of failing to remedy flaws in its gas reservation scheme amid claims it will undermine investment and weaken competition.
The opposition has accused the Cook government of relying on a report containing errors and “AI slop” to prosecute the case for merging three WA universities into one.
The Federal Court has set aside a 2024 ministerial decision to block the construction of a tailings dam at Regis Resources' billion-dollar McPhillamys gold project in NSW.
The council is asking private developers to throw their hat in the ring to develop a final fragment of foreshore land, following its $100m redevelopment of the area.
Housing Minister John Carey has called for an urgent briefing on a Supreme Court decision, which ruled in favour of an Aboriginal tenant in a public housing dispute.
The state government's plan for a merger has been met with apprehension from Western Australian universities, which the Education Minister described as 'disappointing'.
Insufficient attention has been paid to planning the housing, transport and other infrastructure needed to support the future Henderson Defence Precinct, a senior Defence Department official has admitted.
Former defence minister and senior army officer Linda Reynolds has described the federal government's plan to sell-off Leeuwin and Irwin barracks in Perth as a “huge mistake”.
Around the world, the diversification of energy sources, fuels and industrial materials continues to gather pace, but finance in Australia remains a challenge.
The federal government has forged a partnership between the CSIRO and biotech firm Moderna to improve the nation's ability to combat biosecurity threats.
The Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale has joined the race to attract the defence industry by offering 440 hectares of land for manufacturing and logistics companies.
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy has put the heat on government to support industry grappling with rising electricity costs in the state's main grid.
Sweeping cuts to migration proposed by the coalition have been blasted by the business sector, while farming leaders back the approach that would bring workers back to the regions.
Angus Taylor has pledged to "regain control" of Australia's borders, unveiling sweeping cuts to the migration system in a bid to stem the flow of votes to One Nation.
