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More than $10 million will be allocated in the 2026-27 budget to continue a women's shelter program which was once a contentious matter between the state and local governments.

Australian farmers will receive an additional 250,000 tonnes of fertiliser from Indonesia, as the conflict in the Middle East continues to squeeze supplies.

A local builder has been appointed to redevelop a northern suburbs family and domestic violence accommodation after the state government invested $22.6 million in the project.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed his visits to Brunei and South Korea have secured 100 million litres of additional diesel for Australia.

Premier Roger Cook has dealt with more questions about the prospect of West Australia and the nation being elevated to level three of the national fuel security plan.

WA Premier Roger Cook expects tighter fuel restrictions are around the corner as uncertainty looms over the length of a US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.

Chevron, Shell and BP have warned new taxes will discourage investment in Australia, ahead of a senate committee into Australia's gas tax regime.

Four windfarm projects, a green iron enterprise and the entire Western Trade Coast will become the first designated state development areas, Premier Roger Cook has revealed at a Business News event.

New apartment and townhouse property developments will be underwritten by the state government as part of a $250 million pre-budget commitment.

Parliament came back to discuss fuel powers on Wednesday, but the unused Bullsbrook resilience centre dominated debate.

Premier Roger Cook has confirmed the state government started discussions to turn the $400 million Bullsbrook centre, built during the pandemic, as a low-security prison facility.

The state government has paid $10 million to secure four million litres of diesel to create an emergency stockpile to be based in the Kimberley.

A coalition plan to end non-discriminatory immigration has been criticised as a desperate appeal to One Nation supporters, as legal experts warn it risks politicising a robust system.

It was a vision to create a hospice for dying children, but some people tried to stand in the way.

Michael Schaper has been appointed chair of Infrastructure WA, to replace Nicole Lockwood who will step down after seven years in the role.

The state opposition has accused the Cook government of using the cover of war in the Middle East to mask health spending budget blowouts.

Changes at the top of Australia's defence force have been announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, including the appointment of the army's first female chief of army.

Australia's largest supplier of refined fuel will continue to provide petrol and diesel amid global uncertainty as part of a new agreement.

Councils in WA's grain belt want the state to impose bigger setbacks and stronger end-of-life rules on wind farm proponents and let locals decide how to use community funds.

Anthony Albanese will hold talks with his Singaporean counterpart, hoping to shore up fuel supplies amid Middle East uncertainty.

Two WA projects have been chosen by the government for a pilot program to build economic resilience and sovereign capability amid the crippling fuel crisis and critical minerals spotlight.

The federal government has signed new deals with fuel companies Ampol and Viva, which underwrite spot purchases of cargos normally deemed commercially risky.

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Petroleum giant BP has told the Cook government that 10 of its fuel tankers will arrive in Western Australia this month.

Vouchers for fixed contract businesses, guarantees for heavy industry, and investment in biorefining could ease short and long term fuel pain in WA, according to the state's peak business group.

Reform of Western Australia's century-old water rights laws are unlikely to happen in this term of government, Water Minister Don Punch says, but it is on the cards.

North West business owners and residents have had little reprieve from rising insurance costs.

The state government has been forced to further subsidise regional airfares after the aviation industry warned it would have to apply a fuel levy in Western Australia to cope with rising costs.

Investment scams were the leading method used to fleece West Australians in 2025, accounting for $13.7 million in losses.

Thirty-five countries will meet to discuss ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, weeks after the key shipping route was closed by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The Prime Minister has announced a $1 billion fund to help businesses navigate the fuel crisis facing the country.

State and territory leaders have agreed to forgo $400 million in GST returns and allow the federal government to put the funds towards a further fuel excise cut.