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Cattle exporters seek longevity

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Australia's live cattle industry is seeking certainty from the federal government that it won't become a victim of politics again via the launch of a new blueprint.

Likely deal looms for contentious gambling reforms

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Major parties appear poised to sign off on changes to gambling laws, but some MPs say the reforms do not go far enough.

Secret Harbour by-election begins

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Pre-polling has begun for the Secret Harbour by-election, which will be decided on August 29.

Govt defends builder grant

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The state government has awarded nearly $600,000 to a family getting back into major developments after the high-profile collapse of their last building company.

Labor vows to defend super scheme from One Nation, Libs

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Multiple contentious Labor policies might pass the parliament pending a deal, as Labor goes on the attack against One Nation and the coalition amid new polling.

War of words for WA’s GST begins

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The vociferous response from WA political and business leaders to the Productivity Commission's interim GST report was as swift as it was predictable come Friday afternoon.

Ex-Woodside director joins RBA board

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Former Woodside Energy director Melinda Cilento has been appointed to the Reserve Bank of Australia's Monetary Policy Board, adding further WA resources experience to the rate-setting panel.

Productivity Commission lambasts WA's GST deal

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A report by the Productivity Commission has denounced the current GST distribution system, calling it “perverse”, only of benefit to Western Australia and leaving the federal government with an “open-ended fiscal liability".

PM pushes case for tariff removal in Trump phone call

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Levies will remain in place on Australian goods to the US for now, but the prime minister says Donald Trump will consider scrapping the measure on its ally.

Aluminium smelter saved in $2.5b bailout

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A multibillion-dollar deal to rescue Australia's largest aluminium smelter has brought "enormous relief" to thousands of workers and an end to months of crisis negotiations.

Western Power referees stood down

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Western Power has stood down three employees who gave character references for a former colleague convicted of raping a woman on a work trip in 2024.

Lancelin to get rock wall

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A 4.5-metre-high rock wall will be built along the Lancelin foreshore to delay the swallowing of the town by the Indian Ocean.

Melons get parliament off to fruity start

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From the Hill: Welcome back to a new session of parliament, where melons got things off to a fruity start.

Off the rails in Secret Harbour

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OPINION: Silencing your own candidate at a good news announcement is a by-election blunder.

RBA leaves cash rate unchanged

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Australia's central bank has chosen to keep the cash rate on hold at 4.35 per cent in a move "universally expected" by the market.

Hunter gains mining portfolio

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Central Wheatbelt MP Lachlan Hunter will be responsible for probing the state government on almost all primary industry matters after gaining the mining, petroleum and exploration shadow portfolios.

Labor gambling reforms set to pass as winter break ends

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Parliament is returning with government deals expected to see contentious changes to gambling advertising, media funding and NDIS benefits become law.

Tough love behind Saffioti’s steel

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The deputy premier doesn't need praise, just a little respect.

City council at risk as some refuse to budge

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An update on the dysfunction plaguing the City of Perth since last year has found some elected members have resisted measures to improve “psychosocial risks” at the council.

Regional housing gets $75m boost

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Nearly $75 million has been dished out by the state and federal government to support construction of more than 900 homes in regional WA.

Lib invokes constitution in power play

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A Commonwealth mandate to power data centres with renewable energy has sparked debate about the nation's constitution.

More state govt operators to strike

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The Maritime Union of Australia will escalate industrial action at the Port of Broome, shutting down the site for up to two weeks after enterprise bargaining talks with the Kimberley Port Authority broke down.

By-election is looking ugly online

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ANALYSIS: There was always a good chance that political campaigning for Secret Harbour's by-election would turn ugly.

WA seeks migration exemption

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The state's business community is lobbying the federal government to carve out an exemption from its looming migration law changes.

No uranium rethink for new mines minister

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WA Mines Minister Daniel Pastorelli has insisted his government will hold its line on uranium exploration, while launching the latest round of exploration incentive funding.

Under treasurer leaves for GESB role

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The state's under treasurer Joann Wilkie has left her role one year to the day since moving to Western Australia.

Treasurer moves to fix 'widow's tax' after backlash

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Australians who inherit an investment property from their partner won't lose their access to negative gearing under proposed amendments by the government.

Campaign trying to get back on track

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Premier Roger Cook and Georgia Tree, Labor's candidate for the Secret Harbour by-election, have spent a second day dealing with the fallout from a bungled press conference on the weekend.

Health project spending is state's biggest

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The state government's promise to make health infrastructure funding its number one priority was confirmed when a further $950 million was committed to rebuilding Peel Health Campus.

By-election blues over train station

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Premier Roger Cook has faced a grilling over a decision to block Labor's candidate for Secret Harbour from speaking to the media on the day of the state government's biggest by-election announcement.

Hockey warns on ‘evil’ powers

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Joe Hockey has opened the Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum with dire warnings about Iran and Vladimir Putin, while talking up Australia's critical minerals importance.

‘Most extreme’ allegations, Saffioti tells court

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Rita Saffioti claims the allegations made in a secret audio recording were the “most extreme” she'd seen, as the deputy premier takes the witness stand in an ongoing trial.