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OPINION: There is a curious absence of local voices presenting at this week’s federal inquiry into nuclear power generation public hearings.

An extra 5000 social homes will be built under a fast-tracked round of the federal government's Housing Australia Future Fund.

A slew of reforms to the private health sector, including expanding access for maternity cover, have been floated today as part of a push to make private hospitals more viable.

Escalating costs and regulatory burdens are frustrating stakeholders in the wake of last year’s Aboriginal heritage laws bungle.

City of Stirling councillor Lisa Thornton has been named as an independent candidate for Churchlands, a seat held by Christine Tonkin and eyed by Basil Zempilas.

ANALYSIS: Collie’s omission from the modelling that guides the federal opposition’s $331 billion nuclear plan highlights the ‘otherness’ of the state’s electricity grid.

Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton claims a $331 billion plan to rollout nuclear energy across Australia will save taxpayers as much as $263 billion compared with renewables.

The ACCC has commenced federal court proceedings against contractors Ventia and Spotless Facility Services, and four executives, over price fixing in defence services.

Premier Roger Cook has come to the defence of the state’s environmental approvals process, after several high-profile activists took aim at Woodside’s proposed Browse project.

Tech giants with Australian revenue of more than $250 million will be pushed to pay for news from Australian outlets via a new incentive scheme announced today.

Carnarvon stalwart Burke Maslen will become the next chair of the Gascoyne Development Commission (GDC), leading the committee’s economic and social growth endeavours.

The federal government will subside three days of childcare per week for families earning up to $530,000, under an election commitment unveiled today.

WA Nationals stalwart Mia Davies has her heart set on becoming Australia’s deputy prime minister as she presses the case for a shift from state to federal politics.

Hayley Cormann has been appointed by Attorney General John Quigley as a district court judge, months after her bid for Liberal preselection in South Perth fell flat.

Twelve innovative WA critical tech companies will get a unique foothold in the US market thanks to a new government accelerator program.

Australia’s first fluorite production facility has been granted major project status by the federal government, becoming the northernmost major project in the nation.

Construction of the new submariner training centre at HMAS Stirling started today, as the dollar figure for the project was revealed.

The federal government will look to support the offshore decommissioning industry with the launch of its new Offshore Resources Decommissioning Roadmap.

Conservative Liberal powerbroker Nick Goiran has been returned to the shadow cabinet in the fallout of this month’s failed party leadership coup.

OPINION: The independent RBA board is on a collision course with the government over interest rates ahead of the 2025 election.

Former 40under40 winner Angus Turner has been appointed to the FHRI advisory council, and a new $50 million funding commitment has been announced by the state.

Australia’s trade surplus has reached its highest level in six months, but economists are holding their breath ahead of Trump’s second term.

The state government will invest a further $15 million in venture capital firms to stimulate cashflow into WA-based startup businesses.

An updated listing of 450 occupations that will qualify for skilled migration has been welcomed by the motor trade but the building industry was disappointed by the outcome.

Fortescue’s work to develop fast battery chargers for its Pilbara iron ore fleet will get a leg-up courtesy of a $10 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.

ANALYSIS: An exchange between US and Australian navies under Aukus Pillar 1 has given the US plenty to think about.

Popular Perth arts exhibition has been cancelled for 2025 after the federal government's peak arts body Creative Australia confirmed it would not renew funding.

Western Australian infrastructure projects will share a $105 million funding package in a bid to unlock land and secure electricity and water supply for thousands of new homes.

Frontier Energy has revealed Mark McGowan will not join its board, more than three months after announcing the former premier as its incoming chair.

The state government has opened the first stage of its new $97 million State Biosecurity Response Centre, aimed to increase the efficiency of Western Australia's biosecurity responses.

ANALYSIS: A plan to appoint Emma Cole as Western Australian Planning Commission chair would put a spotlight on her credentials, under recent changes to the state’s planning act.

Traditional Owners need greater finance access to benefit from and help to progress renewable energy projects, according to the nation’s peak native title advocacy group.