Western Australia’s decrease in job vacancies during August 2024 quarter was less than the national average, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has found.
Early work will begin on a $100 million-plus facility for high-risk-youth detainees in Canning Vale before the end of the year, according to Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia.
Anthony Albanese has ruled out taking negative gearing tax reforms to the next election, despite reports the federal government had asked treasury to investigate an overhaul of the system.
Macquarie Bank has received a record fine from ASIC after an investigation found the institution failed to prevent suspicious orders on the electricity futures market.
WA Defence Industry Minister Paul Papalia has endorsed the thinking behind Gina Rinehart’s Pilbara ‘iron dome’ concept, as the state pushes for protection of its economic heartland.
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA says investment on the scale of Metronet is needed to get the state’s main energy grid running on renewables reliably and affordably.
Western Australia's population growth rate has dipped slightly but remains the fastest growing in the country, helped by solid gains from interstate migration.
The state government will spend $2.3 million to provide essential services for a Karratha apartment project, as the developer seeks Commonwealth funds to support the $92 million build cost.
Premier Roger Cook has conceded not all businesses will be happy with his government’s decision to ease gas export restrictions, but insists it is the right move for the state.
The state opposition lashed the politicisation of the state’s energy future, ahead of Premier Roger Cook's new domestic gas policy for onshore producers announced today.
Outgoing Cottesloe MP David Honey was the most prolific questioner and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti has ruffled the most opposition feathers in WA parliament in the past year.
The state government is sounding out abattoirs to support South West farmers who will lose the service of the last big processor they could access locally.
Mandurah MLA David Templeman has become the latest WA Labor stalwart to step down ahead of 2025, announcing his retirement after more than 20 years in state politics.
A design for a revamped Perth Cultural Centre has been revealed but the estimated cost for the project has escalated, with the state government investing an additional $20 million.
WA's public sector staff would get an extra day off each fortnight on top of a 12.5 per cent pay rise under the latest wages offer by the state government.
State-owned Lotterywest generated more than $1.4 billion in revenue last financial year, with sales up 13.4 per cent and $373 million worth of grants and allocations signed off.
The Association of Mining & Exploration Companies says increased focus on ESG credentials in the code governing mineral exploration reporting could further cloud a complicated process.
Liberal and Nationals candidates for the newly formed Bullwinkel electorate turned out at a farmers rally in Canberra today, as live sheep export rhetoric ramps up in the new seat.
Premier Roger Cook says the Nature Positive proposal remained the big issue in discussions with the federal cabinet during the Prime Minister’s recent visit.
A Pilbara councillor has been referred to the State Administrative Tribunal by the local government’s administration over a refusal to apologise for allegations made about staff.
