A bid by former MP Adele Carles to sue millionaire property developer Nigel Satterley over comments he made about her affair with state Treasurer Troy Buswell has been withdrawn.
More than $23 million in public sector fraud was investigated by Western Australian police in just two years, a new report has revealed, and corruption within government agencies is increasing.
The defamation battle between Treasurer Troy Buswell and his former parliamentary lover Adele Carles has taken a twist, with the deposed MP revealing she is attempting to sue millionaire property d
Retiring veteran Liberal MP Barry Haase says the time has come for him to step away from federal politics as the country looks set to vote his party into power.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is still facing resistance from some states after South Australia became the third jurisdiction to sign up to the federal government's schools funding plan.
Defence Minister Stephen Smith says Labor is facing a tough election but predicts the party will retain all three of its seats at the upcoming federal election.
A leading economist has warned Western Australia is falling behind other developed economies in research and development investment, threatening the state’s productivity.
There was a sharp bounce in consumer confidence in June, but it may be short-lived.The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment in June rose 4.7 per cent to 102.2 points.
A new venue has been secured for a Labor Party fundraiser where comedian Ben Elton will quiz Prime Minister Julia Gillard, after a booking at a public school in Fremantle was withdrawn.
The Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission has moved to increase the state's minimum wage more than 2.8 per cent, slightly above the recent rise granted by the federal Fair Work Commiss
Woodside Petroleum and National Australia Bank chairman Michael Chaney says political instability in Canberra is exacerbating a decline in consumer confidence driven by the slowdown in the resource
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has dismissed as a "waste of breath" rumour-mongering about her leadership, insisting she is still the best person to take Labor to the September 14 election.
The $2 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital will open in October 2014, half a year later than originally scheduled, a delay the state government has blamed on the scale and complexity of the project’s in
Alan Robson, Jim McGinty and Jim Freemantle are among the Western Australian luminaries to receive honours as part of this year’s Queen’s Birthday awards.
Teachers are threatening strike action unless the Barnett government commits funding to help the transition of Year 7 students to high schools in 2015.
China has reported a sharp slowdown in exports in May compared to the previous month while imports unexpectedly dropped, as the world's second largest economy grapples with slowing growth and slugg
The United States is unlikely to export much gas from its shale boom to Japan, poising Western Australia as a major supplier to the Asian country over the next decade, Premier Colin Barnett says.
Employers wanting to take on foreign workers on 457 visas will have to undertake labour market testing under legislative changes to the controversial scheme.
The state’s leading business group says confidence in the local economy remains on edge, and any significant shift in sentiment could have a negative impact on growth, despite new research suggesti
