China’s scrapping of an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley could prove a catalyst for the lifting of other trade sanctions between the two nations, according to Federal Trade Minister Don Farrell.
Recent predictions of cooling Western Australian economic growth based on soft Chinese appetite for iron ore are pessimistic, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The Western Australian senator is suing Brittany Higgins over two social media posts as well as claiming the former staffer breached a non-disparagement clause from 2021.
National Australia Bank expects the value of Western Australia’s state output will grow at 0.6 per cent this financial year - significantly lower than predicted in the budget.
ANALYSIS: WA Labor’s success in the Rockingham by-election was a “solid” victory, according to Premier Roger Cook, despite a large swing away from the party in what was its strongest-held electorate.
ANALYSIS: History suggests victory is a formality for WA Labor at the weekend's Rockingham by-election, but the vote could offer a first glimpse into sentiment ahead of the 2025 statewide poll.
Two senior American officials have arrived in Australia for the AUSMIN talks and will be hosted by the prime minister to discuss security and foreign affairs.
A cohort of Western Australian senators kicked off a federal probe into the Perth Mint in Canberra on Thursday, with 10 public servants pulled in to field questions.
Western Australia’s population growth means it will gain a 16th seat in the House of Representatives, after a redistribution of federal electoral divisions by the Australian Electoral Commission.
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has warned against duplicating Aboriginal cultural heritage laws federally, labelling WA’s protections the most demanding of any in Australia.
WA Labor has committed to a $10 million upgrade at Rockingham’s Mike Barnett Sporting Complex, a week out from the by-election that will decide Mark McGowan’s replacement in state parliament.
Major works have begun to shunt Midland’s ageing rail terminus up the track to a new train station in a move the state government hopes will fulfil a longstanding ambition for transit-oriented residential and commercial development.
New electoral boundaries proposed by a review committee would amalgamate two regional districts currently held by state opposition leader Shane Love and fellow Nationals MP Merome Beard.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has described the latest jobs figures as a "good surprise" despite fears low unemployment could fuel further interest rate hikes.
The state government says it will change legislation to address a planning issue at the centre of a dispute involving a proposed Shalom House rehabilitation facility in Craigie.
The Corruption and Crime Commission has called the state government's investment in private company Goldmaster a disaster that has incurred a loss of at least $30 million.
The amount of assistance provided by taxpayers to Australian industry increased last year to $13.8 billion and it is increasingly difficult to assess its value, a report has found.
While legal action over redevelopment approval for the Ocean Beach Hotel has been ruled out, the Town of Cottesloe has affirmed a continued contest over the state government’s assessment pathway.
An Aboriginal group caught in the furore over the cancellation of a Canning River tree planting event has applied for a key bureaucratic position under the state’s new cultural heritage laws.
The state government will invest more than $148 million in 40 projects state-wide, with DUG Technology, Austin Engineering, Kimberley Cotton Company and Stanley International College among the winners.
Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas wants Perth to throw its hat in the ring for the now-hostless 2026 Commonwealth Games, pushing back on the state government's decision not to entertain a bid.
The state government has appointed three new full-time members to the State Administrative Tribunal to help with the growing workload, which was described as a "substantial increase".
The state government has confirmed $4.5 million restoration works will go ahead on Carnarvon’s One Mile Jetty, almost six years after its closure to the public.
A $400 million facility built by the federal government at Bullsbrook as a quarantine hub will be handed back to the Commonwealth in October having never been used for purpose.
The WA National Party is the latest to make contentious new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws an election issue, vowing to rewrite the system if voted into government in 2025.
The first local Aboriginal cultural heritage services (LACHS) groups have been announced by the state government, two weeks after the implementation of new laws protecting cultural heritage.
