Western Australian governor Chris Dawson, former politicians Clive Brown and John Hyde, public health leader Helen Milroy and construction entrepreneur Harry Xydas are among those who received Australia Day honours.
Businesses in the Pilbara and Gascoyne have received grants to assist with preparation for the solar eclipse event, which is expected to attract thousands of visitors to the region.
The state government’s draft Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill has been released for consultation as a part of its next step towards supporting the transition to net-zero emissions.
The state government has reached across the aisle and named a former Liberal government health minister to help assess WA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tattarang’s $85 million project to revamp the Ningaloo Lighthouse area has hit a snag after the state government scrapped a road realignment proposal in Exmouth.
Rough sleepers will have access to more accommodation options later this year, courtesy of the state government’s $5.1 million purchase of a West Perth hotel.
Senator Linda Reynolds is taking a national publisher and author to the state's highest court, alleging defamatory content in a book about former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
The nation’s largest carbon polluters are one step closer to facing tighter emission rules after the federal government proposed reforms to its Safeguard Mechanism.
The federal government has committed to assist the flood-affected communities in the Kimberley region, having pledged recovery measures including money, counselling and aircrafts.
The state government is looking to partner or support venture capital firms to boost funding opportunities for start-up companies and scale-ups within businesses.
Western Australia's legal bill in fighting mining magnate Clive Palmer's defamation lawsuit against Premier Mark McGowan has been calculated to be more than $2 million.
A report into 123 state government entities’ financial audits has raised concerns about serious deficiencies and greater exposure to fraud, the Auditor General says.
Former federal minister Ben Morton, former South Australian premier Jay Weatherill and Noongar elder Richard Walley will join state government boards in the new year.
The state government has tabled what it says will be a final pay bump of between 3 per cent and 4.5 per cent to WA nurses and called on the union to come back to the negotiating table on working conditions.
Australia's foreign minister has left Canberra on a plane to Beijing for diplomatic talks with her Chinese counterpart, breaking a four-year diplomatic freeze.
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz will take the helm of the interim National Housing Supply and Affordability Council, which will have five more members, from next year.
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has lauded Australia's progress from environmental "laggard to leader" as nations agree on a nature protection framework.
ANALYSIS: Mark McGowan’s ministerial reshuffle was in many respects a sideshow – real power in the government remains with a small group of ministers and advisers close to the premier.
Surging salary costs and sagging royalty revenue have done little to harm the state’s finances, with today’s mid-year budget review showing a minor improvement in the government's projected surplus.
Today's cabinet makeover includes big jobs for new ministers, significant shifts for senior government figures but, notably, no changes to the premier's substantial workload.
ANALYSIS: Factional interests, ambitious backbenchers and demographic representation loom as key considerations for the premier as he mulls over who to promote to cabinet this month.
Australia’s peak mining bodies are concerned that the federal government’s plan for a new environmental watchdog could add another layer of bureaucracy to an already stretched approvals system.
The Labor government has detailed how it will fix Australia's "flawed" laws for nature, with development decisions to be passed to an independent adjudicator.
The cash rate has hit its highest level since December 2012, with a $500,000 home loan now costing $880 more per month than before the hikes started in May.
