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Washington’s top diplomat in Perth is adamant the Australia-US relationship is stronger than any political strife.

The state government is taking over Firm Construction’s five remaining public works contracts after the builder went into administration last week.

Ad Astra Corporate Advisory and McGrath Nicol were paid more than $1million over just six months to advise on the failed sale of the WA TAB.

Parliament has heard further details of the state government's settlement with John Holland following the end of legal wrangling over its work on Perth Children's Hospital.

Scott Morrison has become the first former prime minister to be formally censured in parliament over his secret ministry appointments.

Objection to the proposed First Nations Voice within the Nationals is not universal, with Mia Davies declaring she and the state division will continue to support constitutional change.

Moody’s Investors Service has lifted its credit rating outlook for Western Australia from ‘stable’ to ‘positive’ but has not reinstated the coveted triple-A rating.

Defence’s integrated investment program has come under scrutiny with the national audit office lashing the department’s failure to effectively disclose details of the $134 billion scheme.

The Nationals will not support efforts to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution, threatening the chances of a referendum passing.

Following stints as a policy advisor and state election candidate, Douglas Rodgers will now be tasked with leading the Nationals’ operations in WA.

A new graphite processing facility and a $200 million transition fund are among measures to entice investment and create jobs in Collie before its power stations close at the end of the decade.

The state government has negotiated a commercial settlement with the construction company responsible for building the trouble-plagued Perth Children’s Hospital.

Firm Construction has fallen into administration, with director Mark O'Gorman saying the business had been doing everything it could to overcome financial challenges.

McCorkell Constructions has been picked to finish Firm Construction's job at Wellard Village Primary School.

WA's average public sector headcount grew by 5 per cent in the year to June, the biggest annual increase since Labor came to office in 2017.

Roger Cook says he isn't among senior MPs to have been sought by the CCC amid reports it’s looking into potential misuses of taxpayer funds a la Victoria’s red shirts scandal.

Developers have taken charge of three Firm Construction apartment projects, while the contractor is off two government projects and has faced more than a dozen recent legal claims from subbies.

Behemoths of Western Australia's resources sector will tip $750 million into a new community investment initiative to bankroll a cohort of legacy projects in the state.

UPDATE: The premier has claimed he is unaware of a CCC investigation that is reportedly concerned with potential misuses of electoral office funding.

A $6 billion plan to expand the Roy Hill iron ore operation to 100mtpa will be put at risk by the federal government's proposed IR changes, Hancock Prospecting has warned.

A $27 million misstatement of the Department of Communities’ cash reserves is the latest example of “sloppy” financial management in the public sector, the Auditor General has warned.

The premier has rallied around the state’s corrective services minister amid damning reports of restraining practices used at Banksia Hill Detention Centre.

From cost blowouts to deadline extensions, the much-vaunted plan to revitalise Perth’s CBD appears to have been placed on the backburner.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads overseas to the East Asia, ASEAN, G20 and APEC summits where he will meet with his counterparts from around the world.

Helping WA’s most vulnerable will mean enabling non-government providers.

Mark McGowan has backed basing more military personnel in WA as his government outlined plans to expand the state's defence industry workforce.

Greater transparency is on the way for the government's contentious market-led proposal process.

The promised movie studio development for Western Australia is now being located in Malaga and not Fremantle.

Super tax concessions are in the Albanese government's line of sight as it looks for opportunities to boost revenue and repair the budget bottom line.

The sale of WA's TAB has been shelved after the preferred bidder and the state government failed to agree to terms.

Veteran politician Alannah MacTiernan has announced she'll call time on her career at the end of this year.

Climate 200 was far and away the largest single donor to Kate Chaney’s successful election campaign, with returns showing more than half her donations came courtesy of the fund.