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The Town of Cottesloe and Andrew Forrest's Fiveight are butting heads again over the proposed facelift of Indiana Teahouse, with the council now nine months into its deliberations.

The permanent migration cap will be lifted this financial year to help relieve labour shortages across the country.

The prime minister says increasing the benefit to 26 weeks is worth considering - but budget constraints mean it won't happen immediately.

Land covering almost 60 hectares in Mandogalup is within Satterley and Qube Property Groups' reach after the state government stepped in to override the local council's decision.

National cabinet has agreed to reduce the mandatory isolation period for positive COVID-19 cases from seven to five days.

The shortage of workers in the resources and infrastructure sectors will peak at 84,000 in two years’ time and would be worse if not for project cancellations, Pit Crew has found.

Perth engineer Kate West will push for a greater focus on female workforce participation and better planning for the industries of the future at this week’s jobs summit.

Nine state government-owned sites are now on the market in a bid to increase the supply of social housing in Western Australia.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed a referendum to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution will not be in the first half of next year.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran criminal barrister Mark Trowell has warned the Liberal Party that a proposal to force a member of parliament to resign unless they meet key performance indicators would be against the law.

A costly public investment in a private company has come up short, and with it an opportunity for more public housing.

EXCLUSIVE: A proposal to have Liberal members of state parliament meet a list of key performance indicators or be forced to resign will face robust debate at a state executive meeting this week.

Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott and FMG founder Andrew Forrest are likely to be the only Perth-based business leaders at next week’s jobs summit in Canberra, with Meg O'Neill a conspicuous absentee.

Washington's new diplomatic representative in Perth has hailed the possibility of international collaboration on defence technologies as part of the AUKUS security pact.

Perth-based gas explorer Asset Energy is reviewing its legal options against former prime minister Scott Morrison following the revelation of his secret ministerial roles.

Work is ongoing to reduce a backlog of visa processing for skilled workers looking to enter Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

The City of Stirling has backed off on its plan to introduce a social housing quota for future developments following feedback from industry groups, including Adrian Fini's group.

The Scott Morrison ministerial appointments scandal will face a further inquiry in the wake of a scathing report into his actions by Australia’s Solicitor-General Stephen Donaghue.

Voters in Perth's eastern suburbs were well served in the Coalition's last term in office, according to new research from The Grattan Institute.

There’s a Seinfeld-type plot to the lord mayor and premier crossing swords when the city is at a crossroads.

EXCLUSIVE: A controversial $37 million deal to buy a private property development company with taxpayers' money has reached a dramatic conclusion.

Local government reform is finally on track in WA, but some observers remain unconvinced what’s on offer is bold enough.

The state’s forestry body and Minister Dave Kelly are at loggerheads over compensation for the axed industry, with conflicting claims over consultation and demands to return to the negotiating table.

Acting Chinese Consul General in Perth Fengzhong Wang weighs in on China-Taiwan relations.

The McGowan government has committed $10 million to a renewable hydrogen fuel project being driven by Woodside Energy's H2 Perth.

Premier Mark McGowan has been forced to defend his decision to attend a lavish Penfolds Grange wine tasting dinner at the Peppermint Grove mansion of millionaire property developer Nigel Satterley.

Parliamentarians are questioning the governor-general's role in Scott Morrison's secret appointment to five additional portfolios while he was prime minister.

A City of Fremantle report has revealed construction costs for its new civic centre have blown out by $16 million.

Deputy Premier Roger Cook doesn't believe Perth's lord mayor, Basil Zempilas, is being deliberately sidelined.

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has defended his move to be sworn into a number of portfolios, saying the pandemic was an unprecedented time.

Mark McGowan has been grilled on whether his office has introduced a ban on inviting Perth's Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas to announcements about the city.

A site has been chosen to develop Australia's first Aboriginal Cultural Centre in Perth.