Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has lauded fee-free TAFE uptake in Western Australia, but says the nation is competing globally to attract skilled talent to fill shortages in the immediate term.
Construction of a sorely-needed workers village in Kalbarri is back to square one, with the state government ending negotiations with the Perth firm penciled in to build it.
Penny Wong and Julie Bishop strolled through Perth's CBD in a show of Indigenous Voice solidarity on Monday after the state's party unity on the vote broke down.
Anthony Albanese has praised the Pilbara’s resources sector for keeping the nation’s schools and hospitals running on a flying visit to Australia’s iron ore heartland.
Brittany Higgins’ partner David Sharaz has failed to secure a bond to recover costs to be spent in the defamation action launched by WA Senator Linda Reynolds.
Federal Minister Brendan O’Connor says the previous government’s “addiction” to worker visas is to blame for the decision to cut WA’s allocation of migrant workers by 70 per cent.
WA government spend on Aboriginal affairs has grown more than 30 per cent since pandemic restrictions limiting access to remote communities and regional areas lifted.
A lawyer for Brittany Higgins' fiancé has started to counter WA Senator Linda Reynolds' defamation allegation, claiming it is "a drop in the ocean of publicity", during a court hearing.
Anthony Albanese says the country needs to "collectively plan'' for an ageing demographic, as the government prepares to release the Intergenerational Report.
Premier Roger Cook says business in his home electorate of Kwinana and the surrounding corridor will be supported with power infrastructure to thrive through the carbon neutral shift.
The City of Perth has recommended the council approve selling a West Perth laneway, that had been used as a right-of-way, to Kerry Stokes’ private company.
A City of Melville councillor is suing former Keating government minister and mayor George Gear, alleging defamatory matters were published to the city's elected members and staff.
Last-minute changes to new medium density housing codes have drawn the ire of local governments as stakeholders wait on an updated timeline for the revised code’s implementation.
The office of a company chosen to build workers accommodation in country WA has been shuttered and staff gone to ground amid concerns over its ability to deliver on the project.
Planning reforms to pave the way for 1.2 million new homes across Australia by the end of the decade will be drawn up as part of a national approach to combat a spiraling housing affordability crisis.
The state government has locked in a date in November this year to close the Armadale and Thornlie lines so work can progress on removing level crossings and raising the train tracks.
A Western Australian embassy housing a rotating roster of state ministers will be established in Canberra under a new state government plan to ensure WA is front-of-mind in the nation’s capital.
City of Karratha mayor Peter Long has likened regional representation in the upper house to a communist country, while calling on change in the way local government incomes are generated.
WA Premier Roger Cook believes the state has only “just scratched the surface” of its renewables potential as he outlines his vision for WA to become a global green energy superpower.
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has flagged a new policy which could help Australian businesses compete against countries with weaker emissions settings.
Police will be able to seize and destroy alcohol on the spot and impose fines of up to $10,000 under the latest crackdown to stamp out problem drinking in WA’s North West.
Western Australian nurses and midwives are overwhelmingly backing plans to form a state political party in the latest escalation of a bitter wages feud between their union and the WA government.
Legislative changes which could facilitate the government’s proposed payment for a swimming pool at the WACA Ground from the Perth Parking Levy have been introduced to parliament.
An Indigenous body has aired frustration about the mammoth effort in helping the state government bring about change to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage which it says has fallen on deaf ears.
A catch in migration numbers since borders reopened after COVID-19 shouldn't be used as a scapegoat for Australia's failure to build enough homes, a key business group has warned.
Better support for small business and use of industry expertise should be considered in future pandemic planning, according to an independent review of WA’s COVID-19 response.
Libby Mettam has cooled her strong stance in support of a Voice to Parliament, admitting she is now unclear where she stands on the issue months out from an expected referendum.
