Scott Morrison has used his trip to Western Australia to announce grants for eight businesses in the mining and energy sector, with the biggest grants going to two new hydrogen hubs.
Former Labor candidate Tristan Cockman has had his lawsuit against key WA Labor figures dismissed, one year after claiming he was unfairly sidelined during preselection.
Most of Western Australia’s remaining close contact and gathering rules will end at midnight, after the premier announced a suite of changes to COVID management.
This second article of a two-part series poses questions about the value of allies and alliances, and how Australia can shore up its regional defences.
Labor’s top recruit for Christian Porter’s old seat poured thousands of dollars on online advertising last week, while two at-risk Liberal MPs shored up their position with a spate of Facebook ads.
The state government’s $13.5 million proposal for a new COVID-19 patient facility in Perth’s south has been approved in a swift decision by its own development panel.
A disability workforce retention fund and a campaign to attract workers are among the seven initiatives awarded funding to grow the sector’s labour force.
Perth's lord mayor has called for WA's mask mandate to be rolled back by the end of the month, while declining to get behind removing the state's vaccination requirements.
WA's attorney general has blamed a "memory failure" and having to operate under "a lot of pressure" for giving incorrect evidence at the defamation trial between billionaire Clive Palmer and Premier Mark McGowan.
WA’s daily COVID cases have dipped again, with 7,998 new infections and three deaths recorded overnight, as hospitalisations and intensive care admissions remain steady.
More than 200,000 West Australians in de facto relationships will soon be able to fairly divide their superannuation assets in the event they separate.
New data from Rio Tinto has highlighted the WA government’s reliance on a handful of big miners, with Rio alone paying 10 per cent of the government’s total income last year.
Deputy premier Roger Cook said the state government would commit millions of dollars to improve WA's status as a leading "space capital" at a Business News' event this morning.
Business News has updated its lobbyists database, with global equity partners, integrated offerings and political connections a strong indicator of performance.
Josh Frydenberg has used a post-budget speech in Perth to reinforce his government's commitment to WA's share of GST revenue and warn about national security complacency.
Former City of Perth councillor Keith Yong and his sister Angie Yit-Choo Yong have fronted court after being charged with giving false testimonies during the year-long council probe.
At least two state Liberal MPs who lost their seats at last year's election have been appointed to the AAT, with a one-time minister set to serve as the tribunal's deputy president.
The security of more than 30 government entity IT systems remains at "considerable risk" despite warnings last year, according to WA's auditor-general.
