Government

New appointments to Australian overseas posts include former Labor minister Stephen Smith as the next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

National cabinet has agreed to get rid of mandatory five-day isolation periods for people with COVID-19.

Calculating what WA gets from spending millions of dollars on overseas trade offices is an imprecise task.

Global economies should not give up on corporate tax despite the challenges of collecting taxes from large multinationals skilled at exploiting tax havens.

The state's finances have been boosted by a revised operating surplus of $6 billion - $344 million higher than expected in the last budget.

The millionaires' row residents on Jutland Parade are up in arms over an unsightly front verge, which has been described by one neighbour as a "monstrosity".

South Perth’s council continues to be split on its approach to developing an $80 million swimming pool facility, voting last night to increase pressure on the state government for funding.

Premier Mark McGowan has a simple message for anyone complaining about new criminal and antisocial behaviour exclusion zones from Mandurah to Hillarys.

WA victims of the Optus hack can obtain new drivers' licences free of charge, says the Premier.

Almost a third of Western Australians think inflation won’t ease for at least two years, but they’re still more confident than five years ago.

The shadow treasurer says higher taxes will hinder business innovation and put a handbrake on the economy.

Legislation designed to simplify the mining approvals process in Western Australia amid record exploration spending and labour shortages has passed in the upper house overnight.

About half of the state’s local governments will either lose councillors, move to direct mayoral elections or abolish wards as a result of sweeping overhauls to the sector.

One of the state's leading commercial litigators, Michael Lundberg, has been appointed as the first Aboriginal judge on the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

Corporate accounting and legal giants Grant Thornton and MinterEllison have been named in a CCC report into further Department of Communities misconduct.

Premier Mark McGowan's former director of strategy has resurfaced to spearhead a new branch of eastern states lobbying company Anacta.

The McGowan government has confirmed that its latest wages offer includes a one-off $3,000 bonus payment and will cost taxpayers more than $3 billion.

Kate Chaney has conditionally backed the ongoing use of gas in the path to net zero while panning the business case for Woodside's Scarborough project as overly optimistic.

Australia's peak social services group is warning a slight increase to the JobSeeker payment will do little to help the poorest people make ends meet.

Laws to set up a national anti-corruption commission might not pass until early 2023, a senior Labor MP says.

Philip Lowe has denied saying interest rates wouldn't be lifted until 2024 as an independent review into the reserve bank is set to examine the effectiveness of its communication.

Those fighting to repurpose the Fremantle Traffic Bridge say it can serve a practical, modern purpose as well as a historical one.

Former premier Colin Barnett believes it's time to bite the bullet and demolish the South Fremantle Power Station in the wake of another failed bid to redevelop the 1951 building.

The City of Nedlands is pursuing greater protection for its land after being overruled by the state government on the proposed children's hospice and Tawarri Hot Springs.

The McGowan government won't confirm if it has made a new pay offer in a third attempt to quell anger from public sector workers.

Michelle Roberts has forged a political career the envy of many since coming to the attention of Labor Party talent scouts in 1988.

Mark McGowan has backed the board of the Perth Mint amid reports its owner was operating without the necessary registration, putting the matter down to an “administrative failing”.

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.