James Hayward has vowed to continue in his role as member for the South West, claiming bowing out would send a message that anyone could be axed over an “untested allegation”.
Prominent businessman Nev Power will have to wait another two weeks to find out whether he will serve jail time after pleading guilty to two counts of breaching the state’s COVID-19 travel restrictions.
The state government has appointed four representatives to inform design and engage stakeholders on Western Australia’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act.
The number of locally acquired COVID-19 cases in Western Australia has climbed by 51 overnight, as an unvaccinated man in his 70s became the second person in WA to die of the virus.
Proposed changes to the state’s local government laws currently out for public consultation are bizarre, flawed and in places incorrect, according to a former Labor MP.
COVID WRAP: WA has recorded its highest number of local COVID cases since the start of the pandemic, as the state government unveils a $77 million support package.
The state’s forestry body has slammed the government over its logging ban support package, as business owners grapple with workers quitting and possible bankruptcy.
COVID WRAP: Health minister warns WA could experience galloping COVID numbers any day now as the state records 94 cases and Rapid Antigen Tests for new arrivals.
The man tasked with overseeing the McGowan government’s flagship Metronet project, Anthony Kannis, has been promoted to director general of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage.
COVID WRAP: COVID cases in WA climb by 65 as the state's border controls ease, industry bodies push for a new reopening date and the opposition slams the elective surgery scale back.
COVID WRAP: WA records 26 new local cases, state halves quarantine, opposition slams the government for withholding Omicron modelling and MinRes rolls out a new contact tracing app.
The number of active COVID cases in Western Australia has exceeded 200 overnight, as the state attempts to tackle COVID spread in schools by limiting in-school gatherings.
The EPA has recommended approval of OZ Mineral’s proposal to mine nickel and copper in WA’s Musgrave Ranges in what could be a first for the region if fully approved.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has backed Premier McGowan’s decision to delay WA’s border reopening but noted it was the Premier’s call on when he believes his health system is ready.
Three mystery cases have been recorded among today's 19 new local COVID cases, as the University of Western Australia becomes the state's first to restrict access for the unvaccinated.
West Perth-based EcoGraf is one of two graphite companies set to receive a major loan through the federal government’s $2 billion critical minerals initiative.
James Packer’s lawyers claim his reign as an influential figure at Crown is over, as the Perth Casino Royal Commission prepares to deliver its findings.
Julian Grill has hailed Andrew Forrest as a nation builder in his new book, which provides an account of his contentious lobbying activities on behalf of Fortescue Metals Group in the 2000s.
The state government has managed to strike a deal that promises to satisfy each of the mining giants battling for a larger slice of the port of Port Hedland.
Labor has hit out at a federal government proposal to give aged care workers a $800 bonus, calling the boost a "sugar hit" which ignored other problems.
Wesfarmers, Mineral Resources, and Woodside were among the most notable WA-based political donors in the most recent financial year, with contributions of about $680,000 between them.
