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BUDGET: An iron ore windfall and a world-beating economy have meant state revenue will smash expectations by $6.7 billion, with spending prioritised in health, housing and climate action.

BUDGET: Last year’s boom in iron ore prices underpinned a massive surge in WA government revenue but the good times are coming to an end, with treasury assuming prices will fall sharply.

BUDGET: The state government has deferred 16 infrastructure projects to take heat out of the construction industry while setting aside funds for a new desalination plant and port at Kwinana.

BUDGET: The state government’s 140,000 strong workforce can expect a pay bonus next year following a decision to bring forward a review of the public sector wages policy.

BUDGET: COVID-19 has become endemic in this year’s state budget, with a potential outbreak hanging bleakly over the state’s economic and fiscal outlook.

Australians stranded overseas have been offered hope of returning this year to quarantine in homes.

A cashed-up Western Australian government faces spending pressures across the board as Premier Mark McGowan prepares to deliver a record budget surplus.

Scalpers will be prevented from reselling Grand Final tickets at sky-high prices after tough new restrictions on the practice passed state parliament.

Health and housing headaches loom large for Premier Mark McGowan as he prepares to hand down a record budget surplus.

Job advertisements in Western Australia were up 1 per cent in August, while vacancies on the east coast fell sharply.

WA’s recent history of rolling back privatisations could yet inform the future of the state’s ambulance services.

Australia has cleared coronavirus vaccine passports for take-off from next month in preparation for international jetsetting to again take flight.

A too-hasty exit from Afghanistan will have long-term implications for not only Afghans, but the nations withdrawing their support.

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe says the coronavirus Delta variant outbreak has interrupted the economic recovery but not derailed it.

Tony Krsticevic will attempt a political comeback next month as he seeks a spot on Stirling's council.

Premier Mark McGowan has blamed an uneven distribution of coronavirus vaccines by the federal government for his state's slow rollout.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has brushed off criticism of his controversial travel between Canberra and Sydney for Father's Day.

Perth Zoo wants as much public involvement as possible as it embarks on its 20-year masterplan.

The federal government and pharmaceutical industry have finalised a new agreement to guarantee the supply of vital medicines from 2022.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is confident the unemployment rate can stay relatively low, citing the jobs rebound after previous virus lockdowns.

Western Australia does not plan to reopen its borders to coronavirus-hit eastern states until 2022.

Pressure to build more social housing in Western Australia is set to continue despite the promise of a major investment in the upcoming state budget.

A lot more detailed planning is needed to ensure Western Australia's hospital system can cope with a COVID-19 case surge, an inquiry has heard.

Australia has smashed its coronavirus case record and will soon receive an injection of four million vaccine doses from the UK.

Australia's vaccine rollout co-ordinator will unveil a plan to rapidly vaccinate up to 30 Indigenous communities to address low coronavirus immunisation rates.

The state government has tightened restrictions for travellers from high risk jurisdictions, while signing new directions which will require those in the healthcare sector to be vaccinated by 2022.

Companies with soaring profits that also received wage subsidies will not be forced to repay JobKeeper despite intensifying scrutiny of the scheme.

A bill to ensure the national cabinet of Australia's political leaders can keep its workings secret has been introduced to federal parliament.

The state opposition has criticised the government's plan to make elements of its temporary development pathway permanent, labelling it a move to sneak through planning laws.

The state government announced it will employ another 170 graduate nurses in COVID-response roles, the same day new figures laid bare the strain on Perth's biggest hospitals.

Scott Morrison has conceded opening Australia's internal borders will be up to state governments despite making Christmas a key goal.

Australia has secured half a million doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines in a swap deal with Singapore to bolster the behind-schedule rollout.