The federal budget will include at least $5 billion in funding for infrastructure projects aimed at making roads safer, reducing travel times and supporting thousands of jobs.
Tony Power, who led the recently completed high-profile inquiry into the City of Perth, has reportedly been appointed to undertake an independent review of the Kimberley Land Council.
The state government has confirmed up to a six-month delay to Perth’s new airport rail line, with trains now expected to run in the first half of 2022.
The benchmark price of iron ore has moved above $US200 per tonne for the first time, despite growing diplomatic tensions with China, the largest buyer of the steelmaking commodity.
China’s key economic planning department has suspended a diplomatic channel for economic discussions with Australia, although the impact could be minimal.
WA will significantly ease its interim lockdown restrictions and mask wearing requirements from midnight tomorrow, after the state recorded no new cases of COVID-19 for the fourth consecutive day.
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have laid out their priorities for next week's budget, with a bottom line looking in better shape than had been predicted just a few months ago.
Australia has indicated it is on track to restart repatriation flights from India where thousands of people are stranded under a controversial travel ban.
Western Australian craft beer and spirits producers have welcomed the federal government’s decision to increase tax relief for the industry, but some say more change is needed.
Workers who move to regional Australia to take up farm jobs will receive relocation costs sooner, after the federal government tweaked an underperforming scheme.
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese says the federal government is promising a lot in next week's budget but insists it will be the delivery that matters.
Scott Morrison is refusing to back down from the India travel ban despite a torrent of criticism from high-profile figures and within conservative ranks.
The federal government has quietly wound up the Nev Power-chaired COVID-19 Commission advisory board, just more than 13 months after it was established.
The federal government will hand down more than $1 billion in funding for some of WA's major infrastructure works, with the biggest contribution given to Metronet projects.
The number of casual contacts linked to the latest cases of COVID-19 has doubled overnight, as WA health authorities retrace the steps of two COVID-positive delivery drivers.
Indian community organisations are set to benefit from $2 million worth of grants as criticism of the federal government's use of the Biosecurity Act mounts.
