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Ministerial roles overseeing immigration, investment, population and Perth’s CBD are just a few changes the property industry will lobby for ahead of the state election.

As the federal government readies its vaccine rollout, can WA manage the health and economic risks of a second wave of coronavirus?

A $65 million expansion plan set to make Casuarina Prison the state’s largest is expected to be given the green light later this week.

The Western Australian Liberals are refusing to commit to having their policies costed by Treasury as potentially record numbers of people prepare to cast an early vote.

Australia will pledge $1.5 billion over five years to help build a more climate-resilient world and set up a new agency to deal with disaster resilience and risk reduction.

WA Labor has pilloried the opposition’s plan to sink the City West rail line, warning the project could cost the state as much as $1 billion.

Australia has put a stop to the New Zealand travel bubble for 72 hours after a South African variant of COVID-19 was detected in a woman after 14 days of isolation.

The Western Australian government has blamed spiralling debt under the previous administration for its failure to house more vulnerable people.

Economic tensions and COVID-19 loom large as Sarah Hooper champions WA and international trade atop the state’s branch of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The federal government is boosting Australia's maritime security with a $1 billion development of advanced guided weapons.

The state government has launched a new initiative to boost Perth’s tourism sector in the wake of COVID-19, amid claims as many as one in five WA tourism businesses face closure.

Sport and Recreation Minister Mick Murray has unveiled Optus Stadium’s new rooftop walk, with just over one month until the attraction opens to the public.

The contenders have had to readjust their traditional campaigning approach because of the sharp rise in early voting.

The Liberal Party has announced plans to allocate $316 million towards community mental health over the next four years, if it forms government.

Western Australia will reopen its borders to NSW and Queensland from Monday but travellers will still be required to self-isolate for 14 days and get a COVID-19 test.

The head of Perth-based recruitment company LH Global has rejected claims the organisation is affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party, labelling them “simply untrue”.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has rejected a proposal to extend JobKeeper payments for the hard-hit hospitality industry.

The McGowan government has committed more than $1.6 million to fast-track approvals for major resource projects following feedback from industry stakeholders.

Cricket Australia will stand firm on the decision to drop the term "Australia Day", adamant they must embrace hard conversations despite criticism from Scott Morrison.

If elected, the state’s Liberal Party will establish a new small business retail theft squad aimed at tackling shoplifting, anti-social behaviour and organised retail theft.

The state government has hit back at claims that the Labor Party is behind repeated attacks on opposition leader Zak Kirkup’s offices, labelling the allegations baseless and attention-seeking.

Premier Mark McGowan said the state government had been hamstrung and was unable to resolve the issues arising at tent city.

With fewer than two months before voters head to the polls, Zak Kirkup has challenged Mark McGowan to a series of televised and online debates.

Scott Morrison has hit back at Labor's accusation he damaged Australia's alliance with the United States through being too close to Donald Trump.

Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has called on Mark McGowan to visit Fremantle's homeless tent city, but the premier has urged organisers to help agencies house vulnerable people.

WA Labor amassed a significant fundraising advantage this past financial year as unions, law firms and sitting members opened their wallets to fill the party’s coffers.

WA’s latest secessionist party is pledging to run a broad, economics-focused campaign at the upcoming state election, as popularity for the state government’s border stance soars.

Premier Mark McGowan has hit back at claims the state government is not doing enough about WA's homelessness crisis' alleging that Fremantle’s tent city is being spearheaded by “anarchists”.

Western Australia's government has promised better transparency after it was not disclosed that several recovered COVID-19 cases were linked to the highly contagious British strain.

The Labor Party has announced plans to build a $38 million multi-storey car park at Greenwood train station, if re-elected

Australia's peak social services group is again urging the federal government to raise the long-term rate of JobSeeker, with the payment set to drop back to $40 a day in April.

Australians on unemployment support are expected to again receive $40 a day from April when the coronavirus supplement ends.