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The Canning by-election will test the leadership of both the PM and opposition leader.

Recent confusion at the political level and a philosophical discussion with some friends has prompted a revisit to the taxi debate.

A Perth not-for-profit group has galvanised support among its 180 members as part of a concerted effort to get the National Broadband Network rolled out to the 3,500 businesses in their district.

The Perth Freight Link road project could extend the capacity of Fremantle harbour and lead to a rethink on long-term planning for a second container port at Kwinana.

Gina Rinehart has shown the dogged determination of an entrepreneur to develop the Roy Hill iron ore project.

The inclusion of gambling revenue in Commonwealth Grants Commission funding is one of a number of suggestions to reform Australia's federation, following the release of a recent federalism paper by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.

Obtaining a small bar liquor licence has become increasingly complicated and prompted some players to abandon plans to open new venues.

A toll on trucks appears to be a condition of federal funding for the $1.6 billion Perth Freight Link roads project, Premier Colin Barnett says.

Western Australian voters will return to the polls tomorrow for a Senate election re-run which could have major consequences for the federal government's legislative agenda.

Troy Buswell has left the political stage to face his personal issues, but he's left the government with a few problems of its own.

The WA chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction has appointed Alannah MacTiernan as its patron.

WA-based Tersum Energy managing director Rodney Littlejohn has been elected to the board of the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia.

The governments of Tony Abbott and Colin Barnett face big challenges when it comes to cutting spending.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has made a pre-election pitch to union members in his first visit to Perth since dramatically reclaiming the leadership of the federal Labor Party last month.

For all the political grandstanding over new rail or road projects, politicians need to remember it's the taxpayers' money they're spending.

THE narrow win by Liberal candidate Ken Wyatt in the Perth metropolitan seat of Hasluck has swung momentum towards Tony Abbott as negotiations to form a federal government continue.

Scarborough is Perth's latest coastline battleground, with The City of Stirling council proposing a planning amendment that would make way for a significant overhaul of the foreshore.