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Where will dozens of departing members of state parliament find themselves in the months ahead?

What are the qualifications that make an individual suited to sit on a government board?

The West Coast Eagles will add three new members to its board, including former Treasurer Ben Wyatt, while Football West is welcoming two new directors.

Former treasurer Ben Wyatt has been appointed to the board of medical research organisation Telethon Kids Institute, his first role since leaving from politics.

Our updated listing of the 50 most influential Western Australians in business and politics highlights four individuals who stand apart from the rest.

What role will unions and factions play in Mark McGowan's second term?

More than 40 years in the making, the Ocean Reef Marina development is progressing, but it may yet have choppy waters to navigate.

There are still three seats in doubt in the Legislative Assembly as the vote count continues this afternoon, with Nationals MP Terry Redman and Liberal Sean L'Estrange at risk of losing their seats.

The second McGowan government is set for big changes, with two of the premier's three closest advisers resigning and minister Peter Tinley believed to have been demoted.

For very different reasons, both major political parties in WA have some tough calls to make.

Zak Kirkup insists he has no regrets as he prepares to lead the West Australian Liberals to a defeat that could spell the end of his own short-lived political career.

Ahead of the state election, Mark McGowan spoke to Business News about his track record, future plans and ministerial team.

Pindan has started construction on Momentum Wealth's 36-apartment project, which forms part of the state's governments social housing package.

Wages grew at a fractionally faster pace than expected in the final three months of 2020, lagging expectations for record property price increases this year.

Major charitable group Communicare is recalibrating the White Ribbon Australia brand.

Higher iron ore prices and a hot property market will boost the state government's operating surplus to $3.1 billion, but that money doesn't stay in the bank.

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.

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

Georgiou Capital has been chosen as the preferred proponent to redevelop and buy the Landgate building in Midland, under the state government's Market-led Proposals Policy.

Premier Mark McGowan will wait until after the upcoming state election to name a successor to outgoing Treasurer Ben Wyatt, should Labor be returned to office.

Australia's most populous state will phase-out taxes on property sales by 2040, raising the question of whether WA could follow suit.

Former McGowan Government media adviser Steve Kaless has launched a defamation case against the Premier, the Treasurer and several government staff members after his acquittal on a charge of indecently assaulting a female colleague at a Christmas party last year.

The state government will expand its Residential Rent Relief Grant Scheme, with unspent grant funding to be repurposed to pay 75 per cent of rent arrears to landlords.

At least six Labor Party MPs are in contention for promotion to fill Cabinet vacancies if the McGowan Government is returned at the State election in March.

A site fronting Middleton Beach in Albany has been sold to a consortium that plans to develop a four-star plus hotel featuring up to 100 rooms.

The state government has revised its net operating surplus to $2.2 billion in the state's mid-year review, the improved position coming on the back of a record iron ore price, strong infrastructure

There's reason to be optimistic about the state's economic recovery in 2021, with a skills shortage looming as a potential challenge.

The High Court of Australia has dismissed all special leave applications challenging the registration of the South West Native Title Settlement Agreement.

WA Limestone and Italia Stone Group have been named the preferred contractors to build new breakwaters for the state government's $500 million marina project in Joondalup.

West Aussies had a huge boost in purchasing power in the year to June, and the state's economy grew despite a small national drop.

More Western Australians are employed than at any time since March, with 15,300 jobs created in October as the state recovers from the COVID-19 crash.

The state government has said it will allow applicants for the federal government's HomeBuilder grant scheme a further three months to commence construction.

Western Australian Treasurer Ben Wyatt has abandoned plans to stay on in politics, announcing he will retire at the next election.

More than 200 contracts were awarded by the state government to Aboriginal-owned businesses this past financial year, with four entities earning more than half the value.

State-owned betting agency the TAB produced a $109 million profit in the year to June, but privatisation plans have been paused.

Having played pandemic politics expertly, Mark McGowan will be under pressure to consider changes to the border policy as the festive season nears.

Construction has started on Shenton Quarter, a $140 million apartment and retail development by Iris Residential and Primewest.

Ben Wyatt's fourth budget has set the scene for a push towards re-election.

More than 1,600 people have signed up within 48 hours to join a class action against the state government over the theft of wages from Indigenous workers.

Delivering a budget surplus used to be the key performance indicator upon which all treasurers across the nation were judged, but this has now been replaced by the ability to deliver jobs back to the economy.