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A three-year fight to recover up to $500,000 from a corrupt WA public servant in Japan has finally been resolved.

Text messages between Mark McGowan and Kerry Stokes reveal the premier thanked the media mogul for “marvellous” front pages depicting Clive Palmer as a pest.

Clive Palmer has described his disbelief, fear and withdrawal from public life amid “the war” against him, as he took to the witness stand in his stoush with Mark McGowan.

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has taken to the airwaves to confirm he intends to file a new legal action against the state government, this time for $50 million in damages.

Text messages between Mark McGowan and John Quigley will become public as part of his defamation battle with Clive Palmer.

Premier Mark McGowan has announced a major cabinet reshuffle this morning, with Amber-Jade Sanderson set to replace Roger Cook as Health Minister.

UPDATE: The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has found ‘substantial commencement' on Vimy Resources' Mulga Rock project has occurred.

Big Start Capital, headed by the son of Attorney General John Quigley, is suing the state government for damages for allegedly breaching a personal protective equipment supply deal.

Western Australians will mark off a state-wide ballot paper for the upper house when they head to the polls in 2025, following passage of the state government's electoral reforms overnight.

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has lost his High Court battle against the state government over legislation introduced to thwart his $30 billion damages claim.

The state government has backflipped on a promise not to change the state's upper house voting system, endorsing a proposal to treat the entire state as one electorate.

WA remains out of step with the rest of Australia on campaign finance reform.

The conjecture surrounding royal commissioner Neville Owen became murkier today when the Premier repeatedly obfuscated after being asked to clarify his own role in the appointment.

Land developer Peet has launched legal action against three companies it contracted to design and build retaining walls within its 2,800-lot Shorehaven residential estate in Perth's north.

If there is a message to be taken from the Supreme Court's recent ruling in favour of the Legislative Council over the CCC, it's that parliament must be responsible for its own affairs.

An urgent push to have Western Australia's former corruption watchdog reappointed to the role has been labelled "arrogance" by the opposition.

The state government will move to protect contact tracing data after it was legally obtained by police to assist a murder investigation.

The state government will introduce legislation to reappoint John McKechnie as head of the corruption watchdog, a year after his appointment was blocked.

Noted legal practitioner Natalie Whitby, who is married to state government minister Reece Whitby, has been appointed a judge on the state's district court.

MinterEllison, Pilbara Community Legal Service and pro bono lawyer Jon Redman were named winners at this year's Attorney General's Community Service Law Awards.

WA's attorney-general has been accused by a Labor colleague of intervening in a corruption investigation involving a laptop seized from a disgraced MP.

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

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

The Nationals will hold just four seats in the lower house after former party leader Terry Redman lost the South West seat he's held since 2013 this morning.

Labor's left faction is set to dominate cabinet appointments as key figures from the party's right flank are shifted out of the ministry.

The state will launch a royal commission to determine whether Crown Perth should keep its casino licence following allegations of money laundering at Crown Resorts.

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.

With the extended Christmas shopping hours already announced, there is momentum to push for permanent retail reform.

The Supreme Court has delivered a tactical win to the WA government in its legal battle with Clive Palmer but strongly criticised legislation that is subject to a High Court appeal.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Estrin Saul Lawyers were the inaugural winners of the ‘commercial law firm' category in WA's annual community service law awards.

The state government has named BMD Construction and Georgiou Group as the preferred proponents to extend Mitchell Freeway.

A new Bill promising to improve the security of payment across the Western Australian building and construction industry has been introduced into parliament today.

Western Australia will extend COVID-19 emergency laws preventing residential and commercial tenants from eviction, despite opposition from industry groups.

Clive Palmer is refusing to drop his challenge of Western Australia's border closures and has promised further legal action against Premier Mark McGowan.

Western Australia's legal battle with Clive Palmer is set to drag on, with a Queensland judge delaying a key decision until September.

The state government has passed its extraordinary 'Palmer' Bill through the lower house, as it seeks to head off Clive Palmer's potential $30 billion damages claim.

'Palmer' Bill wrap up: Quigley confident on constitutionality, Harvey confirms Liberal support, Mineralogy's border challenge withdrawal offer.

Clive Palmer has warned that mining companies would be wary of investing in WA after the state government moved to legislate its way out of a dispute with the mining magnate.

A $27.6 billion damages claim by Clive Palmer could be avoided by new legislation, the state government hopes.

Draft legislation aimed at better protecting payments for subcontractors has excluded previously promised cascading statutory trusts, and instead promises a more “measured approach to implementing payment reform”.