Premier Roger Cook has reminded his federal counterparts of Western Australia's economic importance, in response to mooted employment law changes that could affect local business.
The state government has brought the Great Southern and South West road maintenance workforce in-house, as part of its statewide transition to grow Main Roads.
Curfews imposed by local governments are among the constraints affecting freight productivity by as much as 20 per cent, according to WA's peak trucking lobby.
Roger Cook has conceded a policy that requires 100 per cent of onshore gas to be used domestically will mean little if it stifles investment, as his government explore its domgas settings.
The state and federal governments have committed to invest $1.6 billion towards education in WA, which will make it the first state where all public schools will be fully funded.
A plan by City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas to hold his high-profile position while pursuing a run at state politics has the tick of approval under legislation and city accountability frameworks.
Playing fields will be created on the site once mooted for a $1 billion apartment project, following the state government's determination that the land was not suitable for development.
The state government will buy new back-up generators for Kalgoorlie-Boulder to firm up the Goldfields' contingency power while it works to build more resilience into the system.
Premier Roger Cook says City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas would owe residents an explanation if he nominates for preselection as the Liberal candidate for Churchlands.
Opposition leader Shane Love says the state government's inaction on regional power risk has left thousands vulnerable, as fallout from this week's storm damage continues.
Western Australia will not cut funding to the Environmental Defenders Office, despite concerns over its conduct flagged in the Federal Court's recent judgement on Santos's Barossa project.
Developers want to cut the ribbon on a major upgrade to Perth's convention centre by the end of the decade and use a global oil and gas conference as its launchpad onto the world stage.
Premier Roger Cook has left the door ajar for the export ambitions of gas developers in the Perth Basin, committing to look at the state's domestic policy settings over the next six months.
Western Australia's second state-owned battery storage system is expected to be up and running by late October, with early work on a third to start in a matter of weeks.
The state's long-awaited redevelopment of the V Block at Fremantle Hospital is under construction, with ground broken after the project's initial 2023 forecast completion date.
Alcoa Corporation has confirmed it will cease production at its Kwinana refinery this year, as it grapples with a series of challenges at its oldest WA processing operation.
The state government has approved a continuation of Alcoa's expansive bauxite mining operations in the Darling Range despite the possibility of a full review by the EPA.
Environment and Energy Minister Reece Whitby says there is no conflict of interest in holding both portfolios, after the government announced change to the environmental approvals process.
Environmental activists are splitting Aboriginal groups apart in moves which echo those taken by miners in the early 2000s, WA Premier Roger Cook says.
Premier Roger Cook will announce a significant overhaul of the state's environmental approvals process today, in response to business delays and uncertainty which have hampered productivity.
Australia's GST distribution arrangements will extend to 2030 but the states will chip in more to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the federal government has revealed.
Premier Roger Cook has told media he believes Australia's state premiers understand WA's role in the national economy, ahead of likely debate over GST in a national cabinet meeting.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has refreshed its push for payroll tax reform, but Premier Roger Cook has played down the prospect of major change.
Traditional owners of two Mid West cultural sites, which were destroyed and not reported for five years by a copper miner, have welcomed Roger Cook's intervention.
Roger Cook says the funding will deliver certainty, but critics say its an admission of failure and rubber stamps the closure of Griffin Coal and Bluewaters power station in 2026.
Premier Roger Cook is expected to announce a three-year extension to operating subsidies paid to embattled miner Griffin Coal, with the total bill set to exceed $150 million.
City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has doubled down on the closure of an East Perth crisis accommodation centre, calling Premier Roger Cook's comments undermining.
Political donations above $2,600 must be disclosed within 48 hours during state election campaigns, following the formal passage of the second tranche of electoral reform by state parliament today.
The Western Australian government has formally apologised to thousands of Aboriginal people who worked with little to no pay for decades, as part of a historic $180 million class action settlement.
The state government will spend more than $70 million to tackle family and domestic violence, including funding to overhaul the aging Stirling Women's Refuge.
China Eastern Airlines will trial direct flights between Perth and Shanghai over a four-week block early in 2024, reviving an offering suspended in 2020 at the onset of the pandemic.
A $575 million investment in WA's major electricity grid is designed to facilitate energy opportunities in a state “up to its guts” in the energy transition, according to Premier Roger Cook.
Western Australia's contentious Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 has officially been repealed, following the implementation of amendments to the original 1972 Aboriginal Heritage Act.
