Western Australian mining workers continue to face issues of burnout and sexual harassment despite a general improvement in workplace culture, a landmark report reveals.
The WA government has pitched for a TAFE-based Clean Energy National Centre of Excellence to be set up in the state, with the hope of winning federal support.
Ministerial intervention has led the Australian Federation of Air Pilots to call off strike action planned at Network Aviation later this week as a storm risk builds in the state's north.
More than 400 TAFE lecturers undertook industry placements in 2022 and 2023 as part of a program costing $10 million to the state, the government has revealed.
Western Australia's nursing union has backed a 3 per cent pay rise, bringing an end to the longest-running pay dispute in the organisation's 100-year history.
The state has confirmed a consortium of Spanish firm ACCIONA and engineering company Jacobs Group have been selected to design, build and operate the $2.8 billion Alkimos desalination plant.
The government will not go ahead with a plan first announced in 2006 to consolidate legislation governing the state's water resources management system.
The state government will do away with its blanket public sector wage policy which in recent years saw all public servants offered the same three per cent pay rise, in favour of a sector flexible model.
The regional arm of UK defence firm Babcock has signaled its intent to assist the state government's development and growth of a WA defence industry, as AUKUS deadlines draw closer.
North Metropolitan TAFE students will have hands-on experience and training in renewable energy infrastructure after the campus signed an agreement with Horizon Power.
WA will team up with the world's largest nuclear submarine manufacturer to support industry and workforce development, as it prepares for nuclear presence in Rockingham from 2027.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has lauded fee-free TAFE uptake in Western Australia, but says the nation is competing globally to attract skilled talent to fill shortages in the immediate term.
Federal Minister Brendan O'Connor says the previous government's “addiction” to worker visas is to blame for the decision to cut WA's allocation of migrant workers by 70 per cent.
It was on a volunteer trip overseas to check in on a village classroom where ex-boilermaker Lucas Farrell made the decision he wanted to make a significant contribution to his community.
The state government is aiming to open a $6.3 million training facility at the South Regional TAFE in Collie by 2025, to mitigate the impact from the impending closure of coal-fired power stations.
Today's cabinet makeover includes big jobs for new ministers, significant shifts for senior government figures but, notably, no changes to the premier's substantial workload.
The state government is trialling a 12-month pilot that will require suppliers to provide their gender equality credentials as part of the procurement process.
Miners, industry bodies and the state government have vowed to do what they can to stamp out sexual harassment amid a scathing report detailing the breadth and severity of the issue.
An alcohol and drug treatment service will take over the former Esther Foundation facility in a two-year deal with the state government funding more than $4 million.
Fremantle's Victoria Quay is set for a transformation with the government investing in other opportunities while flagging the relocation of the livestock and motor vehicle trade.
Minister Simone McGurk has remained tight-lipped about the settlement that ended her lawsuit with psychologist Tracy Westerman, revealing only that the state paid $16,500 in costs.
Communities Minister Simone McGurk has issued a public apology to psychologist Tracy Westerman over comments she made during a press conference that later prompted defamation action.
The Child Protection Minister Simone McGurk has been in the headlines about dysfunction within the Department of Communities. Now, more than $100 million will boost funding.
Prominent psychologist Tracy Westerman has mounted a lawsuit against Communities Minister Simone McGurk over allegations the minister made defamatory comments about her.
ANALYSIS: Aboriginal leader Kado Muir has publicly asked a question many people are asking privately: why did premier Mark McGowan make so many changes in Friday's ministerial reshuffle?
