Higher public sector wages, new transport projects and Burrup Peninsula infrastructure are among $2.2 billion of state government spending announced as rising tax revenue fills treasury coffers.
Almost all funding allocated to tax relief for commercial landlords as part of recent COVID-19 relief measures was either spent as industry support or returned to consolidated revenue, state parliament has heard.
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.
Only 2 per cent of a $319 million post-COVID social housing initiative had been spent by March, according to a report by the Auditor General released today.
Western Australians will be waiting to reap the full benefits of the massive surge in royalty revenue, with Premier Mark McGowan saying today he wanted a lasting impact.
The state opposition has slammed the state government over the eligibility criteria attached to its latest COVID business relief package which result in a raft of businesses being excluded.
The state government intends to hike charges at Port Hedland port by 25 per cent, adding to the surge in revenue it is already getting from iron ore royalties.
In his first major interview as Liberal leader, David Honey spoke to Business News about his childhood, desire for a compassionate society, and threats to WA's prosperity.
A formal opposition alliance has been struck between the state's Liberal and National parties, mirroring similar power-sharing arrangements between the parties implemented throughout the 2010s.
Business News looks inside the Liberal WA election campaign and recent years in opposition, from the pandemic, to strategy, leadership, internal ructions and more.
A coalition deal with the Nationals will be a priority for new WA Liberal leader David Honey, while he has shared concerns about the state's long-term economic future.
The state government is in negotiations to bring in a pool of international workers stationed in the Northern Territory as a solution to WA's agricultural labour shortage.
The state government is reviewing its support for the Myalup-Wellington water project after revealing that associated agreements with Collie coal miners were unlikely to be finalised.
The state government has foreshadowed more big spending initiatives to boost the economy but been criticised for the lack of detail and not including tax reform.
Steve Thomas and Tony Krsticevic are among those given more responsibility in changes to the shadow cabinet announced by opposition leader Liza Harvey on the weekend.
Emissions guidelines for a series of Western Australian energy mega projects are still unclear after the Environmental Protection Authority announced it would withdraw its net zero carbon policy, released last week, and head into months of consultation.
A recommendation by Western Australia's environmental watchdog that new emissions-intensive projects should be carbon neutral has swiftly been rejected by the state government.
The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended that operators of future major projects in Western Australia pay to offset their carbon emissions, in order to help Australia meet its climate change obligations.
