The state budget has detailed substantial spending on the proposed Westport project with a focus on planning and environmental initiatives ahead of major construction.
New initiatives in this year’s budget include an extra $584 million for stage 2 of Western Power’s Clean Energy Link North project but there were few details on other energy upgrades.
The state government has poured in $1.4 billion for housing in this year’s budget as strong population growth puts pressure on the supply in Western Australia.
Treasurer Rita Saffioti has forecast an increase to Western Australia’s GST share, while criticising “absurd commentary from over east”, in her delivery of the state budget.
Everest Metals Corporation boss Mark Caruso has welcomed news that the company’s membership application to join the US Defence Industrial Base Consortium has been approved.
The invasive shot-hole borer is here to stay, with the state conceding it had failed in its bid to stave off the pest locally, shortly before allocating millions to management in the state budget.
ASIC chair Joe Longo says surveillance in the private credit space has already uncovered “grubby behaviour” as he takes a closer look at the private markets.
Catalyst Metals has hit out at Mark Creasy-backed junior Zuleika Gold, accusing it of an attempt to drum up publicity as the pair prepare to front the Supreme Court.
A fund to unlock housing supply has received a $101 million boost, with the state government making last minute announcements before handing down the budget this afternoon.
National Australia Bank has been fined $751,200 by the Australian Competition and Crime Commission in relation to alleged breaches of consumer data right rules.
Government funding for Western Australia’s key industrial estates will be doubled to $1 billion under an election promise to be delivered in Thursday’s state budget.
The state government will allocate $25 million to boost transmission infrastructure manufacturing and encourage greater local involvement in the electricity grid's renewable refresh.
Award-winning indigenous business Benang has picked up more work with ATCO Australia, winning a contract to install new gas infrastructure across Perth’s northern suburbs.
A state committee has approved a $23 million social housing complex in Inglewood, a plan which has ignited concerns amid a recent spate of antisocial behaviour in the area.
Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti have been named the state’s most powerful people, edging out mining magnates Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest in the 2025 Power 500.
