Premier Mark McGowan had spent the morning of the state election in the electoral district of Hillarys, the Liberal Party WA seat deemed most likely to fall to WA Labor.
Keep an eye on the two Jack Mac boys tonight - in the neighbouring seats of Bateman and South Perth. They’ll be the line between a bad night or a terrible one for the Liberals.
WA Labor’s near-insurmountable polling leads appears primed to translate to a landslide win this evening, with a host of notionally safe Liberal-held seats now ripe for the picking.
A broad-based rally has helped the Australian share market post its best week in five, while central banks will have more opportunity to steer economic recovery in their favour next week.
Embattled Chinese mining company Tianqi Lithium has appealed a court order that it repay a $38.8 million debt to Perth-based engineering consultancy MSP Engineering.
A former board member of the disability services commission and a 28-year veteran of consultancy firm Arup round out two major hires at the City of Perth.
In their weekly podcast, Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the Liberal Party WA's costings, the federal tourism package, WA's rich listers, 40under40, people moves, Labor squeeze, Northern Infrastructure loans, arts funding, and land developers.
Smarter energy strategy across education campuses is reducing electricity use and saving some Western Australian schools hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
The federal government has moved to protect car dealers from the power of global manufacturers by increasing fines under the Franchising Code to as much as $10 million.
Real estate and development professional James Limnios is calling on government and local council to consider initiatives that will support infill residential projects.
The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved a proposal for a four-storey aged care facility, with Nedlands’ residents continuing to express their objections for the project.
Financial regulator APRA has closed its investigation into Westpac's breaches of anti-money laundering and terror financing laws, but says it will make sure the bank improves its operations.
Zak Kirkup insists he has no regrets as he prepares to lead the West Australian Liberals to a defeat that could spell the end of his own short-lived political career.
Poll shows rookie leader set to lose seat in huge swing to Labor; BHP aims to make 30,000 mine contract workers employees; Woodside hires Morgan Stanley, Rothschild for Pluto selldown.
Universities and states will be forced to meet stringent conditions before the Morrison government considers plans to allow the return of international students.
Investors on the ASX have resisted a mostly upbeat mood on Wall Street after bond yields eased, and may be waiting for signals from the US Federal Reserve's meeting next week.
