Former UnionsWA head Owen Whittle has been appointed to the salaries and allowances tribunal, which oversees remuneration for senior public officials, for a three-year term.
Western Australia is forecast to be the only state in the country to have a rise in labour shortages as big investments continue in mining, infrastructure and energy projects.
Sussan Ley has urged Anthony Albanese to raise the detention of Australian writer Yang Jun and the presence of Chinese warships in Australian waters during his meeting with Xi Jinping.
ANALYSIS: A move by Fremantle Ports to hike its fees from October, and an angry response from industry, is the latest warning against rising supply chain costs at sea and on land.
The state government has chosen the operators for affordable and social housing projects in Subiaco and East Fremantle, which could deliver nearly 500 homes.
Sussan Ley has urged the PM to reveal changes to tax policy after Treasury advice, which warned the goal to build 1.2 million homes would fail and that tax hikes were needed, was leaked.
The federal and state environment ministers have lauded the decision by UNESCO to grant World Heritage listing to the Murujuga Cultural Landscape in WA’s North West.
WSP has been appointed to carry out marine geotechnical work at the site of the state government’s Westport development in Cockburn Sound, under a $22 million contract.
Andrew Forrest has stressed the importance of the Sino-Australian economic relationship, ahead of a Prime Ministerial visit to the nation’s largest trading partner in the coming days.
The state government will tap the collective knowledge of unions and industry groups as it formulates a plan for the future of the state’s strategic industrial area near Rockingham.
The state government will expedite the takeover of City of Nedlands with three commissioners to be sent in and the council to be disbanded in the aftermath of a mass exit.
Paul Papalia says he's confident steps taken by Crown Perth to address money laundering concerns have been adequate, and revealed no further penalties would be imposed.
Shadow Treasurer Sandra Brewer has slammed the Western Australian government for its pursuit of “pet projects” and its “willingness to spend whatever it takes” to deliver them.
UPDATE: Four councillors have resigned from the City of Nedlands council which will prompt the state government to send in a commissioner to take over the local government.
The state opposition has criticised the number of employees in the office of Premier Roger Cook, accusing the government of splashing out on staff and questioning its operating costs.
Japanese LNG giant Inpex has welcomed the federal government’s decision to grant major project status to its plan to store third-party carbon emissions below the sea off the NT.
City of Joondalup Mayor Albert Jacob will not seek re-election at October’s local government election, bringing his tenure in the job to a close after eight years at the age of 45.
The building commissioner is set to receive a broader suite of powers under new laws flagged by the state government amid a review of the contracts legislation.
Penny Wong says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio didn't press Australia on defence spending when the pair met overnight and expressed regret over the cancelled G7 meeting.
WA Country Health Service has awarded almost $300 million in contract work to more than a dozen contractors in the state, over regular and short-term security services.
Once described as the eyes and ears of the vast region, the Pilbara Regiment has responsibility for 1.3 million square kilometres of Australia’s land mass.
Premier Roger Cook says confidence over the future of Aukus was high on his recent visit to the United Kingdom, despite a US review that has cast doubt on the trilateral defence pact.
