New WA Corruption and Crime commissioner alters report by predecessor
Barely two weeks into his job, Western Australia’s new Corruption and Crime Commissioner has deleted a contentious section…
Bruce Reynolds to remain City of Perth Lord Mayor as counting continues in WA local government elections
Bruce Reynolds will continue as City of Perth Lord Mayor, while early figures from WA’s local government elections…
Minister flags compulsory voting in local government elections, 4-year terms amid low voter turnout
Voting in council elections could become mandatory in Western Australia if the turnout for this weekend’s poll continues…
WA Police officers subject to restraining orders desk-bound under gun reforms, union says
WA Police officers are being taken off the beat because new firearms laws mean they can’t carry a…
Shadow minister Andrew Hastie says he will be ‘without a job’ if Liberals don’t abandon net zero
Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has indicated he will quit or be dumped from the shadow cabinet if the Coalition…
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price appears at Liberal Party fundraiser in Perth, a day after front bench axing
Embattled Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has refused to front the media after appearing in public for the first…
Basil Zempilas seeks to repair damage from Jacinta Nampijinpa Price remarks on Indian migrants
WA Liberal leader Basil Zempilas has written to the state’s Indian Society in a bid to smooth over damage…
WA doctor Peter Allely says hospital emergency departments being run as though in ‘disaster situation’
A senior WA emergency department doctor has described his workplace as running in a “disaster situation”, struggling within…
Roger Cook announces $50m Health Infrastructure Maintenance Fund amid mounting pressure on hospitals
The Cook government has announced a new $50 million health infrastructure maintenance fund, amid mounting pressures on the…
WA Liberal Party State Council supports call to abandon net zero, reduce Welcome to Country ceremonies
The WA Liberal Party has supported a motion to abandon a target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by…