Premier Roger Cook handed extra powers as pro-development laws pass WA parliament
WA Premier Roger Cook will be granted extra powers to change the rules on approvals for hand-picked “priority…
AC Milan Serie A Perth soccer game in serious doubt amid FIFA roadblock
Plans to host seven-time European champions AC Milan in Perth for an Italian league game are in trouble,…
AI to be trialled at Royal Perth Hospital in bid to reduce pressure on WA health system
Western Australia’s ailing health system is turning to AI to try and help free up doctors and nurses…
‘Integrity’ of environmental approvals questioned in WA government’s attempt to balance nature and industry in new laws
Western Australia’s beautiful natural environment creates a perennial headache for governments: how to balance environmental protection with the…
Cleveland Dodd’s care in Unit 18 ‘inhumane’, coroner examining youth detention death finds
Western Australia’s first recorded death in youth detention was preventable and the notorious facility where he died should…
Asbestos found in new Edith Cowan University campus in Perth CBD
Asbestos has been discovered in fire doors at Perth’s first inner-city university, and authorities say it will not…
E-rideables inquiry calls for wide-ranging changes to WA laws, including tougher penalties against riders
Children under the age of 16 will be banned from using and storing e-rideables at all WA public…
WA Electoral Commissioner Robert Kennedy resigns months after problem-plagued state election
WA’s top election official has resigned, nine months after the state’s problem plagued election that led to widespread…
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…
WA government to buy St John of God Mount Lawley Hospital, fund major hospital upgrades
A $1.6 billion upgrade of Perth’s Convention and Exhibition Centre has been scrapped to free up cash for…
WA tops State of the States economic performance report, despite weak economic growth
Western Australia has again secured the top gong as Australia’s best performing economy according to a new report…
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…