Today
Fault lines: The growing divide threatening our society
Labor senator Fatima Payman’s resignation from the party highlights a schism between Muslims and the major parties. At risk is Australia’s multicultural ethos.
Yesterday
‘The port would stop’: Fremantle workers threaten to walk off job
Western Australia’s largest container port could grind to a halt next week if a small group of key staff stop work over a pay dispute.
This Month
Farmers vow to hurt Labor over live sheep export ban
WA farmers will begin doorknocking in marginal Labor-held electorates this week, vowing to make the Albanese government pay for a ban on live sheep exports.
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- Immigration
Queensland to cop skilled migrant cut amid boost to smaller states
Queensland will be the only Australian state to suffer a reduction in the number of skilled migrant allocations this financial year.
June
‘Unique position’ secures WA thousands more skilled migrants
Perth property prices have soared amid unprecedented migration. Now WA Premier Roger Cook has landed a promise of thousands more migrants to build more homes.
‘Extinction event’: WA builders blame government for overheating market
A $480 million government housing grant scheme has been blamed by West Australian builders for overheating the market and contributing to insolvencies.
Bolivian military pulls back after failed coup
Liberals have rebuked Anthony Albanese for calling Julian Assange; The Bolivian Military has pulled back from the presidential palace after a failed coup. Follow here for updates.
Assange on way to Australia after US plea deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to publishing US military secrets; deputy PM rules out expelling WA Labor senator. Follow here for more. Watch live.
Strike unveils gas plant play, urges WA to green-light onshore exports
Strike Energy has announced a plan to build and operate a $160 million gas plant north of Perth.
May
China warplanes conduct second day of drills off Taiwan
Taiwan is tracking dozens of Chinese warplanes and navy vessels off its coast. Follow updates live.
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Gas to firm renewables until nuclear is ready: Dutton
Peter Dutton has countered claims his plans for nuclear energy were a front to keep coal in the system for longer.
Dutton vows to cut mining approval times, open gas fields
Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton is in Perth to win back support from the WA mining industry, promising to cut approval times for new projects.
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- Mining Summit
King accuses ‘anti-WA’ Dutton of jeopardising national security
Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King also accuses the opposition leader of stoking class warfare by opposing the government’s production tax credits for miners.
Labor premiers leave Miles on his own with Dutton on immigration
Former treasurer Wayne Swan has accused Peter Dutton of “dog whistling on migration”.
How we can take on Tesla, according to WA’s Roger Cook
WA Premier Roger Cook insists his state’s nickel crisis should not deter major miners from pushing ahead with higher social and environmental standards.
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- Mining Summit
Cook says magnetite will make WA the ‘California of Australia’
WA’s future in resources wasn’t just linked to battery minerals, but also to a different variety of iron ore largely overlooked by our mining industry: magnetite.
AFP investigates large-scale ransomware attack on health company
The Australian Federal Police and other authorities are investigating a large-scale ransomware attack on a private health business. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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‘Unprecedented’ migration blamed for jump in WA spending
Treasurer says the state government had been forced to spend more on education, housing and healthcare after 95,000 people moved to WA last year.
Stokes’ anti-AFR price rise could breach competition law: Samuel
Billionaire Kerry Stokes has faced political criticism – and calls for an ACCC investigation – for forcing The Australian Financial Review print edition out of his home state of WA.
WA Budget Winners and Losers
Households and prospective home buyers are expected to benefit from new spending measures, while there is no additional funding for farmers, and still no changes to the state’s payroll tax system.
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