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Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and Gine Rinehart

Dutton pairs with Rinehart in billionaire boot battle

RM Williams, owned by mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, dominated the footwear of federal MPs. Then Gina Rinehart bought a rival bootmaker.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Liam Mannix

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Beaches either side of the Gorgon jetty where turtles nest are being eroded.

WA’s eco-watchdog rejected Gorgon. Chevron’s performance has proved it right

Labor has ignored WA’s environment watchdog on a huge gas project before. Will Roger Cook learn the lesson before it decides on Woodside’s Browse?

  • Peter Milne
Mark McGowan’s hardline policies during the pandemic resulted in celebrity-like fandom in WA and gained him a record-breaking 90 per cent approval rating.

‘We won’t see another quite like him’: Former premier Mark McGowan gets top honour

Love him or hate him, WA’s newest Companion of the Order of Australia Mark McGowan left behind an unforgettable legacy.

  • Claire Ottaviano
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Labor leaders top a shaved-down King’s Birthday Honours list

Contentious premiers Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan along with former Labor leader Simon Crean head a slimmed-down honours list.

  • Shane Wright
Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews.

Daniel Andrews tops King’s Birthday Honours

The former premier’s public health role and Big Build legacy have helped put him in the company of next governor-general Sam Mostyn on this year’s honours list.

  • Kieran Rooney and Shane Wright
NSW Premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in a file picture.

Revealed: How Minns will campaign against PM over GST snub

As the NSW government takes on the Commonwealth over GST, Premier Chris Minns says per-capita distribution of the tax would see an extra $3.6 billion dollars flow into the state.

  • Michael McGowan
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Premier of Western Australia Mark McGowan arrives ahead of the first National Cabinet meeting. 17 June, 2022. Parliament House. Photo: Rhett Wyman/fedpol

Former rockstar premier Mark McGowan sells coastal Perth home for tidy profit

It took just shy of 100 days but former WA Premier Mark McGowan and his wife Sarah have sold their two-storey Rockingham beach house for a tidy profit.

  • Sarah Brookes
WA Environmental Protection Authority chairman Matthew Tonts.

Environment watchdog defends ‘green tape’ protection of WA biodiversity

In a state that pushes resource projects relentlessly, Professor Matthew Tonts - the closest WA has to someone who can say no - defends much maligned environmental approvals.

  • Peter Milne
Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

Former premiers, business and community leaders warn against antisemitism

Former premiers including Daniel Andrews, Gladys Berejiklian, Anna Bligh and Mark McGowan are among the 600 people who have signed the statement.

  • David Crowe
Minerals Resources founder Chris Ellison is lobbying for concessions to export onshore gas from WA.

MinRes chases Western Australian government favour to export gas

Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources wants a five-year exemption from a Western Australian ban on the export of onshore gas, arguing it would help shore up domestic supply in years to come.

  • Peter Milne

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