Roger Cook
Cook accuses Zempilas of playing victim but agrees leak should be investigated
Zempilas phoned the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries director general Lanie Chopping for an explanation.
- Hamish Hastie
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Your ultimate promise tracker for the 2025 WA election
If you were a little bleary-eyed after the Christmas Holidays and still couldn’t stomach the thought of politics all the way up to Australia Day, fear not – WAtoday has the tool for you.
- Hamish Hastie
Mettam vows to run WA and its health system at same time if elected premier
Libby Mettam said retaining the health portfolio alongside premier duties would show the public how seriously her party took fixing Labor’s mess.
- Hamish Hastie
One of Perth’s biggest car parks set to close later this year
Premier Roger Cook clarified the date of the car park’s closure after a confusing press conference at the site on Tuesday morning where Education Minister Tony Buti initially suggested the entire car park would be closed by the end of the week.
- Hamish Hastie
Borers, a ‘businessman’ and 35 kilometres of train line: The political headlines of 2024
From sports broadcasters entering the political fray to tiny beetles destroying the city’s urban tree canopy, we look back at the stories that had us laughing, cringing – and scratching our heads.
- Hamish Hastie
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The books, podcasts and TV shows keeping WA politicians entertained these holidays
When they’re not reading legislation or listening to parliamentary debate what books, podcasts and movies are WA politicians using to relax?
- Hamish Hastie
Zempilas unleashes on Labor in what could be his last mayoral address
The Perth lord mayor read aloud a letter he had sent to Roger Cook’s office airing several grievances which had developed since his election in 2020.
- Hamish Hastie
‘Antisemitism’ accusation says a lot about Netanyahu
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s reported assertion that “anti-Israel sentiment is antisemitism” is an unacceptable attempt at moral diversion.
Perth councils fire back on premier’s ‘unbecoming and baseless’ attack
A battle has erupted between the local and state governments after Premier Roger Cook implied Perth councils were being influenced by minority voices.
- Claire Ottaviano
Miners rejoice as Albanese shelves environment watchdog
The resources sector wants the reform to be abandoned altogether rather than returned to the agenda in February.
- Mike Foley
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