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WA budget
Iron ore drives even bigger surplus in WA, but not everyone is feeling the love
Monday’s mid-year budget update has seen WA’s projected operating surplus for this financial year increase by $493 million to $3.1 billion.
- by Hamish Hastie
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ALP
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?
- by Hamish Hastie
WA Police equipped with scanners, search powers under tough new anti-knife laws
WA Police will gain sweeping powers to stop and search people for weapons in public from Friday under the state government’s stringent new knife laws, even without a warrant.
- by Jesinta Burton
WA Police set up hotline for champion pole vault coach complaints
WA Sport and Recreation Minister David Templeman revealed WAIS was writing to all former athletes who worked with the 65-year-old Russian-born coach to alert them of the hotline.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Legal profession
The WA premier’s new go-to lawyer will be paid more than him
The Department of Premier and Cabinet’s new in-house lawyer will be one of the highest-paid public servants in the state, eclipsing the salary of the premier himself.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Liberal Party
Marketing guru steps away from Zempilas’ campaign after ‘deep regrets’ over Mettam polling conflict
Libby Mettam says there are still questions to be answered. “There is still a businessman, a cowardly businessman hiding in the shadows, who is willing for Ben Small, Basil Zempilas and Cam Sinclair to wear the full brunt of this,” she said.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Liberal Party
‘Not a quitter’: Mettam retains leadership after Zempilas push fails
Libby Mettam remains the leader of the WA Liberals after a party room motion which would have opened the door for Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas to head their election campaign failed.
- by Hamish Hastie and Heather McNeill
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Road safety
‘I owe it all to you blokes’: Tyler Rowe reunited with life-saving surgeons
The teenage survivor of a crash that killed his friend Nick Campo has met with the surgeons who saved his life.
- by Connor McGoverne
WA throws more cash at carbon injection, but flagship project still fails to hit mark
The technology is still failing to live up to expectations in WA, with the latest figures from Chevron’s Gorgon project revealing it fell 2.65 million tonnes short of its obligations last financial year.
- by Hamish Hastie
Opinion
Political leadership
Nationals weaken WA by not handing over opposition status to Liberal Party
That the person who hopes to be premier next year wasn’t across at least the headlines – summaries of both were available online – is nothing short of poor.
- by Connor McGoverne
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Perth
Come clean over Metronet’s army of spin doctors: opposition
The state’s major rail project has up to 16 people employed in its communications team, a number the opposition says is extravagant and insulting.
- by Jesinta Burton
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