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Premier Roger Cook and former WA governor Malcolm McCusker.

Former governor to lead inquiry into WA election debacle

Malcolm McCusker will be joined by representatives from Labor, Liberals, the Greens and the Nationals.

  • Hamish Hastie

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New Police Minister Reece Whitby with Acting WA Police Commissioner Kylie Whiteley (left) and Commander Lawrence Panaia (right).

New minister softens tone on gun owners as new buyback announced

“I want to say to gun owners, and I think this is important, they need to know that we understand their concerns,” New Police Minister Reece Whitby said on Tuesday morning.

  • Hamish Hastie
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered the final budget before the federal election.

The budget reveals $17.1 billion in new road and rail funding. Only a fraction of that is heading west

The funding realises the fears of the WA government, with Treasurer Rita Saffioti on Monday predicting the state would be short-changed on infrastructure compared to the rest of the nation.

  • Hamish Hastie
WA Premier Roger Cook.

Roger Cook’s new cabinet is a branding exercise tied to his economic dreams

Since coming to the job in May 2023, Roger Cook has stated several times he wants to grow other industries so WA is not as reliant on the resources sector. But it is a difficult prospect.

  • Hamish Hastie
Energy Minister Reece Whitby on Thursday.

Labor’s $200m energy promise ‘dreadfully’ unfulfilled

The state government has delivered less than a third of the 1,000 self-sufficient power units it promised for cyclone-impacted residents and farmers at the 2021 election.

  • Connor McGoverne
A concept design of the Motorsports Street Circuit in Burswood pledged by WA Labor.

Council to fight WA Labor’s street circuit pledge earmarked for ‘jewel in Vic Park’s crown’

Labor unveiled plans to build a $217 million entertainment precinct and motorsports street circuit at Burswood Park in January. But the proposal may have hit a speed bump.

  • Jesinta Burton
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Barry Urban leaves Perth Magistrates Court on November 14, 2018.

Ex-Labor MP Barry Urban dies after one-punch attack

Former WA Labor MP Barry Urban has died at the age of 56, just months after suffering a severe brain injury in an alleged attack outside his workplace.

  • Jesinta Burton
The predicted path of Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia as of 7am on Friday.

Cyclone Zelia: Everything WA residents need to know

The Pilbara region in Western Australia is bracing for Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia to make landfall on Friday as a category 5 system.

  • Heather McNeill
A man takes advantage of the surf at Port Hedland.

Cyclone Zelia as it happened: WA prepares for category five weather system to hit state’s Pilbara region

The West Australian mining towns of Karratha and Port Hedland are both at risk of a “direct impact” from Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia, which is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon.

  • Daile Cross
Fortescue’s Cloudbreak iron ore processing facility in the Pilbara region of WA.

Iron ore to the rescue again as final budget document highlights WA’s riches

The enormous budget boost was revealed in WA Treasury’s financial projection statement ahead of the March 8 election.

  • Hamish Hastie

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