Labor, Libs in tug-of-war over $1.8bn hospital plan as election looms
The parties have come to blows over the contentious women’s and babies hospital after the Liberal leader wrote to construction giant Webuild vowing to tear up a deal.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Independent to run in Freo as teals move beyond Perth’s western suburbs
Fremantle business owner Kate Hulett is set to challenge Labor Minister Simone McGurk as an independent in the upcoming state election, as the teal movement breaches Perth’s affluent western suburbs.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Sharks
Shark freed from Cottesloe Beach barrier after 27-hour operation
A two-metre bronze whaler inside a new shark barrier at Cottesloe Beach has been freed after a 27-hour operation, but the probe into the animal allegedly being shot with a speargun continues.
- by Jesinta Burton
Rottnest wreckage retrieved as pilot’s girlfriend pays tribute to ‘seaplane tragic’
Investigators retrieved the Cessna from the water off Thomson Bay on Thursday morning, beginning the process of working out how it crashed, killing three people on board.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Jesinta Burton
Forrest hits back after Minderoo dragged into ExxonMobil defamation row
Andrew Forrest has come out swinging in defence of his charity, Minderoo, after it became embroiled in a defamation suit levelled by ExxonMobil.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Emergency services
Three people still missing after seaplane crashes off Rottnest Island
Water Police and several private boats rushed to the scene after the privately owned aircraft crashed into waters near Thompson Bay shortly after take-off.
- by Jesinta Burton
Premier concedes ‘tough’ shot-hole borer battle ahead as Kings Park trail closes
The popular Lovers Walk at Kings Park will be permanently closed as biosecurity personnel embark on a second bout of tree removals at the Mount Eliza escarpment.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Environmental protection
‘Deep regret’: Santos hit with $10k fine over Pilbara oil spill
Energy giant Santos has been hit with a $10,000 fine over an oil spill at its processing facility off WA’s north-west after being dragged to court by the state’s workplace regulator.
- by Jesinta Burton
WA Labor vows to introduce jail time for ‘posting and boasting’ in hoon crackdown
Hoons could face up to two years’ jail for circulating videos of the activity online under WA Labor’s proposed “post and boast” laws.
- by Jesinta Burton
Pollies, peace deals, and the unravelling of a billionaire: The WA civil court rows that dominated 2024
From the political scandal that sparked a cultural reckoning to a rich-lister’s unravelling, we revisit some of the cases that left us shocked, perplexed and sometimes even entertained.
- by Jesinta Burton
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Cost of living
‘Who is the economy booming for?’: Damning report unveils scale of WA cost-of-living crisis
A new report into the rising cost-of-living crisis in WA has found even dual waged households are struggling to make ends meet and many of those on middle incomes have exhausted their savings, prompting fresh calls for targeted relief.
- by Jesinta Burton
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/by/jesinta-burton-p536kf