WA Parliament
- Analysis
- Federal budget
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
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- Analysis
- WA election
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
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
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
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
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- Extreme weather
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
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
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
Former MP James Hayward lifts lid on jail time as he waits for retrial over alleged child sex abuse
Former Nationals MP James Hayward — who was serving almost three years in jail for child sex abuse until having his conviction quashed — has lifted the lid on his 410-day prison stint as he awaits a date for his retrial.
- Jesinta Burton
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- WA election
WA politician changes name to ‘Aussie Trump’
The Upper House MP, formerly known as Ben Dawkins, legally changed his name on January 29 to Austin Trump in what he said was a protest of the WA Labor government.
- Hamish Hastie
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