Bandt ducks questions on Cox, cuts short press conference
Greens leader Bandt was repeatedly asked what steps he and his office had taken to investigate the allegations against Cox raised with his office.
- by James Massola and Jesinta Burton
Latest
Mystery surrounds taxpayer bill for canned Metronet Christmas pageant float
Want to know how much you’ll pay for a non-existent Christmas pageant float? The Metronet office would rather not say.
- by Jesinta Burton
Analysis
Defamation
Villain or victim? Reynolds, Higgins and the ‘tale’ that divides them
Brittany Higgins’ tearful interview over her alleged rape aired in 2021 was watched by more than half-a-million people – including Linda Reynolds, seeing her political downfall in real time.
- by Jesinta Burton
Caroline Spencer on playing watchdog to a mega-government and the career she almost had
The state’s 19th auditor general talks the conversation that changed her life, holding a mega-government to account, and what she makes of being dubbed its most effective opposition.
- by Jesinta Burton
Exclusive
Metronet
State pulls plug on ‘tone-deaf’ Metronet Christmas pageant float
The WA government has pulled the plug on plans to send a float spruiking its flagship Metronet program down St Georges Terrace in this year’s annual Perth Christmas Pageant.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘Attacking the mining golden geese’: Rinehart fires warning shot at government over ‘tape’
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart has used the approval of her latest iron ore project to launch another blistering tirade in her war against “government tape”, warning it could stymie investment and compromise living standards.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘Someone’s lack of planning is now our emergency’: Warwick residents ‘blindsided’ by $280m triple-skyscraper plan
A $280 million plan to inject three skyscrapers and more than 1000 apartments in a suburb in Perth’s north has drawn the ire of residents and put the local council and state government at odds.
- by Jesinta Burton
Ben Lisle on life lessons, riding motorbikes and helming Hesperia
The man leading one of Perth’s most successful property development firms talks calculated risks, motorbikes, and helming Hesperia.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘B-grade TV personality’: Labor lashes lord mayor, Libs vow to dump school deal
Libby Mettam indicated she would return to the negotiating table over the school if elected, as parliamentary debate descended into a row over her high-profile candidate.
- by Jesinta Burton and Holly Thompson
Subiaco’s $78m apartment block and Regal Theatre upgrade approved
The plan to revamp the Regal and demolish a restaurant for a new apartment block has been called a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the heritage-listed theatre.
- by Holly Thompson and Jesinta Burton
WA Labor MP slams government, state’s newspaper over ‘nature negative’ slant
Chris Tallentire has launched an extraordinary attack on his own government’s report and Kerry Stokes’ Seven West Media, accusing the latter of waging a campaign to derail environmental protection efforts.
- by Jesinta Burton
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