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Gas
Greenpeace bid at heart of new Woodside North West Shelf delay
Both Greenpeace and the Conservation Council WA want Plibersek to rule on Woodside’s $30 billion Browse gas field development alongside the NWS extension proposal.
- by Hamish Hastie
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‘Embrace an element of fun’: WA to spend $120k on artwork for kids detention centre
“The art should embrace an element of fun—to capture play and youth of creativity balancing the deeper themes of hope and belonging with the simple pleasure that art can bring.”
- by Hamish Hastie
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Infrastructure
WA gets mystery $650 million road funding pledge in late-night letter
The promise came in the form of a letter sent to WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti’s office on federal budget day which revealed WA would receive 2 per cent of new infrastructure spending.
- by Hamish Hastie and Heather McNeill
Alcoa fined $400k after caustic chemical spill in Kwinana burns Gilmore College students
Alcoa was fined $400,000 plus $5536 in costs in the Rockingham Magistrates Court on Tuesday over the incident, which took place in 2022.
- by Hamish Hastie
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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.
- by Hamish Hastie
Zempilas adamant Stokes, Rinehart have no influence over his leadership
The prominent media personality, who began his broadcast career with Seven more than 30 years ago, confirmed he was no longer on the company’s payroll.
- by Hamish Hastie and Jesinta Burton
Navy practises submarine hunting off WA coast
The 2025 anti-submarine war exercise launched from HMAS Stirling south of Perth on Tuesday morning.
- by Hamish Hastie
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WA election
Basil Zempilas elected as WA opposition leader unopposed
With Adam Hort’s win in Kalamunda the Liberal party has secured seven seats in the lower house making the party the official opposition.
- by Hamish Hastie
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WA election
WAEC to investigate alleged sexist remarks and Pilbara MP buying vote counters lunch
In a complaint sent to the commission by Liberal upper house MP Neil Thomson on behalf of the Liberals’ Pilbara candidate Amanda Kailis he said a Liberal scrutineer was subjected to “deprecatory remarks” based on her gender.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Child protection
Twelve kids in state care went missing for four days because their addresses were in a spreadsheet
This case study was unearthed in a probe by Auditor General Caroline Spencer who today delivered a scathing report about the department’s record-keeping software known as Assist.
- by Hamish Hastie
Nationals even the ledger as Zempilas’ chance at opposition leader rests on Kalamunda
On the current count, both the Nationals and Liberals have won three extra seats each in the lower house taking their totals to six seats each.
- by Hamish Hastie
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia