WA Parliament
‘It’s like watching a test match’: Saffioti, Whitby frustrate Zempilas’ push on Bears deal
Tourism Minister Reece Whitby and Sport Minister Rita Saffioti passed questions to each other with the skill of an NRL halfback as Basil Zempilas grilled them on the deal behind Perth’s newest sporting team.
- Hamish Hastie
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WA’s health department seized almost 200,000 vapes. But how many fines have been issued?
The state has come under increasing scrutiny for its lack of enforcement of new rules governing the sale of nitrous oxide canisters and vapes that came into force over the past year.
- Hamish Hastie
- Opinion
- Opinion
WA business owners are being frustrated by butt-covering bureaucracy
The point of government has become bureaucracy for bureaucracy’s sake, and excessive legislation and red tape is stifling free enterprise and entrepreneurship.
- Jonathan Huston
Political odd couple unite to threaten WA Labor’s five-year upper house streak
If Labor doesn’t support the motion, it will be the first time the party has lost a vote in either house since before the 2021 election.
- Hamish Hastie
Transport authority to sit down with train drivers over C-Series concerns
The driver workshop would be held in the coming weeks after more than 79 per cent surveyed recently called for the government to suspend railcar delivery until issues were addressed.
- Hamish Hastie
- Updated
- Politicians' perks
Labor’s mad scramble to fix ‘invalid appointment’ of man in charge of WA politicians’ salaries
Labor will introduce an amendment to laws governing the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal on Tuesday to patch up the 2021 appointment of former Barnett government minister John Day.
- Hamish Hastie
Regulator delivers knockout blow to Perth bare-knuckle boxing bout
WA’s Combat Sports Commission board has declined a permit application from the Bare Knuckle Boxing Championship to stage a bout at RAC Arena next month.
- Hamish Hastie
‘Dog’s breakfast’: WA pet registry in limbo as anti-puppy farming laws come into effect
The PetsWA website was a key pillar in the Labor government’s stop puppy farming legislation, but the $9.8 million contract to build it has been scrapped.
- Hamish Hastie
‘Morally repugnant’: Opposition spars with Labor in bare-knuckle boxing push
The government has distanced itself from a high-profile bid to bring to RAC Arena the sport doctors call “human dogfighting”, but has also not ruled it out.
- Hamish Hastie
Why Development WA sold a parcel of regional land for $415k less than its value
The piece of land was originally approved to be sold at $600,000, then was valued at $800,000 - but eventually sold for $385,000.
- Hamish Hastie
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