Commonwealth gives WA $1.3 billion infrastructure boost Tuesday May 4, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Projects to build or improve rail, roads, bridges, and the Perth Airport precinct will be the beneficiaries of the WA cash splash.
Pezzullo’s ‘drums of war’ speech ‘totally unnecessary’, McGowan says Tuesday April 27, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Defence McGowan urged 'the commonwealth and people in this position, elected and otherwise, to tone it down. Tone it down'.
Labor obliterates Liberals in historic WA election; will win control of upper house for first time Sunday March 14, 2021 By Adrian Beaumont Editors' Picks With 43% of enrolled voters counted in yesterday’s Western Australian election, the ABC was calling Labor wins in 49 of the 59 lower house seats,…
Meet Mark McGowan: the WA leader with a staggering 88% personal approval rating Wednesday March 10, 2021 By John Phillimore Career Matters In the past 12 months the world has certainly been to hell and back. Politically, however, for McGowan the year may feel more like a…
The Liberals face election wipeout in WA, but have three good reasons to keep campaigning Wednesday March 3, 2021 By Martin Drum Editors' Picks While not entirely unprecedented, state opposition leader Kirkup departs from established practice where political leaders try to preserve hope amongst their faithful, even in the…
WA sets net zero emissions target for government agencies Tuesday December 1, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment Under the policy, state government agencies — including government trading enterprises — will be required to develop and implement plans to transition toward net zero…
WA government introduces bill to allow agencies to fully operate during COVID-19 Thursday August 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News An operational review conducted by all public sector bodies had found legislative barriers that prevented agencies from carrying out certain duties during the pandemic.
Maintenance upgrades, renewable energy projects flagged under WA’s $5.5b recovery plan Monday July 27, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The WA Recovery Plan unveiled on Sunday centres on 21 priority streams, and includes a $60 million boost for 'shovel-ready' maintenance upgrades to key state…
Teenager allegedly behind WA Health breach Wednesday July 22, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The website that published sensitive messages sent between staff from the Western Australian Department of Health was run by a teenager.
WA, Commonwealth deploy staff to assist Victorian health response Wednesday July 1, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health The WA government on Tuesday said Professor Tarun Weeramanthri has been seconded to the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services for an initial four-week…
Premium Columnists Sins of omission can be things for commission, as mistakes mount Wednesday May 27, 2020 By Verona Burgess Career Advice If government departments have any other sins of omission hidden away in their cupboards, they’d better start fixing them and start anticipating new ones, or…
Committee overseeing WA’s corruption watchdog calls for review of training for public servants, sector-wide reform Friday May 15, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News A new parliamentary report has called for major reforms to the Western Australian public sector and a range of proactive measures in a bid to prevent…
Opinion: this is our chance! We have, right now, a once-in-a-generation opportunity Monday May 11, 2020 By Ken Smith Editors' Picks While Australia and New Zealand are ahead of many other developed countries, there is no guarantee that we will stay that way. Redefining the federation…
Political stoush ends McKechnie’s time as WA corruption watchdog, despite premier’s backing Tuesday April 28, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Western Australia’s corruption commissioner will not be reappointed despite support from the premier and the state opposition leader.
Vic ramps up COVID-19 testing while other states ease restrictions Tuesday April 28, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory Victoria hopes to test up to 100,000 people for coronavirus over the next two weeks in preparation for the potential easing of restrictions, while the…
