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A record-smashing annual spend on NSW’s railways is set to be included in the state’s upcoming budget – with a staggering $2.1bn to be splashed out on upgrades.

POLITICSPremiumState splashes record $2.1bn on rail overhaul

One Aussie state is set to unveil details of its largest ever single-year overhaul of its rail network – changing everything from new trains to staff allocations.

David Hannant

Pauline Hanson's One Nation’s Rod Caddies said the State had been out of the national spotlight, limiting chances for his party to cut through.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumOne Nation’s WA rise stalled by State’s economic boom

WA’s economic strength has muted One Nation’s rapid rise in the west, the party’s State leader Rod Caddies believes, as polling shows support for his party in WA comparatively subdued.

Oliver Lane

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NEWSPremiumDeputy’s awkward vow to embattled premier

A deputy premier has pledged loyalty to the premier as new polling shows Labor’s primary vote has collapsed to 21 per cent in one state.

Tia Clarkson-Pascoe

Premier Roger Cook says a strong flow of skilled migration is essential to meeting worker needs.

EconomyPremiumPremier rejects claims State projects are driving up wages

Premier Roger Cook has knocked back concerns the State Government’s infrastructure binge is forcing the private sector to lift wages in competition for workers.

Matt Mckenzie

Towlife Enterprises Pty Ltd, trading as A1 towing, was convicted in the Perth Magistrates court on Friday for breaching the Towing Services Regulations 2025.

State PoliticsCommentsPremium First towing firm fined under Perth’s tough new regulations

A Perth towing company has become the first to be convicted under tougher laws regulating the industry brought in nearly 18 months ago.

Oliver Lane

The voter drift to One Nation has continued in WA, but the major parties haven’t yet relinquished their lead according to a new opinion poll that could temper expectations of an orange tsunami. Pictured: Roger Cook, Pauline Hanson, Basil Zempilas

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The West Australian exclusive
WA Libs hold off One Nation surge as Cook government slips

The voter drift to One Nation has continued in WA, but the major parties haven’t yet relinquished their lead according to a new opinion poll that could temper expectations of an orange tsunami.

Jessica Page

The NSW government announced last week that they would be taking “a more commonsense approach”. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar,

NEWSPremiumWarning about state’s big driving reform

Clinicians have condemned plans for huge changes in one state’s driving laws, claiming the evidence doesn’t support the move.

Tia Clarkson-Pascoe

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NewsPremiumCoalition MP’s big call on One Nation deal

One Nation has scored another win after a Liberal-National MP left the door open to a preference deal.

Nathan Schmidt

Ongoing speculation that WA Defence Minister Paul Papalia will retire well before the next State election in 2029 is again doing the rounds amongst Liberal and Labor circles.

OpinionCommentsPremiumRumours of Papalia’s retirement swirl as Pauline circles

One Nation might well find out just how popular it is in WA well before the next Federal and State elections, amid the ongoing rumour that WA Defence Minister Paul Papalia is retiring has resurfaced.

Joe Spagnolo

Roger Cook is applying ‘commercial-in-confidence’ to duck questions about how much he paid to bring Coldplay to Perth — and it’s miffed Ben Harvey off.

OpinionCommentsPremiumColdplay in spotlight in WA commercial-in-confidence saga

Few things annoy Ben Harvey more than being denied an answer on the grounds of ‘commercial-in-confidence’ — shouldn’t taxpayers know what we are forking out for squillionaire musicians to entertain us?

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey

Federal Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Josh Wilson said WA and Australia were among the best in the world on implementing battery storage.

SOLAR POWERCommentsPremium$25m community batteries to be rolled out across WA

Nearly 20 community batteries will be installed across Perth and the South West to capture excess solar power from roof panels and feed it back at peak times, funded by the Federal and State governments.

Oliver Lane

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HealthPremiumMinns promises $10b health boom

The NSW government has promised a whopping $10b increase to the state’s health budget over the next four years.

News Corp Australia

Attorney-General Tony Buti has announced the establishment of a Judicial Commission.

Judicial CommissionCommentsPremiumWatchdog to investigate ‘badly behaved’ judges in WA

Judges and magistrates behaving badly will be investigated by an independent watchdog, under new laws to be introduced into the WA Parliament this week.

Joe Spagnolo

The WA Government is introducing additional care and support to people leaving hospital following a suicidal crisis after months of scrutiny of the State’s mental health system.

‘Critical’CommentsPremiumMental health outpatient care announced for WA hospitals

The WA Government is introducing additional care and support to people leaving hospital following a suicidal crisis after months of scrutiny of the State’s mental health system.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

A private radiology company has written to Health Minister Meredith Hammat frustrated over the outcome of a meeting it had with her in January where it says it raised serious concerns over billing issues at Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital.

STATE POLITICSPremiumHospital billing concerns still haunting WA Health Minister

Health Minister Meredith Hammat has copped a serve from a private radiology company over the handling of serious billing concerns raised about Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital.

Charlton Hart and Oliver Lane

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has vowed he will focus on policy and not One Nation preference deals as he and Pauline Hanson jostled to win the support of West Australians this week.

State PoliticsVideoCommentsTaylor shuts down One Nation deal as Hanson looms large

Angus Taylor appeared to be feeling the pressure, as Pauline Hanson flew out of Perth and left the Opposition’s hopes of winning back WA in disarray.

Jessica Page

Angus Taylor awkwardly couldn’t name the electorate he was standing in.

Federal PoliticsVideoCommentsPremiumTaylor dodges questions on WA strategy in awkward stumble

Angus Taylor has stumbled on day two of a tour of Perth, appearing unable to name a WA seat that the Liberals can win back as the Opposition battles One Nation’s surge. 

Jessica Page

This week, both AGL and Alinta bosses have called for an end to Synergy’s monopoly of WA’s residential electricity market.

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EnergyCommentsPremium
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‘Give them a choice’: Calls mount to end Synergy monopoly

Alinta Energy hopes to start offering residential electricity in WA, joining AGL with fresh calls to give households the benefits of competition in a deregulated market.

Rebecca Le May

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UPDATEDPremiumVow after ex-NRL star son’s home attacked

The premier has vowed to lock up “thugs” behind Sydney’s escalating gang violence scene, after the home of an alleged Coconut Cartel associate and son of former NRL star Matt Utai was attacked again.

Alexandra Feiam and Emma Kirk

Kalgoorlie-Boulder business Kali Kingz has been closed for three months under the Tobacco and Other Products Control Act 2006 (WA).

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumWA tobacco and vape crackdown sees nearly 40 stores closed

Nearly 40 stores across WA have been ordered to shut since health authorities were given the power to close stores for 90 days if found to be illegally selling tobacco or vapes.

Oliver Lane

Premier Roger Cook has refused to be drawn into whether $11 million is the amount tax payers are forking out for the Italian soccer festival in August.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumPremier hush on rumoured $11m Italian football festival cost

Premier Roger Cook has refused to be drawn into whether $11 million is the amount tax payers are forking out for the Italian soccer festival in August. 

Oliver Lane

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has opened up about her time in prison and revealed allegations of domestic violence during her second marriage in an emotional speech while campaigning in Perth.

FEDERAL POLITICSPremiumHanson opens up on DV & jail time in rare emotional speech

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has opened up about her time in prison and revealed allegations of domestic violence during her second marriage in an emotional speech while campaigning in Perth.

Jessica Page

This reform comes as new figures reveal that tens of thousands of jobseekers in Perth’s southern suburbs are trapped in long-term unemployment.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumWA Employment services reform set to help thousands get jobs

Tens of thousands of jobseekers in Perth are trapped in long-term unemployment, with the Federal Government admitting the current employment services system is failing too many people.

Sophie Gannon

Pauline Hanson, One Nation leader, is in Midland for a Sundowner event.

state politicsCommentsPremiumHanson takes aim at Labor’s WA seats in Perth visit

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has declared a number of WA seats are in her sights as she addressed a sold out crowd in Midland.

Oliver Lane