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Premier Roger Cook at the PLS mid stream processing plant opening in Pilgangoora.

state politicsCommentsPremiumGST review: Cook supports no-worse-off guarantee extension

Roger Cook is backing interstate calls for the no-worse-off guarantee to be extended, to negate the threat of a review of WA’s GST deal. 

Jessica Page

All FIFA World Cup games will be allowed to be shown in pubs and bars, as well as a public live broadcast in Northbridge Piazza.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumGovernment’s huge call on pub opening times for World Cup

Soccer fanatics will be able to watch FIFA World Cup games at some WA pubs and bars in the early hours of the morning, with temporary extended trading hours available.

Oliver Lane

Albany MLA Scott Leary says the State Government has yet to answer key questions on the city’s gas network decommissioning.

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Albany MLA Scott Leary on Government’s response to ATCO

The State Government is yet to answer many of the key questions about the decommissioning of Albany’s gas network, writes Albany MLA Scott Leary. 

Scott Leary

Rita Saffioti is refusing to say whether WA will follow the lead of other states and ban KPMG staff linked to the consultancy’s audit scandal. 

state politicsCommentsPremiumWA won’t commit to ban on KPMG amid scandal

The Cook Government has demanded answers from KPMG after it was caught sharing secret client information but stopped short of committing to a ban on any staff involved in WA reports. 

Jessica Page

Behind the scenes of The West's investigation into Victor Goh

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Who is Victor Goh? Perth’s most elusive businessman revealed

WATCH: Take a look behind the scenes of our special investigation into the mystery developer leading Elizabeth Quay’s billion-dollar face lift.

Matt Mckenzie

Tony Buti shut down speculation on WA university mergers at a public forum.

EducationCommentsPremiumButi silent as universities kept waiting on merger decision

Tony Buti has refused to be drawn on the prospect of an amalgamation between two or more WA universities, shutting down speculation at a public forum.

Bethany Hiatt

Professor Sharon Parker of Curtin University’s Future of Work Institute at the summit on Thursday.

MiningPremiumFresh data on ‘respect culture’ push after FIFO probe

Mining companies are making all the right noises after shocking cases of sexual harassment prompted a parliamentary inquiry - but whether the culture change push is flowing to workers is still unclear.

Rebecca Le May

Mr Whitby stressed it would only be for prescribed substances and as long as there was no impairment of ability.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumWA looks into carve out for drivers on medicinal cannabis

The State Government is looking at whether it will give a free ride to WA drivers pinged behind the wheel with cannabis in their system if they have a genuine medicinal defence.

Oliver Lane

Opposition Leader Basil Zemplias was joined by Shadow Health Minister Libby Mettam and Nedlands MLA Jonathan Huston outside King Edward Memorial Hospital.

ConstructionCommentsPremiumZempilas call to transform KEMH into aged-care facility

The Opposition wants King Edward Memorial Hospital converted into an aged-care facility once services move to the new women’s and babies hospital in 2029 to help free up beds for elderly patients.

Harriet Flinn

Police Minister Yasmin Catley said road safety remained the No.1 priority. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

UPDATEDPremium‘Bloody stupid’: Huge cannabis driving changes announced

Hundreds of thousands of people using medicinal cannabis are in for a massive change in one Australian state.

Nathan Schmidt and Blair Jackson

Maddi, now 18, and mother Tara. The family is campaigning for change, after a 116-hour wait in Busselton Hospital's ED for a mental health bed.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumSanderson claims teen’s ED nightmare ‘symptom’ of demand

Amber-Jade Sanderson has defended the Government’s handling of mental health and dismissed a senior doctor’s claim that a teenager’s 116-hour wait in ED was not an isolated case.

Jessica Page and Oliver Lane

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LIFEBarnaby admits ‘pro-life’ not a majority

Barnaby Joyce has admitted opposition to abortion is not the “majority view” after he was spotted at an anti-abortion rally in Sydney.

Nathan Schmidt

Mick Gatto and his wife Cheryl, at Moonee Valley Racecourse, where they are holding a charity Lap for Love, the event is to raise money for autism. Tony Gough

updatedPremiumUnderworld figure, wife arrested in raid

A high-profile underworld identity and his wife are both in police custody after an anti-corruption task force stormed their coastal mansion.

Andrew Hedgman

Alcoa's bauxite mining operations in the Serpentine-Jarrahdale area.

MiningCommentsPremiumAlcoa faces stricter rules after illegal clearing in SW

Rules governing how Alcoa can operate at its Darling Range bauxite mines will be changed, months after the US aluminium giant copped a record fine for clearing land.

Oliver Lane

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson speaks to the media during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

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One Nation is a dilemma for Australia’s major party duopoly

The Liberal brand is on the nose and One Nation is filling the void, but the Albanese and Cook Governments are not immune from the impact of Pauline Hanson’s rapid rise up the opinion polls.

Jessica Page

The hellish 116-hour wait time for the teenager as exposed the state's mental health crisis.

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Teen’s 116-hour ED wait exposes mental health crisis

A teenager’s 116 hours in limbo in ED has exposed a mental health system in crisis, with hospital bosses admitting the system failed her. 

Jessica Page

Health Minister Meredith Hammat has laid the blame for record May ambulance ramping squarely at the feet of the Federal Government, pointing to hundreds of older patients awaiting aged care beds.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumWA minister blames Federal Govt for record ambulance ramping

Health Minister Meredith Hammat has laid the blame for record May ambulance ramping squarely at the feet of the Federal Government, pointing to hundreds of older patients awaiting aged care beds.

Oliver Lane

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NEWSPremiumEx-premier’s surgeon BF suspended

The partner of former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has been suspended from practising medicine by the watchdog weeks after being charged with rape.

Emma Kirk

WA Liberal Senator Dean Smith has denied changing his colours to copy One Nation, as a former Liberal candidate prepares to host Pauline Hanson in Perth. 

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Lib senator’s ‘One Nation orange’ rebrand raises eyebrows

WA Liberal Senator Dean Smith has denied changing his colours to copy One Nation, as a former Liberal candidate prepares to host Pauline Hanson in Perth. 

Jessica Page

Mr Farley was sworn in shortly after midday. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

PoliticsPremiumHistoric moment for One Nation as Farrer MP sworn in

Pauline Hanson has celebrated a historic moment for One Nation in parliament as she continues to surge in the polls.

Nathan Schmidt

Minister for Aged Care Sam Rae said this investment will help build more beds, faster.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumAged-care fix fast-tracked as Perth’s shortage looms large

Perth is the target of the latest round of Commonwealth grants to build more aged care beds, after recent figures warned the shortfall is getting worse.

Jessica Page

NSW Hospitals are bracing for a tough winter with lost of preventive measures in place. NewsWire / John Appleyard

HEALTH‘Serious illness’: State’s vaccine plea

Health authorities in one Aussie state have issued an urgent plea as hospitals brace for another crushing surge.

Samina Rakhshani

West Aussies can donate their $100 ‘fuel’ payment to one of 15 designated charities.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCharity options revealed for $100 ‘fuel’ handout

WA drivers who do not want to keep their $100 ‘fuel’ payments from the State Government will have a choice of donating to one of 15 charities instead.

Oliver Lane

Support for Senator Hanson’s One Nation party is soaring. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NEWSPremiumHanson’s shock Biden claim after turning 72

Pauline Hanson has vowed to stay in parliament as she turns 72 and One Nation overtakes Labor in the polls.

Tia Clarkson-Pascoe