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WA taxpayers have been slugged more than $46 million in two years to pay external consultants, including for secret reports into Perth’s NRL bid, an axed Convention Centre upgrade and a road map to net zero.

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REVEALED: Labor’s ‘alarming’ $46m secret consultant bill

WA taxpayers have been slugged more than $46 million in two years to pay external consultants, including for secret reports into Perth’s NRL bid, an axed Convention Centre upgrade and a road map to net zero.

Jessica Page

Former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Robert French, has called for a “whole of Australia” Royal Commission in response to last week’s terror attack at Bondi Beach.

Bondi attackCommentsFormer Chief Justice calls for ‘imperative’ Royal Commission

Former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Robert French, has called for a ‘whole of Australia’ Royal Commission in response to last week’s terror attack at Bondi Beach.

Caitlin Vinci

Anthony Albanese said he would do ‘whatever action is necessary’ when asked about rooting out anti-Semitism. Anything but royal commission apparently.

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Albo’s Bondi inquiry move beggars belief

Anthony Albanese said he would do ‘whatever action is necessary’ when asked about rooting out anti-Semitism. Anything but royal commission apparently.

Anthony Albanese’s decision to hold a departmental review into the Bondi massacre instead of an independent royal commission has been blasted as ‘bulls..t’ and put him at odds with Labor party colleagues.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremium‘It’s bulls..t’: Albo rejects royal commission on Bondi

Anthony Albanese’s decision to hold a departmental review into the Bondi massacre instead of an independent royal commission has been blasted as ‘bulls..t’ and put him at odds with Labor party colleagues.

Charlton Hart

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been booed by a crowd of tens of thousands while arriving at a sunset vigil at Bondi Beach.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumMourning crowd take aim at Albo during Bondi memorial

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been booed by a crowd of tens of thousands while arriving at a sunset vigil at Bondi Beach.

Jessica Evensen

Police speak to a pro-Palestine protester who is heckled at the Bondi Pavilion on Sunday. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumPremier denies 'overreach' as states mull Bondi changes

States are mulling NSW's crackdown on hateful symbols and slogans as anti-immigration rallies draw criticism on Australia's national day of reflection.

Callum Godde

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PoliticsPremiumAlbo’s huge move after Bondi massacre

Anthony Albanese has taken a major step one week after the Bondi massacre.

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Former Deputy Prime Minister and One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce will be a featured speaker at Sunday’s rally. Supplied

NewsPremium‘Albo has to go’: protests in Sydney and Melb

Barnaby Joyce has gotten into a fiery exchange with reporters over what constitutes a “rally” while attending a right wing demonstration in Sydney.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

NSW Premier Chris Minns is looking at tighter hate speech laws. NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone

POLITICSPremium‘Trap’: Minns’ vow on pro-Palestine slogans

NSW’s premier has warned of a “trap” as he mulls tightening the state’s hate speech laws.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Attorney-General Tony Buti has floated harsher penalties for hate crimes in WA..

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Labor’s hate crime solution amid rising pressure revealed

The State Government is set to bolster penalties for ‘hate motivated crimes’ as it vows to get tougher on racial vilification.

Joe Spagnolo

Toni Buti and Matt Moran press conference at a building site in Wembley.

House constructionCommentsPremiumState targeting consumer safeguards for large home builds

Customers with home builds exceeding $500,000 won’t have to fend for themselves during contract disputes under changes being considered by the WA Government.

John Flint

A person lays flowers at the memorial at Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on Saturday.

AustraliaCommentsPremiumAustralians urged to pause and remember lives lost at Bondi

Thousands of Australians and their families have come together to comfort each other at the Bondi pavilion, while the rest of the country is being urged to participate in a minute’s silence on Sunday.

Joe Spagnolo

Water Corporation has been forced to alter tens of thousands of water bills since the start of July as the utility deals with over and under charging customers nearly $2 million each.

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Meter blunder forces Water Corp to readjust $4m in bills

Water Corporation has been forced to alter tens of thousands of water bills since the start of July as the utility deals with over and under charging customers nearly $2 million each.

Oliver Lane

Premier Roger Cook and Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis announce a fishing ban.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumLabor hit with legal battle over controversial fishing ban

The fight against the Cook Government’s controversial new fishing bans along WA’s coastline has intensified, with legal action now launched to stop the changes.

Joe Spagnolo

Tokyo is investigating serious fraud allegations involving a Japanese defence contractor linked to the country’s advanced Mogami warships scheduled to soon be built in WA.

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Fraud scandal hits company linked to WA-built warships

Tokyo is investigating serious fraud allegations involving a Japanese defence contractor linked to the country’s advanced Mogami warships scheduled to soon be built in WA.

Andrew Greene

Alex Kleytman (left) with his wife Larisa Kleytman. NSW Police

BONDIPremiumIncredible acts as Bondi nightmare unfolded

Australia’s deadliest terror attack claimed 15 lives in just a few minutes at a peaceful Jewish festival. Their stories reveal extraordinary courage in our nation’s darkest hour.

Blake Antrobus and Angie Raphael

The slogan has been used in pro-Palestine protests. Photo: Tom Parrish

NEWSPremiumThree words you can no longer say in NSW

NSW will introduce sweeping reforms giving police new powers as the state looks to tackle hate speech after the Bondi terror attack.

Cameron Micallef

The scars left by what happened on December 14 will likely take generations to heal. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremium'People warned': Jewish anger mounts over Bondi attack

As grief turns to anger in the wake of the Bondi massacre, Sydney's Jewish community is contemplating its future after the devastating loss.

Zac de Silva

Workers are already installing Donald J Trump above the current signage on the Kennedy Center. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumKennedy Center adds 'Trump' to building

A day after a vote was held to rename the Kennedy Center to incorporate President Donald Trump's name, his name is already being fixed to the building.

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Perth Airport.

TourismCommentsPremiumREVEALED: Nationality that can’t get enough of WA holidays

According to new figures, 991,000 international tourists came to WA in the 12 months to September.

Oliver Lane

Preachers of hatred are in the sights of authorities with reforms to make prosecution easier. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumPM keeps door open for anti-Semitism royal commission

The prime minister says he'll support a state government if it decides to establish a royal commission into anti-Semitism but leaders want a firm commitment.

Allanah Sciberras, Dominic Giannini and Kat Wong

The grieving mother of a baby boy who died after a bungled delivery at King Edward Memorial Hospital hopes a damning report into his death will be the impetus for change.

state politics CommentsPremiumMother’s plea for baby’s death to spark maternity overhaul

The grieving mother of a baby boy who died after a bungled delivery at King Edward Memorial Hospital hopes his death will be the impetus for change, after a damning report was released this week.

Jessica Page

Former Town of Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon.

Local governmentPremiumFormer mayor forced to apologise for code of conduct breach

The State Administrative Tribunal has handed down what penalties former Town of Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon should face for breaching the town’s code of conduct.

Michael Palmer

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti at Echo Marine group Henderson, the company chosen to build the new ferries. Sandra Jackson

WA News$66m contract signed to build five electric ferries

The Cook Government will spend more than $60 million to build Australia’s first fleet of electric ferries to service new the Matilda Bay and Applecross terminals.

Oliver Lane