WA Minister for Child Protection and Women's Interests Simone McGurk has offered her take on renewed calls for smacking to be banned in a bid to stop the scourge of domestic violence.
Sarah Steger
Labor’s South West branch has voiced outrage at the party’s plans to bump long-serving MLC Adele Farina from the Upper House ticket at the next election in favour of Alannah MacTiernan.
Joanna Delalande
The resignation of WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt has offered Opposition Leader Liza Harvey a faint glimmer of hope ahead of the 2021 State election.
Peter LawState Political Editor
Local business leaders have praised retiring State Treasurer Ben Wyatt and commended him for helping to turn around the State’s dire finances while in power.
Stuart McKinnon and Meilin Chew
‘I love Victoria Park, it’s my home.’ Hannah Beazley, the daughter of WA Governor Kim Beazley, has confirmed she is keen to succeed Ben Wyatt as Labor’s candidate in Victoria Park.
Peter Law
Ben Wyatt stunned the political world on Tuesday when he announced he would quit politics at the March 2021 State election. State Political Editor Peter Law takes a look at who is next in line.
Outgoing WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt will be sorely missed by the ALP, writes Joe Spagnolo. And he may well be the best Labor Premier WA never had.
Joe Spagnolo
WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt made the shock announcement this morning in an impromptu media conference, in a major blow to WA Labor.
A motion to oppose Bettina Arndt retaining her Order of Australia medal has won the overwhelming support of the Senate, with only Pauline Hanson and One Nation refusing to sign the agreement.
Sarah Ison, Lanai Scarr and Annabel Hennessy
Labor leader Anthony Albanese is being urged from within to model the full cost of his net zero emissions 2050 climate target and release the data to the Australian public before the next election.
Lanai Scarr
The Coalition has narrowed its gap on Labor, while meeting climate change targets is more important to voters than keeping energy prices down, according to the latest Newspoll
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has declared Australians are living in “dangerous times” due to human-induced climate change.
As the Premier looks to regain public trust ahead of the 2021 State election, a refusal to return a controversial handout amid plans to overhaul donation rules raises questions over Labor’s finances.
Labor minister Rita Saffioti claims that being a female politician has made her an easy target for ‘rude and obnoxious’ comments from people who have personally attacked her with disgusting language.
Victoria Rifici
Setting the framework for Labor’s economic policy direction, shadow Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers said Australia should look to New Zealand’s “wellbeing budget” for measuring success.
Looking after older Australians needs to be the Government’s “core business”, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says — slamming the Coalition’s failings in the aged care sector.
Sarah Ison
Wheel clamping will be banned in WA with Premier Mark McGowan hoping to stamp out the “disgraceful scam” before the next state election.
Josh Zimmerman
A former adviser to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been confirmed as the ALP’s new state secretary and campaign director to replace Matt Dixon following his resignation.
The one-time Premier aspirant said he no longer had a desire to lead the WA Labor Party and was ruling out contesting at the next Federal election saying he’s happy where he is.
Saddling online accommodation platforms like Airbnb with unnecessary red tape will hurt WA tourism and take money out of the pockets of families and small businesses.
The legislation will be introduced by the State Government later this year and will bring WA in line with other Australian jurisdictions where safe access zones already exist or are being considered.
Mark McGowan has been accused of “double standards” over his decision to keep retiring Collie MP Mick Murray in Cabinet at the expense of promoting emerging talent.
Labor deputy leader Richard Marles has attacked Prime Minister Scott Morrison for spending $4 million on a feasibility study into coal-fired power plant in Queensland.
Annabel Hennessy
Despite it being more than a year until West Australians head to the polls for the next State election, both parties are preparing to shift gears and accelerate into campaign mode.
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