Mark McGowan has confirmed that capacity limits will return for concerts and AFL games when WA reopens its borders — and masks may be back too.
Brianna Fiore
Mark McGowan has hit out at Upper House MP Nick Goiran for refusing to reveal whether or not he has been vaccinated against coronavirus.
Charlotte Elton
Premier Mark McGowan has insisted the Australia and England cricket teams ‘must comply’ with WA’s strict border rules for the fifth Ashes Test to be played at Perth in January.
Peter Law
Opposition leader Mia Davies believes Mark McGowan is milking the GST battle with the east for all it’s worth — and she’s probably right.
Joe Spagnolo
The man replacing GST grump Dominic Perrottet as NSW Treasurer, Matt Kean, has indicated he’s not as up for a fight over the tax distribution as his new leader.
Lanai Scarr
Premier Mark McGowan — along with 10 of his ministers — were showered with more than $60,000 worth of tickets and corporate hospitality for the AFL grand final.
Josh Zimmerman
Mining giant Rio Tinto says it will extend the State Government’s mandatory COVID jab policy for FIFO workers in the State’s resources sector to its entire WA workforce.
Stuart McKinnon, Josh Zimmerman & Charlotte Elton
Attorney-General John Quigley opted against declaring a December helicopter ride with former Crown director John Poynton in his annual return filed with Parliament on Thursday.
WA’s Premier and the Prime Minister have told the leading contender for the new NSW leadership position to keep his hands off hard-fought GST deal.
Kimberley Caines
Those who may suggest we are paranoid to foster fears of another unfair GST carve-up looming on the back of the sudden rise of Dominic Perrottet to NSW Premier might have short memories.
The Federal Labor leader has firmly hitched his wagon to wildly popular WA Premier Mark McGowan.
More than 4000 West Australians will be hospitalised with COVID-19 and over 700 will die within six months if WA reopens its border to virus-infected States at 80 per cent vaccination.
Premier Mark McGowan has trumpeted WA’s COVID-19 success story but is adamant he won’t bring down hard borders until nine in 10 West Aussies are fully vaccinated.
The premier was the star guest at a $5500 dinner hosted by Crown to raise funds for Labor’s re-election — at the same time the casino giant was being investigated over money laundering in WA.
Peter Law & Josh Zimmerman
Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has urged the Premier to ‘seize the moment’ and ‘throw his weight behind’ Perth securing hosting rights for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Staff writers
Hungry Jack’s boss Jack Cowin has a strong message for anti-vaxxers and Western Australia.
Peter Devlin
Scott Morrison says he is not concerned about Mark McGowan’s stellar popularity in WA affecting his chances of securing the State during a Federal election, declaring: “I’m not running against Mark.”
WA Premier Mark McGowan has reignited the AFL State of Origin debate – saying the west ‘stands ready’ to host the event if the once-popular sporting spectacle is revived.
WA showed what greatness our State can deliver with the epic grand final spectacular that stunned 61,000 fans at Optus Stadium while it was a welcome distraction that united the entire nation.
Mark McGowan
As we enjoy the afterglow of a once-in-a-lifetime occasion for the west, here are the people we need to thank for making it happen.
Yesterday’s historic contest is a memory that will be seared into the brains of all West Australians for the remainder of their lives — and not just for the frantic on-field action.
Mark McGowan’s rhetoric is still white hot with fury when attacking Liberal politicians for their poor form. But it’s energy he should be honing to instead fixing the growing hesitancy rate here.
Jenna Clarke
A mesmerising and proudly West Australian AFL grand final has made the case for more regularly shifting the marquee fixture away from the MCG.
If he is an honest and principled politician, Mark McGowan will ensure the principles behind his government’s rewrite of WA’s electoral laws are applied to the State’s representation in the Senate.
Paul Murray
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