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West’s pitchCommentsPremiumTalks under way for WA to host Grand Final: Premier

Mark McGowan has reiterated Optus Stadium is “the best ground” to host the AFL Grand Final, but conceded it’s “not our focus” amid the backdrop of the virus pandemic and WA’s economic recovery.

Josh Zimmerman

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READ THE LETTER IN FULLCommentsPremium
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‘Immediately and totally’: What PM wrote to McGowan

The ‘escalation of community concerns’ and an acceptance that WA could dictate its own ‘border settings in these circumstances’ proved vital in the Commonwealth’s spectacular backflip.

Keynote addressVideoPremiumMcGowan new headliner for Diggers

Organisers of the annual Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie-Boulder have tapped WA Premier Mark McGowan to fill keynote speaker duties at this year’s postponed talkfest.

Daniel Newell

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Feds refuse calls for new border trial despite backflip

The Commonwealth Government won’t strike out evidence it has already given in support of Clive Palmer’s legal attempt to tear down the WA border.

Lanai Scarr

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Ah! There’s the PM so many in WA voted for

Scott Morrison has listened to WA pulled the Federal Government out of Clive Palmer’s legal battle over the State’s hard border. It is a welcome move and WA will be watching as it plays out in court.

Backflip deniedCommentsPremiumScoMo says border backflip ‘not politically motivated’

Scott Morrison has denied he backed out of Clive Palmer’s border battle with the McGowan Government because of the public backlash in WA, saying “that’s not how it played out”.

Peter Law

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Premier’s push for ‘fresh trial’ in Palmer court fight

Mark McGowan is calling on Scott Morrison to support WA’s fight for a ‘fresh trial’ after the PM withdrew the Commonwealth’s involvement in Clive Palmer’s court bid to demolish WA’s hard border.

Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman

Jobs of the futureCommentsPremiumOn track to reboot WA’s industrial glory days

Railcar maintenance, waste processing and the manufacture of battery materials have been identified as potential future WA industries that will share in more than $92 million in funding.

Josh Zimmerman

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Time is right for bold thinking and big ideas in WA

WA has a long history of big projects, sometimes delivered against the odds. If ever there was a need for visionary thinking, it is now.

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Jenna ClarkeCommentsPremium
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Palmer’s State card marked by ugly WA border battle

Clive Palmer. The guy Mark McGowan loves to hate. Why? Because our leader wins no matter what the High Court decides. The border stays up — he protected us. It comes down — he tried to protect us.

Jenna Clarke

Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

War of wordsCommentsPremiumClive’s ‘dictator’ attack on Mark McGowan

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer has accused the Premier of admiring dictators in “countries that have heads of state for life” in his latest salvo over the WA hard border.

Josh Zimmerman

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Travel bubble poppedCommentsPremium
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Queensland backs WA in Clive Palmer border case

The Sunshine State says WA’s fight to keep COVID-19 out of the State would be ‘weakened’ if it was forced to replace the hard border with a travel bubble.

Peter Law

Bad behaviourCommentsMcGowan hits back at hotel quarantine abuse

The Premier has told how some international arrivals have been abusive towards staff and have kicked doors.

Clive Palmer border battleCommentsPremiumPremier’s plea to Morrison Government over border fight

Mark McGowan has pleaded for the Federal Government to stop supporting Clive Palmer’s legal bid against WA’s border, saying it didn’t understand the ‘depth of feeling’ around coronavirus in the State.

Jakeb Waddell

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The issue ScoMo must address to win back WA on borders

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Amid the heated debate over the closure of WA’s borders, the Morrison Government must address one huge issue if it wants to win the people of WA over.

Huge numbersVideoCommentsPremiumOnline poll’s overwhelming support for WA border stance

Mark McGowan is riding an unprecedented wave of social media popularity as tens of thousands flocked online to show their support for the Premier’s border stance via The West Australian’s online poll.

Josh Zimmerman

Breaking the internetMark McGowan trends across nation amid border fight

Twitter users have flooded the platform with an outpouring of support for the WA Premier over his hard border stance, while a petition for the move has surged past 176,000 signatures.

Josh Zimmerman

COVID recoveryComments$3M Town Beach fishing jetty among recovery plans

Premier Mark McGowan unveiled the details of the $111 million Kimberley Recovery Plan in Broome this morning

Jakeb Waddell

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Miserly McGowan no more as COVID recovery top priority

Gone are the days of turning State Budget deficits into surpluses, the McGowan Government’s focus is now not financial management but jobs, economic activity and confidence, writes Peter Law.

Peter Law

Peter LawState Political Editor

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Q+A: What you need to know about Clive’s border battle

The West Australian’s Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman answer the important questions on billionaire Clive Palmer’s case against WA’s hard border — and what it could mean for the State if he wins.

Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman

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McGowan’s humility a testament to leadership

Premier Mark McGowan’s candid appearance at this week’s Leadership Matters breakfast shows he is the type of leader who is open, honest, and importantly, relatable.

In his words ...VideoPremiumFrom COVID to China: Our Q+A with Mark McGowan

Business editor Sarah-Jane Tasker and The West Live host Jenna Clarke spoke to the Premier at The West Australian’s Leadership Matters on coronavirus, WA’s hard border and tensions with China.

Border battleCommentsPremiumWA urged to open border and target virus hotspots

An infectious diseases expert is calling for WA’s border closure to be replaced by a ‘targeted quarantine regime’ aimed only at interstate travellers from virus hot spots.

Peter Law & Shannon Hampton

China tensionVideoCommentsPremiumMcGowan ‘very worried’ about more China trade sanctions

WA Premier Mark McGowan says he fears rising tensions with China will see the Asian superpower impose further trade sanctions against more local industries.

Peter Law

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