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Batlow’s only service station has completely run out of fuel as Australia feels the flow-on effects from the Iran war. Supply.

NEWSPremiumAussie town completely out of fuel

An Australian town has been left in the lurch after its only service station ran out of fuel as the country feels the flow-on effects of the war in Iran.

Clareese Packer and Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Doctors are warning that complex elective surgery will be in limbo as the result of a decision to close two theatres at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital ‘essentially permanently’, according to a leaked email.

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Surgery theatres to close ‘essentially permanently’

Doctors are warning that complex elective surgery will be in limbo as the result of a decision to close two theatres at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital ‘essentially permanently’, according to a leaked email.

Jessica Page

Police Minister Reece Whitby vowed the crackdown was already underway.

state politicsCommentsPremiumWA cracks down on illegal tobacco with jail time threat

Retailers peddling cheap cigarettes or illegal vapes are being warned they’ll soon be shut down, after new tobacco laws passed State Parliament. 

Jessica Page

Elsie Gribben pictured inside SJOG Midland public hospital this week.

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System buckles as grandma left in hospital passage for days

The 88-year-old Perth grandmother is the latest face of a health system that’s buckling under growing pressure.

Jessica Page

Rita Saffioti has urged WA to embrace multi-generational living to solve Perth’s housing crisis, as she teased more stamp duty relief ahead of the State Budget in May. 

state politicsCommentsPremiumSaffioti hints at more stamp duty relief ahead of Budget

Rita Saffioti has urged WA to embrace multi-generational living to solve Perth’s housing crisis, as she teased more stamp duty relief ahead of the State Budget in May. 

Jessica Page

Premier Roger Cook will be in Albany to witness Lighting the Sound.

albany 2026Dignitaries gather in Albany to witness history being made

Politicians and international dignitaries will travel to Albany this month to enjoy the fruits of Kari Kola’s world record attempt, Lighting the Sound.

Melissa Sheil

GEN Treasurer Rita Saffioti at Crown Perth on Thursday Iain Gillespie

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Off-the-plan carrot aims to convince WA seniors to downsize

Stamp duty relief for off-the-plan apartments will be extended as the Cook Government faces pressure to use a $2 billion Budget windfall to fuel housing supply.

Jessica Page

Infrastructure Australia has emphasised the physical and strategic links between the twin developments of Westport for commercial shipping and the Henderson Defence Precinct.

Infrastructure prioritiesCommentsPremiumWA’s mega projects a priority for fed Government: IA report

Infrastructure Australia has emphasised the physical and strategic links between the twin developments of Westport for commercial shipping and the Henderson Defence Precinct.

Katina Curtis & John Flint

WA Premier Roger Cook has held a round table with industry leaders in regards to fuel supply issues due to the crisis in the middle east. Pictured is the Premier at Dumas House Justin Benson-Cooper

state politicsCommentsPremiumWA cooks up ‘commonsense’ plan to ease petrol pain

A seven-point plan has been announced to safeguard WA’s fuel supplies after Roger Cook was warned that farmers and small miners were within weeks of running out. 

Jessica Page and Simone Grogan

Friends of Nanarup at a gathering to protest against a proposed desalination plant.

Salt linePremiumProtesters line lagoon to protest against desalination plant

About 150 people turned out to support the Friends of Nanarup campaign against the proposal to build a desalination plant near the beach.

Claire Middleton

Attorney-General Tony Buti said there’s evidence early intervention works. 

state politicsCommentsTrial targets kids as young as five to tackle youth crime

Children as young as five will be the target of a new trial aiming to get troubled kids in Armadale and Geraldton back to class, and away from a cycle of crime. 

Jessica Page

Ms Higginson attended the anti-Herzog protest in Sydney and is a vocal pro-Palestinian advocate. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

POLITICSBig question on pro-Palestine chant

The NSW Attorney-General has dodged questions on plans to make a pro-Palestinian chant illegal in a heated Senate estimates hearing.

Jack Nivison

A primary school student allegedly made comments celebrating the Bondi Beach terror attack. Newswire/ John Appleyard

UPDATEDPremium‘Disgusting’: Kid ‘celebrated Bondi deaths’

A primary school student allegedly celebrated the deaths of 15 people after the Bondi massacre according to claims made during a budget estimates hearing.

Jack Nivison and Rhiannon Lewin

Roger cook moving to West Perth Illustration: Don Lindsay Don Lindsay

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City-bound Cook must maintain connection with the suburbs

Most of us can’t afford to skip the traffic jam and move closer to the office, but the real political danger for Labor is losing touch with the outer suburbs.

Jessica Page

Liberal MP Jonathan Huston was shut down in Parliament.

state politicsCommentsPremium‘Shame on you’: Question on Cook’s move causes anger

Liberal MP Jonathan Huston facetiously attempted to welcome Roger Cook to his electorate of Nedlands, after it was revealed this week the Premier is moving into an apartment in West Perth.

Jessica Page

Childcare providers are feeling the pressure after a massive crackdown.

exclusiveChildcare crackdown sparks sell off in NSW

Childcare providers are feeling the pressure after a massive crackdown, with one state reporting “positive” results.

Nathan Schmidt

WA Police destroying e-Rideables. Unknown

state politicsVideoCommentsPremiumMinisters refuse to set deadline for new e-scooter reforms

The Government has been accused of paying ‘lip service’ to safety concerns around high-powered e-rideables, after declaring it can’t register bikes and scooters until after a national plan to classify imports.

Jessica Page

Police armed with semi-automatic rifles were guarding State Parliament on Tuesday, as security was ramped up in the wake of the recent Bindoon arrest over an alleged terrorist plot.

State PoliticsPremiumHeavy police guard at Parliament after alleged terror plot

Police armed with semi-automatic rifles were guarding State Parliament on Tuesday, as security was ramped up in the wake of the recent Bindoon arrest over an alleged terrorist plot.

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Premier Roger Cook.

ManufacturingCommentsPremiumState sets up $153m pool to allay business energy gripes

Manufacturers can put their hand up for a $15 million loan to help with batteries or new equipment costs, incentives the State Government hopes will rev up its agenda to make more things in WA.

Simone Grogan

Premier Roger Cook and Amber Jade-Sanderson at the Energy Exchange Australia 2026, press conference at the PCEC. Sandra Jackson

state politicsCommentsPremiumGovernment blame ‘panic buying’ for WA fuel shortage

A round-table will convened to tackle fuel shortages but the State Government insists it’s a result of panic buying and that there’s no actual supply issues as result of the war in Iran. 

Jessica Page and Simone Grogan

Victoria is cracking down on price-gouging service stations. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

NEWSPremiumHuge move to combat ridiculous petrol prices

New laws have been introduced in an effort to stop fuel retailers from “ripping off” Aussies by changing prices at the pump throughout the day.

Jack Nivison

Assistant Minister for Transport Jessica Stojkovski has send a letter addressed to Catherine King.

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WA’s e-rideable focus shifts from parents to Federal level

Calls to punish parents for their kids’ speeding on e-rideables have been rejected by the Cook Government, which will instead put the onus on the Commonwealth to stop high-speed devices coming into WA.

Jessica Page

Michael Barnes was the State’s under-Treasurer in 2024 when he made separate trips to the US in July, August and November of 2024, for a total cost to taxpayers of $106,784. 

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Senior bureaucrat’s $80k US study tour before exit

A senior WA bureaucrat racked up a travel bill of more than $80,000 to attend an Ivy League business school in the United States only months before he quit the public service.

Jessica Page

Premier Roger Cook pictured speaking at Dumas House.

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Swapping Wellard for West Perth not a great look for Cook

It is not a great look politically for Mr Cook’s claim that he is ‘a dad from Kwinana’.