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Premier Roger Cook, Police Minister Paul Papalia and Assistant Commissioner Peter Healy inspect a pile of more than 10,000 firearms returned as part of the gun buyback.

Gun LawsCommentsPremiumHundreds of gun licences revoked under WA’s new gun laws

Nearly 500 West Australians with a criminal history have had their firearm licences revoked under the State’s new gun laws, with all 23 appeals to the State Administrative Tribunal unsuccessful.

Georgia Campion

Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson.

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Shutting down WA coal by 2025 would have been catastrophic

There has been a lot said about energy policy lately – by people who have no understanding and no plan. The WA Liberals can’t have it both ways when it comes to energy policy, says Amber-Jade Sanderson.

Amber-Jade Sanderson

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a touching address to Australia’s Jewish community.

POLITICSPremium‘Never again’: Albo’s vow after Bondi

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used his Holocaust Remembrance Day address to make a solemn vow in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

Blake Antrobus

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NEWSWhat Pauline told rally crowds

One Nation’s polling breakthrough has sparked “Pauline 4 PM” slogans as the party leader launched a scathing attack on new hate speech laws.

Andrew Hedgman

Ashley, Delilah (8), Callie (7) and Alice Bennetts celebrate becoming Australian citizens.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumThousands of new Aussies celebrate citizenship ceremonies

Western Australia has welcomed thousands of new Australians in ceremonies across the State this Australia Day.

Oliver Lane

Premier Roger Cook.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCook travels to Sydney for hospital funding negotiations

Premier Roger Cook will this week travel to Sydney where a national cabinet meeting will attempt to break a deadlock in negotiations over hospital funding agreements. 

Jessica Evensen

WA Science, Innovation and Medical Research Minister Stephen Dawson was last month the lead signatory of a letter to Federal Health Minister Mark Butler questioning whether the grant allocation favoured applicants on the east coast.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumMedical Research Council chief defends funding bias

Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council chief says there is no funding bias controlling its grant allocations, despite fewer than four per cent of WA researchers’ applications being fulfilled.

Jessica Evensen

The State’s crack illicit tobacco team has not issued a single fine or laid any criminal charges despite reporting a “massive” haul of cash and illegal cigarettes in its first week of raids on businesses. 

CRIMECommentsPremium‘Massive’ WA tobacco raids net zero charges or fines

WA’s illicit tobacco team has seized tens of thousands in cash and illicit cigarettes in South West raids but is yet to issue a single fine or charge.

Charlton Hart

Disenchanted Liberals are hoping for a clean kill — keen for Sussan Ley to resign as party leader as Andrew Hastie firms as her replacement.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Hastie supporters confident he has Lib leadership numbers

Disenchanted Liberals are hoping for a clean kill, hoping that Sussan Ley will resign as party leader as Andrew Hastie firms as her replacement.

Joe Spagnolo

Tom Saffioti with mum Samantha Saffioti. Tom was killed in 2021 when the car in which he was a passenger slammed into a tree.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumThousands have their say in tough new WA young driver rules

Nearly 8000 submissions have been made to the Cook Government on proposed tougher road rules for young drivers, with a final decision on controversial new changes set to be made this year.

Joe Spagnolo

Left to right: Parents and citizen association mums Hayley Taylor, Grace Dawa, Amy England, Nurul Sari, Fion Man and Poornima Kureeman.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
WA parents take lack of school air-con into own hands

Parents are fundraising to install air-conditioning in their kids’ schools rather than waiting on the Cook Government to lower the temperature in classrooms. 

Kirsty Lichtenstein

The City of Fremantle says actions to avoid “rat runs” in residential areas could include lowering speed limits in affected areas to 30km/h or 40km/h.

TransportCommentsFremantle braces for traffic misery as bridge closure looms

Motorists facing huge traffic delays with the closure of the Fremantle Traffic Bridge from next week could be slowed down even further, as the council eyes ‘rat runs.’

Joe Spagnolo

Ex-WA Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan said authorities had lost control of the situation. 

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Ex-top cop slams Cook’s lack of leadership for tobacco wars

Former top cop Karl O’Callaghan has blamed Cook Government inaction for WA’s illicit tobacco scourge after a Cellarbrations bottle shop was busted selling illegal cigarettes.

Charlton Hart

New Madinah College principal Sheikh Abdulghani Albaf has been stood down while authorities investigate his conduct involving a series of social media posts. Image: Supplied

NEWSPremiumPrincipal stood down over ‘Zionists’ post

A major update has emerged after the principal of a NSW Islamic school allegedly made a series of antisemitic social media posts.

Emma Kirk

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NEWSPremium‘Never gave up’: Shark survivor’s ordeal

One of the brave friends of a young boy who was attacked by a shark in Sydney has spoken of the moment he leapt into danger to save his mate.

Blake Antrobus

Education Minister Sabine Winton said three schools would have their air-conditioning upgrades by the first day of school this year.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Outrage as schools left waiting for promised aircon upgrades

Children and staff at more than 40 schools promised air-conditioning upgrades a year ago as a Cook Government election sweetener will be forced to endure sweltering classrooms when they return on February 2.

Bethany Hiatt

Tim Picton was remembered at a crowded but intimate farewell service.

State PoliticsPremiumPM, premiers and business leaders farewell Tim Picton

The crowd of 750 people who gathered to farewell political strategist Tim Picton included a Prime Minister, Premiers and billionaires but it felt like a family affair. 

Jessica Page and Oliver Lane

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivers his victory speech.

FEDERAL POLITICSPremiumLabor review warns of AI threat to future elections

A Labor review of the 2025 Federal election has flagged the threat of artificial intelligence in future campaigns after “emerging trend is for bad faith actors” spreading misleading information online. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

The NT Senator, Jacinta Nampijinpa wasn’t the only one to abstain from the vote despite the Liberals cutting a deal with Anthony Albanese to support the passage of the bill. 

Bondi response CommentsSenate system ‘working’ despite Senator missing for vote

Bureaucrats have insisted the parliamentary alert system functioned correctly this week – throwing doubt on excuses made by Opposition Senators for missing crucial votes.

Caitlyn Rintoul

The Cawse nickel mine in 2007, one year before its closure.

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MiningPremium
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Why two zombie mines are primed to maul WA’s rehab fund

A private company is less than three weeks away from defaulting on liabilities tied to a derelict nickel mine, threatening the State Government with a record clean-up bill well beyond $100 million.

Adrian Rauso

The CFMEU called on the Queensland government to urgently introduce new work health and safety regulations to protect construction and outdoor workers. NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

ExclusivePremium‘Can’t wait’: Urgent warning over worker threat

Construction workers “can’t wait for another tragedy” almost a decade after a probe recommended urgent protections from heat-related death, leaders have been warned.

Nathan Schmidt

Bluewaters power unit - Bluewater Coal Collie.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCollie coal deal to help shield households from bill shock

Premier Roger Cook’s move to prop up insolvent miner Griffin Coal until 2031 should help avoid a big increase in WA’s power bills, analysts say.

Matt Mckenzie

The Captain Cook Memorial Jet in Canberra is lit up for the National Day of Mourning. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

CrimeSad clip shows how Aus has changed forever

A single clip has reinforced the harsh truth that life in Australia will never be the same in the wake of the terror attack in Bondi.

Emma Kirk, Aris Schuler-Shah, Alexandra Feiam

Premier Roger Cook at Dumas House.

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analysis
Jessica PageCommentsPremium
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Reality hijacks Roger Cook’s green energy dream

Political pragmatism means spending more now to avoid rolling power outages later.

Jessica Page