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Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley addresses the media following the mass resignation of City of Nedlands councillors yesterday. Kelsey Reid

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Beazley to end council’s ‘embarrassing saga of dysfunction’

It will take at least six days for commissioners to take control of the City of Nedlands, and the divided Council that is set to be sacked can re-nominate for October elections - if the poll goes ahead.

Jessica Page

Premier Roger Cook had high-level meetings in Japan.

State PoliticsCommentsPremium‘WA gas a constant in uncertain times’: Cook pledge to Japan

Premier Roger Cook has sought to reassure Japan that WA gas remains reliable, despite growing pressure from environmental activists and global uncertainty as a result of US President Donald Trump.

Jessica Page

Racing and Gaming Minister Paul Papalia said the government does not plan to shut down greyhound racing.

State PoliticsCommentsNo plans to stop greyhound racing in WA despite Labor rift

Minister Paul Papalia said the government remains committed to supporting the greyhound racing industry, despite past criticism from within its own ranks.

Liam Murphy

Albany MLA and shadow tourism minister Scott Leary has lashed WA Labor for outsourcing production work for a tourism project to the east coast.

State politics PremiumScott Leary lashes outsourced work on WA tourism campaign

Shadow tourism minister and Albany MLA Scott Leary slammed WA Labor this week for allowing the outsourcing of major production work on the Walking on a Dream tourism campaign to the Eastern States. 

Jacki Elezovich

Pictured at Optus Stadium are Premier Roger Cook, local MP Hannah Beazley, cabinet secretary Daniel Pastorelli, and Sport and Recreation Minister Rita Saffioti who were speaking on plans to develop the Burswood Precinct.

state politicsCommentsPremiumControversial Burswood race track a step closer

The consortium behind Perth’s Boorloo Bridge has been appointed to build the Burswood entertainment precinct and a controversial race track, in a move the State Opposition has labelled premature.

Jessica Page

The train line in the Mid West region.

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Movement at the station in WA’s bid to buy back railways

The State Government’s mission to buy back WA freight railways from a Canadian investment behemoth has advanced beyond a seemingly frosty start earlier this year.

Simone Grogan

The parents of Christian Jensen, Jess Broad and Hilary Smith at the Yarramony rail crossing where the three were killed by a train. Pictured are their parents Catherine and Laurie Jensen, Merrilea and David Broad and George and Sally Smith. Kelsey Reid

TransportCommentsPremiumShining a light on Australia’s train lighting ‘disgrace’

Twenty five years after Christian Jensen, Hilary Smith and Jess Broad were killed by a poorly-lit grain train in the Wheatbelt, their families are still fighting for changes that could save lives.

Cally Dupe

Joe Spagnolo interviews Liberal state president Caroline Di Russo at Vans cafe in Cottesloe

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Di Russo stands firm as president as White circles

WA Liberal Party president Caroline Di Russo has declared she isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, announcing she will re-contest the presidency, setting up a showdown with political aspirant Tom White.

Joe Spagnolo

Virgin Australia Holdings Pty Ltd. aircraft at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. Virgin Australia overtook Qantas Airways Ltd. to become Australia’s largest and most reliable airline at the end of last year. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg

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FLIGHT FRENZY: Airfares for $199 part of epic WA sale

More than 4000 discounted airfares will be for sale.

Jessica Page

Roger Cook is embarking on his third overseas trip in three months, flying to Japan this weekend to talk up the State’s energy transition. 

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Cook jetting off to fire up overseas mission to sell WA gas

The Premier is embarking on his third overseas trip in three months, flying to Japan this weekend to talk up the State’s energy transition. 

Jessica Page

Minister for Racing and Gaming Paul Papalia.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumPapalia concedes ‘no value in purchasing’ TAB betting agency

After multiple unsuccessful attempts, the state government has reiterated it does not currently plan to sell the TAB but is keeping the door open.

Liam Murphy

Housing and Works Minister John Carey, Federal Member for Fremantle Josh Wilson and Fremantle MLA Simone McGurk announce a boost to social housing in North Coogee.

state politicsComments‘Kick up bum’ for slow councils to fast-track granny flats

John Carey has declared some local councils need a ‘kick up the bum’ to lift the pace of residential development across Perth.

Jessica Page

Vasse MLA Libby Mettam says it is time to advance longstanding plans for a new fire station at Vasse.

State PoliticsPremiumMettam calls for action on fire stations in South West

Vasse MLA Libby Mettam says the Capes region’s blistering growth demands serious consideration of a full-time professional, paid fire brigade.

Warren Hately

A render of the film studio under construction in Malaga.

Film BoomDon’t Tell the Don

The State Government is moving forward with its plans to grow WA’s screen industry and workforce through incentives, admitting it likely wouldn’t be popular with the US President.

Liam Murphy

Premier Roger Cook has labelled a decision to outsource production of a tourism commercial to an east coast company ‘pretty disappointing’.

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumMajor blow to WA tourism ad as work outsourced to east coast

The State Government’s Made in WA policy has taken a hit, with Premier Roger Cook labelling a decision to outsource production of a tourism commercial to an east coast company ‘pretty disappointing’.

Ben O'Shea

Forensic Police inspect graffiti on one of the Harvest Terrace facing doors at Parliament House.

state politicsCommentsParliament’s blind spot sparks security upgrades

An anti-Israel graffiti attack has sparked a review of State Parliament’s security cameras, after revealing a gap in coverage.

Jessica Page

Shadow Health Minister Libby Mettam.

State PoliticsCalls to fund meningococcal vaccine as WA hits seven cases

The Opposition has renewed calls to fund the B strain of the meningococcal vaccine after six out of the seven recorded cases of the potentially deadly disease in WA this year were identified as type B.

Claire Sadler

WA Premier Roger Cook speaks outside Parliament House on Thursday.

state politicsCommentsPremiumExorbitant wages paid to Premier’s staff revealed

Roger Cook has dismissed questions about a big, and expensive, increase in staff numbers in the Premier’s office, insisting he needs two deputy chiefs of staff because he’s running an ‘ambitious’ agenda. 

Jessica Page

Education Minister Sabine Winton.

state politicsCommentsPremiumMinister reassures WA parents after horrific sex abuse case

Education Minister Sabine Winton has ordered the State’s Education and Care Regulatory Unit to conduct a snap review of WA’s childcare system.

Jessica Page

Acting Electoral Commissioner Dennis O'Reilly.

state politicsCommentsPremiumWAEC to confront contractor after state election debacle

A decision whether to break an $86 million contract with a private firm, to staff elections, is on hold until after local government elections in October.

Jessica Page

Ramelius Resources' Penny gold mine.

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‘New gold rush’ heralded through WA scientific breakthrough

Geologists in WA are lauding what they believe is a global breakthrough in gold exploration that could see more royalty-paying mines made viable in concert with record prices. 

Simone Grogan

Attorney-General Tony Buti will on Thursday confirm that legislation is being developed to hold the Church more accountable for abuse committed by priests under its supervision.

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Buti’s bid to hold Church accountable for sex-abuser priests

The WA Government will legislate to make it easier for victims of historic child sex abuse to pursue the Catholic Church.

Kate Emery

State Budget forecasts show Main Roads will spend about a billion dollars a year from 2027 — a drop in real terms from prior spending.

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Fears WA jobs are in limbo as road projects linger

WA’s civil construction industry has sounded the alarm over a looming two-year gap in State Government road projects, calling for some to be brought forward to hang on to critical workers. 

Jessica Page

Nationals WA leader Shane Love.

STATE POLITICSPremiumWar of words over Kal vanadium battery project

Nationals WA leader Shane Love has lashed the State Government for not including funding for Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s planned $150 million vanadium-flow battery in this year’s budget forward estimates.

Neil Watkinson