Once poised to become the next PM, Mark Latham is now ensnared in allegations he abused his ex and took covert photos of female colleagues.
Nathan Schmidt
Minister for Seniors Simone McGurk has defended the decision to stop power bill credits while trumpeting the rollout of Seniors Card discounts.
Jessica Page
Concerns about mystery names appearing on firearm registrations were raised four weeks before a former gun club official’s expired access prompted police to suspend the system, it can be revealed.
In a leaked memo sent to staff, St John WA confirmed about 90 jobs will be axed.
The $35 million firearms portal launched to enforce WA’s tough new gun laws has been paused after a security breach.
Clive Palmer’s Trumpets of Patriots and United Australia Party have been hit with a cyber attack, potentially compromising the personal data of supporters including banking records and employment history.
Cheyanne Enciso
The Opposition has seized on a $23 million funding boost for GPS tracking of family violence offenders as proof the scheme was previously under-resourced, but the Government insists it’s not unusual.
Free family tickets to Perth’s zoo and museums are on offer again, but only for a few and only for a limited time.
Former union boss and West Australian Music Industry Association head Owen Whittle has been appointed to the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal.
Oliver Lane
A scaled back home battery rebate has received less than 2,000 applications since it opened on July 1, but the Energy Minister insists a ‘steady stream’ is better than a rush.
The State Government has defended the decision not to publicly reveal a Synergy bungle that saw 2800 vulnerable customers overcharged.
After more than 30 years of campaigning, Albany surfers finally got to ride their Middleton Beach waves as the Southern Ocean Surf Reef officially opened on Wednesday.
Melissa Sheil
Western Australia has fallen further behind national housing targets set by the Albanese Government but is outperforming other states.
Roger Cook has been branded as ‘totally out of touch’ after he claimed WA’s health system is ‘performing well’ despite ambulance response times falling to alarming lows.
Jessica Page and Claire Sadler
WA Premier Roger Cook has delivered a stirring defence of Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme amid the latest round of tariff threats from Donald Trump, saying it’s ‘not up for negotiation’.
Hard to reach targets on health and housing are worth aiming for.
Concerned parents are flooding WA’s poisons hotline worried their young children are being exposed to vapes.
Hannah Cross and Caitlin Vinci
WA’s sheep industry has been handed a clearer roadmap for life after live exports, with the Albanese Government finally revealing the full breakdown of its $139.7 million transition assistance package.
Cally Dupe
The cause of a sewerage spill that inundated parts of Spearwood and Beaconsfield remains a mystery, but the Water Minister insists the risk of a repeat is low.
Jessica Page and John Flint
A potential budget blowout has been exposed in Labor’s vaunted Westport project, with concerns the desalination plant in Kwinana is too close to the dredging zone.
They arguably have the two toughest jobs in Australian politics right now, but Sussan Ley and Basil Zempilas were keen to join forces against a common enemy and warned that WA is moving too slow on AUKUS.
Four environmental groups based in Albany and Denmark have been awarded more than $3.3 million in State Government funding to enable them to continue improving local estuaries.
Claire Middleton
The Housing Minister met with the disgruntled residents over 12 sessions between 10am to 6pm on Saturday to discuss the project and admitted he had received a ‘mixed’ response.
Jessica Evensen
Sussan Ley has assured WA voters she has ‘no plans whatsover’ to change GST arrangements, but said a Treasury briefing urging the Albanese Government to raise taxes is proof Labor can’t be trusted.
