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Assistant Minister Patrick Gorman said West Australians could enjoy their summers bookended by two public holidays.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumGorman backs WA Day move, defends date of Australia Day

WA Day’s move to November will complement Australia Day’s timing according to the man responsible for Federal public holidays, Patrick Gorman who backed the date of the controversial national day.

Oliver Lane

GEN Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Amanda Rishworth in the city with Assistant Minister Patrick Gorman.

State PoliticsComments‘National interest’: Feds push back on Cook’s migration plea

The Albanese Government will put the ‘national interest first’ when considering changes to its skilled migration intake, Perth MP Patrick Gorman has said.

Jessica Page

Ramping outside Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in late September.

state politicsCommentsPremiumGPs say after-hour grants could ease ambulance ramping

General Practitioners are demanding more after-hours funding and free vaccinations, to help solve WA’s ramping crisis.

Jessica Page

Amber-Jade Sanderson.

state politicsCommentsPremiumCalls for Sanderson to resign over $40m Synergy scandal

Amber-Jade Sanderson is under pressure to explain why she didn’t fess-up about Synergy’s $40 million billing bungle, as the Opposition calls for her to resign. 

Jessica Page

Hero dad Grant Brown said he sprang into action to defend his family. Nine News

CRIMEPremium‘Rubbish’: Hero dad’s big dig at premier

The hero dad dubbed “Captain Underwear” has unloaded on Premier Jacinta Allan and Victoria’s bail laws in the aftermath of his own home invasion terror.

Duncan Evans

Greens Leader Brad Pettitt said the bill had the support of his party.

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Surrogacy bill gets massive boost as Greens pledge support

Labor’s bill to expand access to surrogacy has received a major boost in the Upper House, with the Greens pledging their support.

Oliver Lane

The WA Liberal party’s State council has voted to dump the chair of its policy committee

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WA Liberal policy chair axed as policy fight heats up

The WA Liberal party’s State council has voted to dump the chair of its policy committee, as the blame game over successive election thumpings continues.

Jessica Page

state politicsCommentsAd blitz latest bid to boost WA tradie numbers

A new advertising blitz is aiming to convince locals to fill a tradie shortage, but the Premier says more skilled migrants are needed too, dismissing concerns that would add to demand for housing.

Jessica Page

Planning Minister Paul Scully said there was no requirement that ICAC review legislation. NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone

NewsPremiumCorruption fears over major housing plan

Legal experts have raised fears that sweeping planning reforms intended to make it easier to build new homes could lack corruption safeguards.

Nathan Schmidt

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Fired-up minister blasts Synergy board over $40m bill bungle

Amber-Jade Sanderson has put Synergy’s board on notice, warning a ‘significant’ restructure is likely after the latest billing bungle that led to thousands of customers being overcharged millions of dollars.

Jessica Page

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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Hey Albo, the Premier knows what WA needs

The Premier has waded into politically dicey territory in penning a letter to his ‘mate’ Anthony Albanese, urging him to reverse mooted cuts to WA’s skilled migration intake. Rightly so.

Education Minister Sabine Winton announced an extension of the Regional Attraction and Retention Incentive for more than 60 regional and remote schools.

State PoliticsCommentsLabor extends $7k bonus for WA teachers to go remote

The State Government is sweetening the deal for West Australian teachers to go regional, extending a $7000 bonus for those who make the move.

Claire Sadler

Premier of Western Australia, Roger Cook and The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, at AUSTAL HENDERSON SHIPYARD.

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Premier’s plea for migration to fill WA’s skills gap

Premier Roger Cook has warned proposed cuts to WA’s skilled migrant intake will make the State’s tradie shortage worse, appealing to the Prime Minister to reverse the decision.

Jessica Page

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti with Jan Cousins, who used to catch a steam train from Byford.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumByford rail line opening marks Metronet project completion

A grandmother who used to catch a steam train into Perth for school could have never imagined in her lifetime riding on an electric train to the new Byford station.

Claire Sadler

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Premier Roger Cook.

MiningCommentsPremiumWA rare earths could help warm Trump ties amid China clash

Premier Roger Cook says WA's rare earths industry would be fundamental in any critical minerals deal PM Anthony Albanese hopes to secure with the US ahead of a Washington meeting with President Donald Trump.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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NewsPremiumConvoy sails through famous Harbour

A convoy of boats has descended on Sydney Harbour as thousands of pro-Palestine protesters rally.

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One of Sydney’s most multicultural councils could seek a public apology from senator Jacinta Price. NewsWire/ Glenn Campbell

NewsPremiumIndian migrants row takes a fresh turn

One of Sydney’s most multicultural councils has reacted after Jacinta Nampijinpa Price made “hurtful” comments about migration.

Nathan Schmidt

Why are some children treated differently to others in our schools? That is the heart of the Cook Government’s review to whether enough is done to support students with disabilities in WA schools.

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Secrecy is a cruel blow to our kids

Two facts underpin the problem facing WA schools — kids with complex needs require extra support to learn and there are many more such kids than there used to be.

Bethany Hiatt

Bethany Hiatt

embargoed concept images of the Aboriginal Cultural Centre - emu in the sky

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WA’s flagship Aboriginal Culture Centre gets stadium sparkle

Aboriginal knowledge, storytelling and connection to Country will be at the centre of WA’s flagship Aboriginal Cultural Centre — but it will be another five years before we see it.

Hannah Cross

Metronet Byford extension. The redesigned Armadale station, to be opened on Monday 13 October 2025 Unknown

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State is on the right line with game-changing completion

After more than a decade of planning, construction and political wrangling, the State Government is set to unveil the last of its major Metronet rail projects on Sunday as the Byford line finally opens.

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti at Cannington Train Station Andrew Ritchie

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumSaffioti lauds Byford line as Metronet reaches completion

Almost 12 years after first announcing an intention to build a rail line to Byford, Transport Minister Rita Saffioti reflects on the journey building nearly 72km of fresh tracks.

Oliver Lane

The NSW state Labor government is delivering a new comprehensive plan to help reduce energy bills and add protections to customers part of an embedded network. NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

COSTSPremiumOne group to get capped energy bills

Thousands in one Aussie state will have their electricity prices capped amid a government move to crack down on network pricing and increase consumer protections.

Blake Antrobus

A retail worker has a knife held to their neck in a Woolworths in WA.

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‘Part of the job’: Nearly 500 charges in assault crackdown

More than 400 people have been prosecuted under new laws aimed at punishing thugs who assault retail workers, but a union has warned the real number could be more than double.

Cheyanne Enciso and Caleb Runciman

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has slammed opposition to the the Matilda Bay ferry terminal proposal, decrying the use of “awful” AI images by “scaremongers”.

State PoliticsCommentsSaffioti slams ‘scaremongers’ as ferry plan full steam ahead

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti has slammed opposition to the the Matilda Bay ferry terminal proposal, decrying the use of ‘awful’ AI images by ‘scaremongers’.

Oliver Lane