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‘Sensible’McGowan welcome’s Albo’s election to ease China relations

The election of an Anthony Albanese-led Commonwealth Government will pave the way for a ‘more sedate and a more mature approach’ to Australia’s relationship with China, according to Mark McGowan.

Josh Zimmerman

PoliticsInside Scomo’s call with McGowan

WA Premier Mark McGowan has revealed details of his private phone call with former Prime Minister Scott Morrison and launched another spray against Peter Dutton.

Angie Raphael

‘Corner cutting’CommentsPremiumWA Govt slammed over birth centre move at new $1.8b hospital

The State Government’s likely move to scrap a family birthing centre at WA’s new maternity hospital has been met with heavy resistance.

Caitlyn Rintoul

‘Competitive process’CommentsPremium‘Multiple bidders’: TAB short odds to be sold by end of 2022

The long-awaited sale of the WA TAB has attracted at least two bidders with a deal expected to be finalised by the end of the year. Here’s how much the State Government-owned wagering business could fetch.

Josh Zimmerman

Pregnancy painCommentsPremiumHealth Minister promises ‘no reduction’ in birthing centres

Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has reassured West Australians there will be no reduction in family birthing centres as part of the construction of a new women and babies hospital.

Josh Zimmerman

flightsPremiumBiden ‘walks off’ after Albo’s comment

Things were all going well between Joe Biden and Anthony Albanese, but one comment from the new PM led to a mock walk off.

Ellen Ransley

remarkable journeyCommentsPremiumHow personal heartache inspired WA’s potential sixth Senator

Sitting by her father’s bedside as she watched him battle leukaemia, Fatima Payman’s mind was consumed with thoughts of the sacrifices he had made for his family as a refugee who fled the Taliban.

Annabel Hennessy

Budget estimatesCommentsPremiumFamily birthing centre unlikely at new WA women’s hospital

Perth’s new women and babies hospital appears unlikely to include an on-site family birthing centre, with WA’s Health Minister not in support of co-locating the popular service with a tertiary health campus.

Josh Zimmerman

White elephantCommentsWhat should WA do with its $200m quarantine facility?

A Commonwealth-funded $200 million quarantine facility in Perth’s north looms as an expensive white elephant with Mark McGowan admitting he is unsure what to do with it once construction is complete this year.

Josh Zimmerman

Dutton defenderCommentsPremium‘Sad and unnecessary’: Littleproud slams McGowan attack

Nationals frontbencher David Littleproud has come to the defence of Peter Dutton after Mark McGowan unloaded on the potential next Federal Liberal leader, branding him an ‘extremist’ and not ‘that smart’.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Under a spellCommentsPremiumMAGIC: Nation goes mad over The West’s satirical splash

All of Australia is talking about the front page of today’s The West Australian, where Mark McGowan is depicted as Harry Potter and Peter Dutton as his nemesis Voldemort.

Troy de Ruyter

NSW PoliticsPremiumFury over $150,000 speed camera question

Taxpayers will fork out $150,000 for one silly speed camera question - and locals aren’t happy about it.

Madeleine Achenza

Updated‘Doesn’t exist’: Dumped MP’s parting shot

A conservative MP who has been expelled from the Liberal Party after a series of brutal comments has fired a parting shot at his colleagues.

Holly Hales

‘Pure danger’West Aussies rally round McGowan in Dutton spat

Mark McGowan received an extraordinary outpouring of support from West Aussies for his takedown of Peter Dutton, with the Liberal leader in waiting labelled a ‘pure danger’ and ‘more dislikeable than ScoMo’.

Staff Writer

NSW politicsPremiumDom loses out over suspended Liberal MP

A suspended Liberal MP will be allowed to keep his staff and pay packet despite the Premier wanting him out of parliament.  

Madeleine Achenza

He’s goneCommentsFrydenberg concedes seat in stunning defeat

The Victorian Liberals have been lashed as an ‘election losing machine’ as the party soul-searches in the wake of Josh Frydenberg’s defeat.

Courtney Gould

QuarantinedPremiumLiberal leader David Honey tests positive for COVID

Liberal leader David Honey confirmed his status this morning after being spotted on Friday wearing a mask, despite previously questioning the validity of WA’s mask mandates.

Miriam Fisher

Brutal swipeCommentsPremium‘Not that smart’: McGowan sinks boot into ‘extremist’ Dutton

Mark McGowan has taken a massive swipe at likely new Federal Liberal leader Peter Dutton, branding him an ‘extremist’ who isn’t ‘that smart’, while labelling the Liberal Party a ‘fringe group’.

Michael Traill

politicsPremiumDan’s link to Lib’s bloodbath

Dan Andrews has been bizarrely linked to the Liberal Party’s election bloodbath in Victoria for one reason.

Courtney Gould

‘Taken for granted’CommentsPremiumMcGowan says Libs were ‘punished’ for Palmer border debacle

Mark McGowan whose popularity is said to have contributed to Labor’s success, praised Anthony Albanese for running a ‘genuine’ and ‘real Labor’ campaign ‘on Labor values’.

Peter Law

Federal electionWhy Dutton could take the top job

Outgoing Defence Minister Peter Dutton is considering a tilt for the Liberal leadership after a devastating election loss for his party.

Staff writer

Omicron spread CommentsPremiumWA’s daily COVID cases drop as hospitalisations increase

WA has recorded another drop in COVID cases overnight, but the number of people in hospital with the virus has risen. 

Briana Fiore

Sinking feeling CommentsPremium‘There’s no contracts’: WA Govt slams PM over ‘ghost ships’

WA’s Defence Industry Minister Paul Papalia has accused Prime Minister Scott Morrison of promising “ghost ships” and failing to provide local shipbuilders with certainty.

John Flint

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Extraordinary measuresCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Leaked email reveals scale of plan to stop ambulance ramping

A leaked WA Health email lays out plans to cease the majority of ambulance ramping, place overflow patients on “trolleys” in emergency departments and use police cars to transport patients to hospitals.

Josh Zimmerman