The State Government is providing $10.8m to aid Albany’s transition away from mains gas, with most of the cash going towards converting the city’s social housing
Claire Middleton
WA has fallen behind all other mainland States in the uptake of the Federal Government’s home energy upgrade scheme, which has reached the 10,000 upgrades milestone.
Oliver Lane
The words ‘decentralisation’ and ‘infrastructure’ are beloved of politicians in a massive State like WA. But too often the words are thrown about without the details required to give them any substance.
Roger Cook will unveil his vision for seven regional cities to propel WA’s economy and will use hundreds of millions of dollars from WA’s mining giants to foot almost a third of the bill for more housing.
Jessica Page
The military community has backed one of the country’s most senior officers after he highlighted the importance of ‘freedom of expression’ following the booing of the Indigenous welcome to country on Anzac Day.
Andrew Greene
An international student’s death has reignited calls for reform and scrutiny of policy failures after he died while sleeping rough in Sydney’s CBD.
Emma Kirk
Calls are growing for the WA Government to establish a 20 million litre diesel reserve in Albany, with local leaders saying the Great Southern has been overlooked in the State’s fuel security strategy.
Amy Towers
Perth motorists will be able to fill up their tanks for as little as 153 cents a litre on Tuesday as fuel prices continue to drop around the city.
The future of Albany’s only alternative urgent-care medical service hangs in the balance, as its funding stream ends on June 30 and the Federal Government considers shifting funding focus elsewhere.
Jacki Elezovich
The Army veteran and Whadjuk Noongar elder who was booed during a Welcome to Country at Perth’s Anzac Day service says she was ‘mortified’ but won’t back down, as Roger Cook defended the tradition.
A whopping $1.4 billion will be pumped into connecting Perth’s power grid to wind farms in the State’s south-west as part of Labor’s pledge to supply ‘cheaper, cleaner’ green energy.
Defiant residents have vowed their fight is “far from over” after McDonalds secured a huge court win allowing them to build on the “coolest” Aussie street.
Tia Clarkson-Pascoe
Strict new phone rules will entirely ban learner and P-plate drivers from making or taking phone calls under an overhaul of licence laws.
Brooke Rolfe
Parents are being warned about a popular animated chatbot platform which poses significant risks to young people by exposing them to harmful, uncensored content.
Rhianna Mitchell
Basil Zempilas didn’t consult his successor as Perth Lord Mayor before publicly calling for the Perth parking levy to be spent on extending free public transport - everywhere.
Former Shortland MP and Hawke government minister Peter Morris has died aged 93 on Sunday.
Steve Zemek
Angus Taylor has partly blamed ‘over-use’ of welcome to country ceremonies after Indigenous presenters were booed at Anzac Day dawn services, including in Perth.
Australia’s energy minister has squashed hopes to restore Australia’s retired oil refineries, claiming he cannot “magic them back”.
Kate Stephenson
Indigenous veterans faced unprecedented disruption at Anzac ceremonies as the country grapples with growing tensions over Welcome to Country.
Millions of drivers could see their rego bills slashed in an one-off bid to ease cost-of-living pressures.
The Cook Government will spend $2.7 billion next financial year on improving the State’s water supplies - including $166 million in extra funding for maintenance.
Joe Spagnolo
WA’s peak resources body has warned the deepening fuel crisis and the threat of a new tax on gas exports could have a devastating effect on the nation’s $166 billion economic engine room.
Young and new drivers will need to do 80 hours supervised training and spend an extra year on P-plates as part of new changes to Western Australia’s graduated licensing system.
Opposition leader Basil Zempilas is calling on the WA Government to make public transport free all-week-long - not just on Sunday’s - as part of cost-of-living relief in this year’s state Budget.
