WA's transport industry has warned consumers to brace for higher prices as rising fuel costs get passed on to businesses.The federal government's fuel excise introduced three months ago to ease price hikes caused by conflict in the Arab Gulf comes to an end on Monday.
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‘Most extreme’ allegations, Rita Saffioti tells court in Poland, Hedley trial
Rita Saffioti claims the allegations made in a secret audio recording were the “most extreme” she’d seen, as the deputy premier takes the witness stand in an ongoing trial.
Ms Saffioti was called as a witness in a defamation trial between property developer Greg Poland, former journalists, Canning MP Andrew Hastie, and former Liberal Party WA leader Zak Kirkup.
Mr Poland accused former WAtoday journalists Kate Hedley and Nathan Hondros of using an audio recording of a meeting he had to write two defamatory articles in 2019.
Ella Loneragan reports on the hotel development challenges that continue to test the state's tourism ambitions.
30 Jul 2026


