Gary Adshead

A new Keystart product has opened the state scheme to a cohort of wealthier Western Australians.

A forensic inquiry into the sale of assets by the state government has been welcomed by the opposition.

EXCLUSIVE: A decade worth of WA government asset sales will be investigated by the auditor general's office.

Former finance minister and Liberal Party powerbroker Mathias Cormann has ruled out a return to politics once his five-year term as OECD secretary general comes to an end.

Political editor Gary Adshead explains why he weighed in on a proposed children's hospice in Swanbourne, and what opposition to it by local councillors means for its future.

The Nedlands council's protest against a hospice for terminally ill children has left many bewildered.

Political editor Gary Adshead discusses his profile of Chris Dawson, including the incoming governor's family history, a career in the police force, and advocacy for Aboriginal causes.

A family heritage in policing runs deep for the outgoing commissioner as he readies to be WA's next governor.

Political editor Gary Adshead provides highlights from this morning's interview with Caroline Spencer.

WA Auditor General says bungled Huawei deal might need to be examined.

An Islamic banking group that offers loans without interest repayments has been sanctioned by Australian authorities.

Twenty violent and disruptive juveniles are being moved into an adult maximum security prison.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a whistle-stop visit to Perth today, after spending more than 10 hours on the ground in war-torn Ukraine.

Political editor Gary Adshead digs into what a failed deal between the state government and Huawei to build a vital piece of rail infrastructure means for transparency here in WA.

Political editor Gary Adshead shares insights from his conversation with the man behind Optus Stadium.

The Road Safety Council will have a new chair in former Liberal MP Katie Hodson-Thomas.

Millions of dollars were wasted and transparency derailed in state's telco deal.

Whether building political bridges or navigating the uncertainty of COVID, Mike McKenna has played his role as Optus Stadium's chief with a straight bat.

Departing St John Ambulance boss Michelle Fyfe has posted a reflective message to all staff.

Forestry minister Dave Kelly has been rebuked by the state auditor general over refusing to answer questions about a $200,000 grant to the Australian Workers Union.

The state's peak horse racing body will have its first female chair, Karen Farley, since its inception in 2003.

A corruption inquiry has made serious misconduct findings about a Murdoch University farm manager's activities.

WA will get a third desalination plant, costing more than $1.4 billion and located north of Perth at Alkimos.

EXCLUSIVE: A petition has been started to rid the WA Liberal Party of "the clan".

The boss of jailed bureaucrat Paul Whyte has told the Corruption and Crime Commission he thought the right audit measures were in place to prevent $22 million of taxpayers money being stolen.

EXCLUSIVE: An internal Liberal Party document calls out those trying to destroy the party ahead of a crucial meeting.

Political editor Gary Adshead weighs in on Peter Dutton holding his first shadow cabinet meeting in Perth.

The federal police and taxation office have been raiding homes across Australia as part of a GST fraud investigation.

CCC head John McKechnie says the failure to acknowledge that many political donors are seeking policy outcomes is holding back true transparency.

The opposition wants more answers over a $6.6m payout to Huawei by the state government.

Australians are too concerned with cost-of-living pressures to give much thought to replacing the Queen with an Australian head of state.

Huawei deal for Transperth radio network has cost taxpayers $6.6 million in a termination settlement.