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Leaders along Western Australia's World Heritage coast are concerned an influx of anglers targeting snapper could put more pressure on fish stocks in the region.

After growing speculation the Albanese government would cave to calls for a broader inquiry into the Bondi terror attack, the Prime Minister has called a royal commission.

The Perth Mint's December sales have fallen month-on-month, even as gold and silver prices rounded out a year of record highs.

A $5 million Department of Defence procurement contract update for works at HMAS Stirling spurred Duratec shares almost nine per cent higher in early trade today.

WA's farming and logistics bodies say longer trucks can ease congestion in Fremantle while the port town's traffic bridge is closed from next month.

Housing continues to lead national inflation figures, though the headline annual figure cooled to 3.4 per cent for November.

Synergy's $4.5 billion Tathra wind farm near Eneabba will not be subject to state environmental review, clearing another hurdle ahead of project development.

The prime minister has opened the door to a royal commission into the deadly Bondi terror attack as calls for an inquiry rise from within his party.

Another $9 million is being offered to WA companies and organisations developing clean energy technology.

A campaign to overturn federal electoral funding laws has begun as Climate 200 independent MPs call for public support.

Ten rare earths players have informed a leading lobby group's proposed framework for the federal government to deliver on its $1.2 billion critical minerals strategic reserve pledge.

The state government has awarded Henderson-based shipbuilder Echo Marine Group to build the first electric ferries in the state, for the Metronet on Swan project.

The state government will tip an extra $435 million into housing supply after raking in billions of extra dollars in royalties payments above its budget forecast.

A western suburbs council has scrapped a controversial policy that limited contact with developers, with the mayor claiming it had been a "total disaster".

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the budget bottom line is set to improve by $8 billion over the next four years, as he hailed the "progress" made in the first year of the Albanese government's second term.

John Van Der Wielen has been appointed chair of The Perth Mint operator Gold Corporation, succeeding Sam Walsh and heralding a new era for the organisation.

The state government has appointed Jean Shaw as Western Australia's next solicitor-general, who will be the first woman to hold the position.

Tech issues which knocked out the Emergency WA app amid power outages and fires will offer a learning experience for government, according to Premier Roger Cook.

Premier Roger Cook has backed Western Australia's recent experience with gun reform to guide a national discussion, in the wake of Sunday's Bondi terror attack.

The Federal Court has declared David Sharaz bankrupt less than a week after his partner Brittany Higgins, as part of former senator Linda Reynolds' bid to recoup costs from the pair.

Renewed efforts to reform national gun laws will be spearheaded by WA Premier Roger Cook in the wake of the Bondi terror attack on Sunday.

Jewish community leader Michael Levitt has lamented the Bondi terror attack as ‘predictable' and a result of insufficient political action to stamp out antisemitism.

UPDATED: Outgoing Committee for Perth chief executive Paula Rogers has been appointed as the inaugural chair of a 12-member state government leadership group.

The state opposition has accused the government of seeking to create an uneven events playing field, claiming proposed laws before the parliament would favour some venues over others.

Former senator Linda Reynolds has succeeded in her bankruptcy bid against Brittany Higgins, with the latter's estate to be taken over by a trustee.

Mark Harvey-Sutton believes the campaign to save live sheep exports will have politicians thinking twice before shutting down any other industry.

The nation's health ministers are pushing for a greater federal contribution to public hospitals as Canberra declares there won't be more money, just goodwill.

The state government's proposed ferry terminals have been approved after a contentious planning commission meeting that ran for almost five hours.

A rowdy crowd has prompted the state's peak planning body to stop its meeting over the controversial $107 million Swan River ferry terminals.

An overhaul of Western Australia's state development laws is all but assured following an all-nighter debate in parliament's upper house.

Former senator Rod Culleton has been sentenced to a good behaviour order for more than two years after providing false information to election officials.