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The shire presiding over the Greenbushes mine will ask Talison Lithium to formally contribute to the town planning of both Bridgetown and Greenbushes amid the miner's expansion plans.

Woodside Energy and Chevron have both confirmed production impacts from Tropical Cyclone Narelle, with LNG and domestic gas supply interrupted.

WA's deputy chief health officer Clare Huppatz has taken over from retired Andrew Robertson as the state's chief health officer, becoming the first female in the role.

A snap CCIWA survey found the Gulf conflict is driving up costs across virtually every sector in WA.

A museum precinct in Esperance housing artefacts from the Skylab space station is in line for a $30 million refurbishment.

City of Perth deputy lord mayor has doubled down on his comments over WorkSafe's probe into the council, saying his declaration was made in good faith.

Australia's headline inflation rate fell in the final data before the Iran war up-ended the global economy, but Perth's inflation figure was significantly up compared to other capital cities.

WA's energy minister has urged the renewable energy sector to raise its voice against a tide of misinformation at an industry forum in Perth.

Labour shortages have overtaken rising operating costs as the most commonly reported barrier to business growth, according to the latest CCIWA survey.

European-made wine, cars and fashion items will get cheaper for Australian shoppers under a long-awaited free-trade deal that will also allow local farmers to expand their meat exports.

Australia appears to have fallen behind other nations in the global fight against modern slavery.

Australia's resources industry and Amazon want government agencies to use artificial intelligence used to speed up environmental approvals.

Western Australian miners are mulling altering their fly-in, fly-out rosters to ration fuel as shortages begin to worry the aviation and resources sectors.

Fuel retailers are setting prices based on the cost to restock, rather than the cost paid for current supplies, according to data collected by the nation's competition watchdog.

Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds has pulled out of a commitment in the United States at short notice, complaining of a back injury.

FROM THE HILL: A question about Crown Casino land prompted a new form of transparency.

The state government has appointed a state fuel controller to oversee the distribution of petrol and diesel supplies, particularly to the regions, where shortages are becoming more evident.

The 20-year-old man accused of hitting former Labor strategist Tim Picton will remain on bail, despite the prosecution claiming he enacted a “clear breach” of one condition.

The nation's major fuel suppliers are being investigated over alleged anti-competitive conduct which has left regional Australia short of diesel.

FROM THE HILL: The government is asking for a $1.2 billion advance on the budget.

A former council deputy chief executive has been accused of stealing and attempting to gain thousands of dollars through fraud and deceit.

Petroleum giant BP has told the state government it's working on plans to source fuel for Western Australia beyond April, as the Middle East crisis continues to deepen.

The man accused of killing disgraced former WA Labor MP Barry Urban has pleaded not guilty, with the matter heading to trial.

An emergency national cabinet meeting will be held in an attempt to address fuel shortages and price spikes triggered by war in the Middle East.

FROM THE HILL: Fuel shortages are biting and the opposition has created a Bingo game.

RBA governor Michele Bullock says higher fuel prices contributed to inflation, but were not the driver behind the board's decision to raise interest rates at its March meeting.

Australia's central bank has raised the cash rate by 25 basis points, widely in-line with expectations since the Iran conflict kicked off.

Farmers are facing the prospect of needing another bumper crop to turn a profit should the rising costs of diesel and fertiliser not be brought under control.

OPINION: The premier says travel time is behind his move from Kwinana to a pad near parliament.

Western Australia is set to receive a record $9.3 billion in GST revenue for the 2026-27 financial year, a large boost which experts said vindicated controversial reforms in 2018.

Australia's corporate regulator has told the nation's fuel retailers to explain why petrol price hikes are outstripping increases in the global oil price.

FROM THE HILL: After the speaker threatened to close down question time early it was all about fuel.