Economic tensions and COVID-19 loom large as Sarah Hooper champions WA and international trade atop the state's branch of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The state government has launched a new initiative to boost Perth's tourism sector in the wake of COVID-19, amid claims as many as one in five WA tourism businesses face closure.
Sport and Recreation Minister Mick Murray has unveiled Optus Stadium's new rooftop walk, with just over one month until the attraction opens to the public.
Western Australia will reopen its borders to NSW and Queensland from Monday but travellers will still be required to self-isolate for 14 days and get a COVID-19 test.
The head of Perth-based recruitment company LH Global has rejected claims the organisation is affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party, labelling them “simply untrue”.
The McGowan government has committed more than $1.6 million to fast-track approvals for major resource projects following feedback from industry stakeholders.
Cricket Australia will stand firm on the decision to drop the term "Australia Day", adamant they must embrace hard conversations despite criticism from Scott Morrison.
If elected, the state's Liberal Party will establish a new small business retail theft squad aimed at tackling shoplifting, anti-social behaviour and organised retail theft.
The state government has hit back at claims that the Labor Party is behind repeated attacks on opposition leader Zak Kirkup's offices, labelling the allegations baseless and attention-seeking.
Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has called on Mark McGowan to visit Fremantle's homeless tent city, but the premier has urged organisers to help agencies house vulnerable people.
WA Labor amassed a significant fundraising advantage this past financial year as unions, law firms and sitting members opened their wallets to fill the party's coffers.
WA's latest secessionist party is pledging to run a broad, economics-focused campaign at the upcoming state election, as popularity for the state government's border stance soars.
Premier Mark McGowan has hit back at claims the state government is not doing enough about WA's homelessness crisis' alleging that Fremantle's tent city is being spearheaded by “anarchists”.
Western Australia's government has promised better transparency after it was not disclosed that several recovered COVID-19 cases were linked to the highly contagious British strain.
Australia's peak social services group is again urging the federal government to raise the long-term rate of JobSeeker, with the payment set to drop back to $40 a day in April.
The state's $1.86 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link is on track for completion by later this year, with Redcliffe station to be operational by December.
City of Perth councillors have accepted thousands of dollars' worth of gifts since October, with Perron Group, Rio Tinto and Primewest among a notable list of benefactors.
GDI Property Group's $40 million timber-steel hybrid office complex proposal for St Georges Terrace has been approved, but not everyone is happy about it.
Engineering company Civmec has secured the contract for the construction of the $6.3 million Kids' Bridge connecting Perth Children's Hospital with Kings Park.
