Di Bain has challenged her opponents to disclose their conflicts after it was revealed her lord mayoral campaign had received more than $100,000 in contributions.
Western Australian Liberal opposition leader Liza Harvey has promised $50 million for a Local Jobs First Commissioner to crack down on interstate companies winning government contracts.
Total wages for men have fallen about 17 times more than wages for women in Western Australia since March, despite a higher rate of female unemployment.
Scott Morrison is being urged to extend the HomeBuilder program after new research found the coronavirus pandemic could savagely cut housing demand over the next three years.
On today's episode of Controversy & Celebrity, local businessman Bruce Reynolds discusses how his entrepreneurial and charitable work informed his late bid for lord mayor.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists thousands more stranded Australians will re-enter the country each week, pressuring the states to boost capacities in hotel quarantine.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has promised the Morrison government will continue to do what is necessary to cushion the economy from the blow of the coronavirus pandemic.
Western Australia will consider again using Rottnest Island to house returned travellers amid tension between the state and Commonwealth over quarantine arrangements.
Almost two-thirds of medium-sized companies are concerned economic activity faces a significant decline, resulting in even higher unemployment, when the federal government unwinds its COVID-19 stimulus measures.
UPDATE: 40 new names added to the list of Western Australian business leaders whose details appear in a massive database being maintained by a Chinese company with government links.
The nation's coronavirus death toll has pushed beyond 800 as border closures and the heartbreak they create continue to cause friction between federal and state leaders.
Tim Schwass discusses his legal background and how he will tackle governance, culture, and homelessness if elected lord mayor of the City of Perth in today's episode of Controversy & Celebrity.
