The federal government hopes Australia will be the backdrop of more screen productions thanks to $400 million to help the industry recover from coronavirus.
The state government will invest $11.6 million into critical infrastructure upgrades at Geraldton Port, as part of Western Australia's wider post-COVID economic recovery.
Thousands of small to medium businesses in WA will be eligible for state government grants of $17,500 to help them recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19.
Anyone who flies into Western Australia from coronavirus-stricken Victoria will be immediately tested for COVID-19 when they land and travellers from NSW could be next if the outbreak there worsens.
WA's population is projected to reach at least 3.6 million in the next half century, bringing the promise of new opportunities and looming challenges to the city's economically, culturally and geographically diverse exurban and outer-suburban communities.
As unspectacular as the business of rates, roads and rubbish may seem, Australia's local governments are responsible for a range of vital services upon which our local communities rely.
For jurisdictions that rely on their entertainment precincts, retailers, and tourist attractions, representing the brand is part of engaging with investors and the business community.
While major projects have boosted some parts of the state, many regional councils face challenges, including economic diversification, unemployment and environmental sustainability.
Carol Adams' failed tilt at state politics during the 2008 state election may have worked out for the best from the perspective of the 40,000 or so residents in the City of Kwinana.
Western Australia will delay easing its final COVID-19 restrictions by at least two weeks as it monitors the outbreak in Victoria, which recorded 228 COVID-19 cases overnight.
Chief executive of the WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy, Paul Everingham, has ruled out nominating for the vacant senate position when Mathias Cormann quits politics later this year.
Western Australia will tighten its border with the east coast from midnight as coronavirus cases continue to grow in Victoria, which reported 165 new infections overnight.
Master Builders executive director John Gelavis has criticised the state government's new industrial manslaughter laws, arguing harsher penalties will not improve workplace safety.
Australia will reduce the number of international flights entering the country to ease pressure on hotel quarantine amid Melbourne's coronavirus outbreak.
International arrivals into Western Australia are being capped at 525 people each week to avoid straining the state's COVID-19 hotel quarantining system.
Premier Mark McGowan has written to the prime minister urging the federal government to withdraw its support for Clive Palmer's Federal Court challenge against the state's border closures.
