Short-term accommodation owners in Western Australia will be offered a $10,000 incentive to rent their properties to long-term tenants to boost housing supply.
Preselection disharmony has reared its head in the Liberal ranks of the once-blue electorate of Curtin, where a former division treasurer is accused of lashing the candidate selection process.
The state government will prioritise midstream battery chemical processing in a refresh of its battery and critical minerals strategy now open for consultation.
A WA government scheme to help businesses install electric vehicle chargers could allow more employees to power up during work hours and while the sun shines.
Woodside Energy will work with government on a proposal to plant native trees on degraded land north of Perth, after progressing to the next stage of the state’s Carbon for Conservation program.
Contentious workplace laws should be split so employees with post-traumatic stress or facing domestic violence can be protected sooner, senators have urged.
Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston has been accused of mansplaining in a fiery sparring match with federal Liberal senators Dean Smith and Linda Reynolds during a Perth Mint probe.
The state opposition has questioned the government’s energy priorities following its decision to rename the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.
A large work camp has been erected at Exmouth’s Harold E Holt naval base for what is believed to be a sorely-needed overhaul of several critical military facilities.
Perth Mint’s ex-leaders failed to grasp their obligation to taxpayers as the organisation made forays into “risky” products and overseas markets, according to the state’s auditor general.
Agriculture Minister Murray Watt is not holding out for further tariffs imposed by China to be dropped on Australian products immediately following the prime minister's visit to Beijing.
Critical minerals, battery manufacturing, renewable hydrogen, and green metals have been flagged as net zero industry priorities by the federal treasurer.
Major employer organisations around the country have united to push the federal government to redraft its “poorly drafted” proposed industrial relations reforms.
Roger Cook will lead a mission to China later in November with a view to securing direct flights between Western Australia and its largest trading partner.
Liberal leader Libby Mettam and North West Central MP Merome Beard, who has defected from the Nationals, faced repeated questions around opposition leadership on Wednesday.
State opposition leader Shane Love has expressed disappointment in the bombshell defection of North West Central MP Merome Beard from the WA Nationals to the Liberal Party.
