ANALYSIS: It’s notoriously hard for incumbent governments to win elections in times of economic uncertainty, yet Canada’s progressive Liberal party has won. Could Australia be next?
Former premier Colin Barnett has lambasted policies to create a strategic critical minerals reserve as both damaging to industry and our key trade relationship with China.
Sandy Anghie has declared she won’t be making a third run for the role of Perth Lord Mayor, the post vacated by now WA Liberal Party leader Basil Zempilas.
Premier Roger Cook has defended the state’s heritage protections, after a report emerged that Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting plans to demolish a 120-year-old cottage in West Perth.
Gina Rinehart has called for the nation’s defence investment to be more than doubled to 5 per cent of GDP, in an address at the Sydney Opera House on the eve of Anzac Day.
Labor candidate for the newly minted semi-rural seat of Bullwinkel Trish Cook has refused to be drawn on whether Labor’s live sheep export ban is hurting her bid for the seat.
Peter Dutton has pledged to increase Australia’s defence spending to 3 per cent of the nation’s GDP within a decade if elected next month, in line with US requests.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pledged $112 million to duplicate congestion-riddled Shelley Bridge, picking up the promise made by the the Liberal Party of WA ahead of the recent the state election.
Richard Marles used a press conference this morning to call on the Coalition to reveal its defence policies, while simultaneously deflecting questions on increases to defence presence in WA’s north.
UPDATED: The state government has named three directors general who will head up new departments and revealed two other DGs including Richard Sellers are set to retire while five key roles remain unfilled.
Federal shadow treasurer Angus Taylor has doubled down on his opposition to critical minerals tax credits, after prominent Nationals candidate Mia Davies backed the Labor-led plan.
Angus Taylor says the Australian public is "not ready" for the Coalition to repeal controversial industrial relations reforms, and that business needs to make more of a case for change.
Former Prime Minister John Howard has slammed senior Liberal MP Jacinta Price and Warren Mundine for their adoption of Donald Trump’s MAGA slogan during a visit to Perth today.
The state’s environment watchdog has recommended greater independence for the panels advising Chevron and the state on turtle and quarantine management at the Gorgon gas project.