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Australia could cut its company tax rate by up to 10 per cent under recommendations put forward by the productivity commission ahead of this month's productivity roundtable.

OPINION: The state government has toned down the tough talk and instead committed additional funding to monitor domestic violence offenders.

The federal government has pledged to reduce all student debts by 20 per cent, which would wipe more than $16 billion owed by millions of Australians.

The state government has dismissed Bulletin Resources' appeal over mineral exploration near Ravensthorpe, a move environmental groups described as a landmark decision.

WA Liberal leader Basil Zempilas has doubled down on his support for renewable energy and the Aboriginal flag as federal counterparts criticise him from within.

The state government has committed $57 million to tackle road safety risks, funding more than 100 projects in Western Australia.

A tanker likely carrying Russian crude oil processed and blended in India is offloading its cargo to BP's refinery south of Perth.

Australia's inflation eased to 2.1 per cent in the June quarter, bolstering expectations the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates at its August meeting.

WA Shadow Treasurer Sandra Brewer says she will introduce a private members bill for the creation of a parliamentary budget office to scrutinise spending.

American beef imports are unlikely to dent domestic producers, industry says as the government lifts a ban that was singled out by US President Donald Trump.

Decommissioning Chevron's oilfields on Barrow Island is expected cost more than $2.3 billion, with state and federal governments thought to be on the hook for at least $500 million of the bill.

The state government has appointed former WAPC chair David Caddy, Cath Hart, and Bianca Sandri to manage the dysfunction at the City of Nedlands.

Farmers market operators will be offered business training and infrastructure support under a grants scheme launched by the state government this week.

Federal Labor holds a 57 per cent to 43 per cent two-party-preferred lead over the coalition, the first Newspoll since the May 3 election shows.

The City of Perth has started consultation on a bid by Gina Rinehart to build a helipad, as part of a planned multi-million-dollar development of Hancock Prospecting's West Perth business hub.

Clive Palmer's Palmer United Party and Trumpet of Patriots have been targeted in a ransomware attack, which has allegedly exfiltrated personal information held by the entities.

OPINION: The politics of power could put paid to WA hopes of retaining its GST share.

Australia's unemployment rate rose to 4.3 per cent in June, the highest since 2021, fuelling expectations the Reserve Bank will cut rates next month.

Former UnionsWA head Owen Whittle has been appointed to the salaries and allowances tribunal, which oversees remuneration for senior public officials, for a three-year term.

US President Donald Trump says tariffs on pharmaceutical products – one of Australia's largest exports to the US – will begin by the end of the month.

Western Australia is forecast to be the only state in the country to have a rise in labour shortages as big investments continue in mining, infrastructure and energy projects.

Sussan Ley has urged Anthony Albanese to raise the detention of Australian writer Yang Jun and the presence of Chinese warships in Australian waters during his meeting with Xi Jinping.

ANALYSIS: A move by Fremantle Ports to hike its fees from October, and an angry response from industry, is the latest warning against rising supply chain costs at sea and on land.

WA opposition leader Basil Zempilas met with Sussan Ley for the first time today, during Ms Ley's first visit to WA as the opposition leader.

The state government has chosen the operators for affordable and social housing projects in Subiaco and East Fremantle, which could deliver nearly 500 homes.

Sussan Ley has urged the PM to reveal changes to tax policy after Treasury advice, which warned the goal to build 1.2 million homes would fail and that tax hikes were needed, was leaked.

The Prime Minister and Australia's top miners joined Chinese steel giants in Shanghai to defend iron ore trade and drive steel decarbonisation.

The federal and state environment ministers have lauded the decision by UNESCO to grant World Heritage listing to the Murujuga Cultural Landscape in WA's North West.

The state government is pushing ahead with the project despite strong pushback from parts of the community.

WSP has been appointed to carry out marine geotechnical work at the site of the state government's Westport development in Cockburn Sound, under a $22 million contract.

Andrew Forrest has stressed the importance of the Sino-Australian economic relationship, ahead of a Prime Ministerial visit to the nation's largest trading partner in the coming days.

The state government will tap the collective knowledge of unions and industry groups as it formulates a plan for the future of the state's strategic industrial area near Rockingham.