Western Australia's deputy police commissioner Col Blanch will lead the 6,800-strong force after being described as the "stand out" replacement for Chris Dawson.
The Australian sharemarket fell as much as 5.3 per cent at the opening on Tuesday after big sell-offs on overseas markets, with the benchmark US indice down 21 per cent from its peak.
A total of 80 Western Australians were recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2022 including Carmen Lawrence, Murray McHenry, Amber Hasler and Geoffrey Stooke.
Teachers plan mass exodus
More than half of Australian teachers are planning to quit the profession, with workloads and burnout nominated as key reasons. The West
Resources billionaire Gina Rinehart has been named Australia’s wealthiest person for a third consecutive year, followed closely by fellow Western Australian and iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest.