The man tasked with overseeing the McGowan government’s flagship Metronet project, Anthony Kannis, has been promoted to director general of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has backed Premier McGowan’s decision to delay WA’s border reopening but noted it was the Premier’s call on when he believes his health system is ready.
BHP has knocked Commonwealth Bank off the ASX top spot as a scheme of arrangement unifying the miner’s UK and Australian corporate entities takes effect on the stock exchange.
Mining magnate Clive Palmer has taken to the airwaves to confirm he intends to file a new legal action against the state government, this time for $50 million in damages.
Big falls from WA companies have driven shares to plummet to their second-steepest fall of the year, while a higher than expected inflation reading added to fears of higher rates.