Former Foreign Affair Minister Gareth Evans has labelled the Aukus agreement the "worst defence and foreign policy decision" Australia has ever made during an independent review into the trilateral relationship.
Premier Roger Cook has cemented his place at the pinnacle of the Power 500, while the chiefs of Western Australia's two biggest iron ore miners have pipped publication stalwarts for top spots.
Western Australian One Nation Senator Tyron Whitten competed his exit from a successful family construction business on the same day as his maiden speech in federal parliament.
Premier Roger Cook and Corrective Services Minister Paul Papalia have failed to allay speculation that the minister will retire from parliament in coming weeks.
The state government will move to curb the influence ‘predatory' consultants hold over negotiations between native title parties and resources companies.
The Supreme Court judge who presided over the Claremont serial killer trial will join the Corruption and Crime Commission after stepping down from the bench.
Serious risk to the security, control, safety and welfare at three West Australian prisons has prompted the state's inspector of custodial services to issue show cause notices.
From the Hill: Now that we know Liberal leader Basil Zempilas sees the rise of One Nation as an “opportunity” and not a “threat”, he'll have to spend three years talking about the Pauline Hanson party.
A ban on uranium mining in Western Australia imposed by the state government in 2017 would be overturned should Basil Zempilas be elected premier in 2029.
Georgiou Group has been selected to deliver a $67 million, 24-bed secure extended care unit at Bentley Hospital, as the state releases another $167 million worth of contracts.
Labor insists it's implementing "big changes" as voters abandon the major parties, with new polling showing Pauline Hanson's right-wing party is the most popular for the first time.
Changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax and trusts have not raised Treasury's assumption that productivity will grow at 1.2 per cent in the medium term.
In the face of a national slowdown in economic growth, Western Australia's domestic economy is remaining stubbornly strong, growing at 3.2 per cent across the year to the March quarter.
The federal government has been urged to review its policy settings around medical practice bulk-billing as regional clinics in WA struggle to remain viable.
The Australian president of global oil and gas major Chevron has told a business audience that his bosses are confused and frustrated by Australian regulatory settings.
Meg O'Neill-led BP will sell down five per cent of its majority stake in the Woodside-operated $48 billion Browse joint venture, in the project's latest ownership shuffle.
Amber-Jade Sanderson has rejected suggestions WA's energy producers are waiting for the state government's whole of system plan to give confidence to long-term investments.
Western Australia's resources royalties hit $10.6 billion last year, as investment in the sector reached its highest value since the height of the early 2010s mining boom.
State minister and Perth MP John Carey has doubled down on his criticism of Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds, saying his “striking out at journalists” was a “desperate” move.
Not-for-profit operator Bethesda Health Care has gained financial backing from the state government to take over operations at Mount Hospital from embattled owner Healthscope.
The federal government is suing global industrial science company 3M for $2 billion over the costs of past and ongoing damage to defence sites, including RAAF Pearce, caused by PFAS chemicals.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers introduced the landmark bill to parliament that includes changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing, as well as a $250-a-year rebate for workers.