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Mining 09 Jun 2016

SA govt offers Arrium $50 million

South Australia will put up $50 million and has called on the next federal government to commit $100 million to help save Arrium's troubled Whyalla steelworks.

Government 26 May 2016

Labor confirms end of schoolkids bonus

Parents won't be getting a schoolkids bonus after July, no matter who wins the federal election.

Government 24 May 2016

Black spots in Turnbull's sights

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has pledged an extra $60 million to fix mobile phone black spots; boosting the program Tony Abbott announced in the previous election campaign to $220 million.

Infrastructure 23 May 2016

Shorten backs rail over roads

Bill Shorten is trying to woo Perth commuters with a $1 billion pledge for the Metronet urban rail project, which WA Labor says will cost $2.5 billion but the WA Liberals have labelled as pork-barrelling.

Agribusiness 17 May 2016

Backpacker tax deferred until Jan

The federal government has deferred introduction of the so-called backpacker tax in a bid to rid the issue as an election irritant in rural and regional seats.

Government 12 May 2016

Shorten backs Freo candidate dumping

Newly appointed Labor candidate for Fremantle, Josh Wilson, says he sympathises with the man he has replaced in what he has described as extraordinary circumstances.

Government 11 May 2016

Labor switch possible in Freo

Labor candidate Chris Brown reportedly could be disendorsed for the seat of Fremantle due to undisclosed convictions from the 1980s.

Government 08 Apr 2016

Labor calls for banks royal commission

Federal Labor has pledged to hold a royal commission into misconduct in the banking and financial services sectors if the government ignores its call for an inquiry.

Mining 11 Mar 2016

Palmer promises to rehire workers

Clive Palmer has promised to rehire 550 workers facing the axe at his troubled north Queensland nickel refinery.

Government 15 Jan 2016

CEO optimists on the rise

WA chief executives are hoping a federal election year and a new direction from Malcolm Turnbull will ignite reforms needed to get the state moving again, according to the latest CEO survey by Business News.

Opinion 16 Dec 2015

Nationals stocks riding ever-higher

Led by the competent and effective Warren Truss, the Nationals emerged from the political machinations of 2015 with reputations intact.

Opinion 28 Oct 2015

Liberals fear fair-weather friends

Labor and Greens voters are so glad Tony Abbott's gone they are indicating their support for Malcolm Turnbull. But will this support transfer to the ballot box?

Mining 27 Oct 2015

Aust won't stop exporting coal: PM

Australia's incoming chief scientist believes the country should work towards zero emission energy generation and must consider nuclear as part of the mix.

Financial Services 23 Oct 2015

ANZ, NAB add to mortgage pain

The majority of Australian home owners will be hit with higher mortgage repayments after the country's big four banks hiked their interest rates.

Infrastructure 14 Sep 2015

Councils win backing for poll road

Economic growth in the southern suburbs, including a $300 million expansion of Cockburn Gateway Shopping City, hinges on a $290 million road project being put forward by the cities of Armadale and

Opinion 11 Sep 2015

Canning a psephologists’ nightmare

Despite the Liberals' big margin in Canning, the government is taking nothing for granted as the by-election nears.

Opinion 04 Sep 2015

Abbott seeks rebirth on second anniversary

Two years on from Tony Abbott's decisive win over Labor, voters are puzzled.

Opinion 28 Aug 2015

Barnett rates penalty chances

Colin Barnett has set the scene for an industrial stoush with his proposed changes to Sunday penalty rates.

Opinion 31 Jul 2015

Parties nervous over Canning poll

The Canning by-election will test the leadership of both the PM and opposition leader.

Opinion 24 Jul 2015

Absence of leadership at federal level

Political parties' focus on the polls, and winning power for its own sake, have led to an absence of mature policy debate in Australia.

Opinion 22 Jul 2015

Labor leader short on connection

The findings of the royal commission into unions, particularly as they apply to Labor leader Bill Shorten, may yet extract a political price.

Opinion 07 Jul 2015

Rudd not asked to ‘own’ his role

One crucial question was missing from the excellent TV documentary The Killing Season, and it goes to the heart of the matter.

Opinion 24 Jul 2014

Piper Palmer plays to the crowd

The first two weeks of sittings by the new Senate have only added to the uncertainty surrounding the government's legislative agenda.

Government 04 Apr 2014

Important Senate poll looms

Western Australian voters will return to the polls tomorrow for a Senate election re-run which could have major consequences for the federal government's legislative agenda.

Opinion 28 Mar 2014

Preference system needs overhaul

There's an easy fix for the busted Senate preference system currently in operation, but little political will to take the first step.

Government 17 Mar 2014

Business groups unite against carbon tax, MRRT

Three business lobby groups with large representation in Western Australia have presented a united front to urge the Senate to repeal both the mining and carbon taxes.

Government 18 Oct 2013

Shorten names new Labor team

Labor leader Bill Shorten has named his opposition ministry, with WA MPs Gary Gray and Melissa Parke awarded the resources and assistant health portfolios respectively.

Opinion 17 Sep 2013

Make or break for Labor

Federal Labor's leadership ballot, which will involve rank-and-file members for the first time, has the capacity to make or break the party – including in Western Australia.

Government 02 Aug 2012

Fair Work review fails to sway business groups

Fair Work Australia could be given greater powers to resolve mining industry pay disputes, and improve flexibility for carers, under changes proposed in a review of the Fair Work Act.

04 Jul 2012

Boutique brokers at risk of losing fees

THE Australian Securities Dealers Association has criticised new Commonwealth regulations that prevent 450 financial service businesses from paying standard brokerage fees to their advisers.

Special Reports 21 Mar 2012

Fee for service the professional way forward

REAL estate veteran Paul Conti has a goal that is shared by people working in many industries – he wants to elevate the standing of his profession.

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