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Retail 14 Nov 2023

New laws urged to halt ‘scumbag’ shop assaults

Western Australian retailers are pleading for a hardline crackdown on workplace attacks amid shock new data that reveals most shop attendants no longer feel safe at work.

Opinion 14 Jul 2021

Court ruling clears air on upper house stoush

If there is a message to be taken from the Supreme Court's recent ruling in favour of the Legislative Council over the CCC, it's that parliament must be responsible for its own affairs.

Regulation 13 Jul 2021

Court orders CCC to return material seized in probe

The state's Supreme Court has ruled the corruption watchdog should have to hand back documents it seized as part of a probe into allegations of misconduct by former MPs.

Government 14 May 2021

Labor MP slams AG over corruption probe

WA's attorney-general has been accused by a Labor colleague of intervening in a corruption investigation involving a laptop seized from a disgraced MP.

Government 30 Mar 2021

Limited union role likely in Labor policy

What role will unions and factions play in Mark McGowan's second term?

Government 15 Mar 2021

Left rises in Labor’s second term

Labor's left faction is set to dominate cabinet appointments as key figures from the party's right flank are shifted out of the ministry.

Government 14 Aug 2019

Key McGowan adviser in fight over CCC inquiry

The head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet has been accused of an “extremely serious intentional breach of parliamentary privilege” by a parliamentary committee chaired by Labor's Kate Doust for his actions during a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation.

Opinion 21 Sep 2018

Wentworth to influence WA Libs

Opinion: While the issue of gender quotas has been a winner for Labor, it remains a divisive topic within Liberal ranks, as the recent pre-selection for the Wentworth by-election indicates.

Government 23 May 2017

WA upper house gets first female president

Long-serving Labor MP Kate Doust has become Western Australia's first female president of the Legislative Council, while Sue Ellery will lead the government in the upper house.

Government 27 Mar 2017

Labor hopes of upper house majority fall

Labor's chances of securing a working majority in Western Australia's Legislative Council have foundered after Liberal MP Simon O'Brien ruled out taking on the role of president .

Property 13 Jan 2017

Questions over commission process

Consumers and contractors are becoming frustrated with the regulatory regime in residential construction.

Government 01 Apr 2014

One in 10 govt invoices paid late

A report by the Auditor General has found one in 10 government agency invoices were paid later than the required 30 day period, raising concerns of further pressure on small businesses.

28 Jun 2010

Western Power report must be finalised

The state opposition has expressed concern that Western Power's operational plan for 2009-2010 will only be finalised in 2010-2011.

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