The Supreme Court has settled a dispute relating to administration costs over the property company owned by former City of Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi and her husband.
Electoral manipulation and conflicted business dealings are among the most damning allegations to be aired in the City of Perth inquiry's final report.
A "damning" report into the dysfunctional City of Perth justifies the state government's decision to suspend the council, Western Australia's premier says.
More than 135 matters of suspected criminal conduct concerning The City of Perth have been referred to the commonwealth and state authorities, following the completion of a high profile, two-year inquiry into the city's council and administration.
Activate Perth chair and mayoral hopeful Di Bain has penned an open letter to the state government lobbying it to spend up to $130 million raised through Perth CBD's parking levy as stimulus for the city's commercial tenants.
Closing the Perth City Deal, tackling homelessness and antisocial behaviour, and providing opportunities for population growth are expected to be the top challenges for a new chief executive of the City of Perth.
Suspended Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has admitted at an inquiry that she broke the law when she interfered in the council heritage listing process for a building in which she had a financial interest.
Plans for a zip line at Matagarup Bridge and a rooftop climb at Optus Stadium are advancing, after the state government shortlisted three potential operators.
The inquiry into the operations of the City of Perth commenced public hearings today after highlighting a number of serious matters worthy of ongoing scrutiny and concerns over endemic, flawed cultural practices.
City of Perth commissioners have approved $300,000 in matched funding support to the Historic Heart of Perth revitalisation in the city's east end, one year after a dispute between property developer Adrian Fini and former lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi over the project flared up.
The state government has today announced a host of local government reforms, including provisions related to councillors and chief executives receiving gifts.
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The state government has appointed three commissioners to take charge of the City of Perth, led by the retiring chair of the Western Australian Planning Commission Eric Lumsden, while also establishing a panel with powers of a Royal Commission to conduct an inquiry.
The City of Perth will seek to appoint a new acting chief executive at a special meeting tonight after Robert Mianich went on personal leave yesterday, just days after being appointed to the role.
City of Perth chief executive Martin Mileham has taken indefinite leave, with Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi explaining today that his move comes after a private investigation by law firm Herbert Smith Freehills late last year.
City of Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi says she is focused on diversifying the city's economy away from the mining industry as she returns to work after a four-month absence.
Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has won her court appeal against 26 adverse State Administrative Tribunal findings that she breached her gift disclosure obligations and remains hopeful of returning to the post once the matter is resolved.
Laws enabling the state government to dump a councillor who acts improperly will be introduced in parliament this year, and be drafted to allow for Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi to be dealt with retrospectively, Premier Mark McGowan says.
Perth's new acting lord mayor, Jemma Green, has vowed to return stability to council following Lisa Scaffidi's agreement to step aside from the top job while she appeals an 18-month disqualification.
Embattled Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has accused the WA Labor party of running a four-year campaign against her with the backing of two of her strongest critics on council.
UPDATED: Lisa Scaffidi has stood down from her duties as Perth's lord mayor, pending an appeal against her 18-month disqualification from holding office for repeatedly failing to disclose gifts and travel, but plans to retain the title and her annual allowance.
Perth lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi has been disqualified from holding any office for 18 months after failing to disclose gifts and travel, but her lawyer will seek to halt the penalty pending an appeal.
The historic Piccadilly Cinema is one of six sites that will benefit from an incentive scheme introduced by the City of Perth to revitalise underused heritage-listed buildings in the CBD.
A $70,000 grant provided by the City of Perth in support of SPARK Co-Lab's new Actuator program will help local medical entrepreneurs take their inventions to market.
Brookfield Property Partners' 52-storey plan for Elizabeth Quay has been endorsed by the City of Perth, ahead of any formal assessment by the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority.
Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has not demonstrated any insight into her wrongdoing or indicated she won't fail to disclose gifts again, the State Administrative Tribunal has heard.
Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has admitted there are inaccuracies in her statement submitted to the State Administrative Tribunal, which is holding a hearing to determine her penalty for breaching local government laws.
Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has accused the premier and opposition leader of political interference in a legal process after they demanded her resignation over serious breaches of local government laws.
Opposition leader Mike Nahan has joined Premier Mark McGowan in calling for Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi to resign, after the State Administrative Tribunal today found she had committed 45 serious breaches of the Local Government Act by not disclosing travel and accommodation gifts.
Premier Mark McGowan has urged the controversy-plagued City of Perth to not waste money on a $500,000 audit of its entire operation as his government contemplates sacking the council.
Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi claims there is a witch hunt going on, but insists the council is operating better than ever and a $500,000 audit should reassure ratepayers.
