Better support for small business and use of industry expertise should be considered in future pandemic planning, according to an independent review of WA's COVID-19 response.
The state government has reached across the aisle and named a former Liberal government health minister to help assess WA's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A former New Zealand bureaucrat has been appointed to lead a three-person panel that will conduct a review into the state's public service, where Premier Mark McGowan is targeting $750 million in savings.
SPECIAL REPORT: The state government is pursuing major reforms to the training sector, at a time when national data on traineeships and apprenticeships tells a surprising story for WA.
The state government has engaged former minister Cheryl Edwardes and former Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA chief executive John Langoulant to lead a review of the 11 state training provider
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The University of Western Australia has appointed John Barrington as the chair of the Perth International Arts Festival, following the retirement of Margaret Seares who served in the role since 2012.
The man credited with pushing the Perth International Arts Festival onto the global stage has died, prompting tributes from the state's leading arts organisations.
Energy Minister Mike Nahan has confirmed the resignation of Michael Smith from the board of electricity retailer Synergy, a departure which coincided with the exit of three other board members.
Providing greater access to training and boosting links with industry will be the focus of a new review of the state's vocational education and training sector.
The state government has set January 1 next year as the date for energy utilities Verve and Synergy to commence trading as one entity, after announcing that Michael Smith would be chair of a new bo
THE drama that has enveloped the elite Methodist Ladies College in Melbourne over the past month has done more than put this private institution under an uncomfortable glare of public examination;
The planned merger of Curtin and Murdoch universities highlights the major changes facing Western Australia's higher education sector. WA Business News convened a boardroom forum to discuss the current issues and future outlook for the state's public universities.
Western Australia's universities have called on the State Government to take a more strategic role in guiding and supporting development of the sector.
