WA is leading the nation as the most optimistic property market in Australia, but industry confidence has trended downwards since March, ANZ/Property Council research reveals.
The state government has launched a $3.6 million campaign to encourage Western Australians to get the COVID-19 vaccination, as WA continues to trail behind in the national rollout.
The state government has handed over 5,000 square-metres of Crown land in Swanbourne to facilitate the development of a $25 million children's hospice.
A walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be established at the Perth Royal Show, with Premier Mark McGowan urging people to take the opportunity to get the jab.
Premier Mark McGowan has lashed the federal government for ignoring WA's shipbuilding capability after it confirmed full-cycle docking would remain in Adelaide.
The state government has backflipped on a promise not to change the state's upper house voting system, endorsing a proposal to treat the entire state as one electorate.
Western Australians will be waiting to reap the full benefits of the massive surge in royalty revenue, with Premier Mark McGowan saying today he wanted a lasting impact.
BUDGET: When Australia suffered through its first major pandemic lockdown last year, Western Australians supported other states to the tune of more than $21 billion.
BUDGET: An iron ore windfall and a world-beating economy have meant state revenue will smash expectations by $6.7 billion, with spending prioritised in health, housing and climate action.
BUDGET: Last year's boom in iron ore prices underpinned a massive surge in WA government revenue but the good times are coming to an end, with treasury assuming prices will fall sharply.
BUDGET: The state government has deferred 16 infrastructure projects to take heat out of the construction industry while setting aside funds for a new desalination plant and port at Kwinana.
BUDGET: The state government's 140,000 strong workforce can expect a pay bonus next year following a decision to bring forward a review of the public sector wages policy.
BUDGET: COVID-19 has become endemic in this year's state budget, with a potential outbreak hanging bleakly over the state's economic and fiscal outlook.
A cashed-up Western Australian government faces spending pressures across the board as Premier Mark McGowan prepares to deliver a record budget surplus.
The state government will spend $350 million expanding the state's softwood timber plantations amid a major shortage, but industry claims it was blindsided by the move.
Truckies arriving in Western Australia from high risk jurisdictions will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result before entry, after a scare late last week.
The state government announced it will employ another 170 graduate nurses in COVID-response roles, the same day new figures laid bare the strain on Perth's biggest hospitals.
Mark McGowan says he feels sorry about business failures at Yagan Square, while a process revealed by Business News in April to move market hall retailers to perimeter locations continues.
Neville Owen's ties to Kerry Stokes have created more complications for the Crown casino inquiry after Business News unearthed details of a joint venture with Tim Roberts.
The treasurer has fired another warning shot at state premiers refusing to rule out harsh coronavirus restrictions when vaccination coverage targets are hit.