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The state's environmental watchdog will ask the public whether it should assess a proposed five-star $100 million Margaret River resort.

Rio Tinto is planning to purchase some of its iron ore rail cars from local suppliers, in what would be a small but notable boost for WA manufacturing.

One million Western Australians have had two vaccine doses, while Premier Mark McGowan has said his policy on borders is unchanged.

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.

Western Australia has closed out the past financial year in an even better position than expected.

Vaccine mandates will apply to transport and freight workers travelling into Western Australia from high or extreme risk regions from late next month.

Uranium is in focus as the world seeks alternatives to fossil fuels, and investment funds buy yellowcake.

Premier Mark McGowan says a woman has tested positive for COVID-19 after unlawfully flying in from NSW, but there's no wider risk to the community.

Declining iron ore royalties will ensure the May 2022 state budget is a vastly different document to the latest iteration.

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.

Premier Mark McGowan has urged Clive Palmer to discontinue legal action against himself and the state, as the costs continue to mount.

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.

Western Australia has tens of thousands of empty coronavirus vaccination slots as authorities prepare to offer jabs at selected secondary schools.

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 aged 12 and above able to access any COVID-19 vaccine candidate from state-run clinics from Monday.

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.

Scott Morrison says the premier of Western Australia is "underselling" the commitment of his people to get vaccinated.

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.

Health and housing headaches loom large for Premier Mark McGowan as he prepares to hand down 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.

Premier Mark McGowan has blamed an uneven distribution of coronavirus vaccines by the federal government for his state's slow rollout.

Western Australia does not plan to reopen its borders to coronavirus-hit eastern states until 2022.

Pressure to build more social housing in Western Australia is set to continue despite the promise of a major investment in the upcoming state budget.

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.

Scott Morrison has conceded opening Australia's internal borders will be up to state governments despite making Christmas a key goal.

Australia has secured half a million doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines in a swap deal with Singapore to bolster the behind-schedule rollout.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has hit out at Mark McGowan over his reluctance to commit to national targets for reopening the country.

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has confirmed the grand final will be held at Optus Stadium in Perth as Melbourne's lockdown continues.

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.

Western Australia's capacity to handle a COVID-19 outbreak is being questioned as the state again postpones hundreds of elective surgeries.

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.