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Australia's coronavirus vaccination rollout will be expanded to all children aged 12 to 15 as daily case records continue to be smashed.

The premier won't be able to please everyone with his first budget as treasurer.

Highway Construction and Albem Operations are set to build a major piece of BHP-funded road and rail infrastructure near Port Hedland.

Qantas is hoping to resume international flights to COVID-safe destinations by December, with other routes to restart in April 2022.

The state government is in talks with the Transport Workers Union about mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for interstate truck drivers.

The 2021 AFL Grand Final will be held at Optus Stadium if Melbourne's COVID situation does not improve, the league's boss has confirmed.

A homegrown satellite designed and built by Curtin University is set to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida this weekend.

Twenty of the 22 crew members on board a cargo ship docked at Fremantle Port have tested positive for COVID-19 overnight.

The state government must cut environmental approval times and rethink its new onshore export ban to make Mark McGowan's gas-powered manufacturing plans a reality, a report shows.

Scott Morrison has warned continued lockdowns will cause more harm than good when COVID-19 vaccination coverages reaches 70 per cent.

The first Western Australian-built spacecraft is set to be deployed to the International Space Station with a goal of eventually being sent to the moon.

Premier Mark McGowan has cast doubt on the likelihood of allowing full interstate travel by Christmas, saying NSW could face months of restrictions.

Scott Morrison has challenged premiers to stick to vaccine coverage targets tied to ending lockdowns regardless of coronavirus cases.

Basil Zempilas has revealed that the City of Perth and the state government are working on attracting a new “major global event” to Perth.

Western Australians in New South Wales have until Wednesday to return home after the state government announced it planned to upgrade it to an extreme risk jurisdiction.

Hundreds of Western Australians have heeded a call to return from coronavirus-plagued NSW ahead of restrictions being further tightened.

Western Australia's unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6 per cent, the lowest since December 2013.

The state government will provide quarantine assistance to arrivals from Kabul, as part of Australia's mission to evacuate people from the Taliban-controlled city.

The state government has allocated $35 million to upgrade facilities at HBF Park ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Premier Mark McGowan has urged Western Australians still in New South Wales to return home, warning that the window could soon close.

The federal government plans to begin construction on WA's 1,000 bed, purpose-built quarantine facility as early as October, despite the location having not yet been finalised.

Edith Cowan University has released the first designs of its 11-storey city campus along William Street.

John Langoulant will be jetting off to London after being named agent general at the state's investment and trade office.

The state government has expanded its COVID-19 vaccination eligibility criteria on the first day of its two-week vaccine blitz, as Premier Mark McGowan defends his stance on the hard border.

The state government has announced plans to upgrade New South Wales to a high risk jurisdiction, forcing approved travellers to return a negative test and provide proof of vaccination.

Western Australia's premier insists tourism is thriving within the state's closed borders despite the industry reporting mass cancellations.

Work on a $16.9 million upgrade to South Metropolitan TAFE's Mandurah campus has started, with new hospitality and tourism training facilities to open in 2023.

Western Australia will consider legislating its net zero emissions target but the premier has dismissed calls to rule out new major oil and gas projects.

The state government has urged anyone in Broome with COVID-19 symptoms to get tested as a precaution after weak traces of the virus were found in the town's wastewater.

The state government will launch a $4 million campaign to draw skilled workers from interstate to address WA's skills shortage, as data shows people from the eastern states are moving to WA in droves.

Some operations at Fortescue Metals Group's Cloudbreak mine have been suspended and Qantas has cancelled flights after a mine worker returned a weak COVID-positive result.

The conjecture surrounding royal commissioner Neville Owen became murkier today when the Premier repeatedly obfuscated after being asked to clarify his own role in the appointment.

Fortescue Metals Group has commenced contact tracing of up to 2,000 workers at its Cloudbreak mine after a maintenance contractor tested positive for COVID.

The ports industry has questioned Western Australia's hardline stance on high-risk ships, saying pre-existing safeguards were working.

Perth Airport chief Kevin Brown says he's not precious about losing the federal government's purpose-built quarantine facility to Jandakot, as long as the project is expedited.

The efficacy of the state's gambling regulator may have been hampered by a lack of training and a narrow appreciation of its duties, powers and function, the Perth Casino Royal Commission has found.

Premier Mark McGowan has continued to defend Neville Owen, despite revelations about multiple links between the royal commissioner, Kerry Stokes and the Crown casino inquiry.

Younger Western Australians will be targeted in a coronavirus vaccination blitz as the state looks to boost its faltering rollout.

Another day and another bulk ship from Indonesia arriving off WA with a COVID-19 infected crew, as our state's agriculture industry braces itself for a possible ban on ships from Indonesian ports.

Western Australians affected by Tropical Cyclone Seroja will receive further help under a record $104.5 million disaster recovery package.