News Articles for Mark McGowan

Broome's Chinatown Revitalisation to create a world-class tourism precinct in the Kimberley has been given the green light.

Western Australian Liberal opposition leader Liza Harvey has promised $50 million for a Local Jobs First Commissioner to crack down on interstate companies winning government contracts.

Edith Cowan University has confirmed it will relocate to Perth's CBD by 2025.

The federal government is treating the states like children in its push for them to take more returned travellers, Premier Mark McGowan says.

The pandemic has derailed plans for opposition parties nationwide, and WA's Liberals are no exception.

West Australians unable to work while in COVID-19 quarantine will be eligible for a payment under a deal struck with the federal government.

Western Australia will consider again using Rottnest Island to house returned travellers amid tension between the state and Commonwealth over quarantine arrangements.

Premier Mark McGowan has come under fire for suggesting returning overseas travellers should quarantine alongside detainees at Christmas Island.

Set aside the inconvenience of COVID-19 travel restrictions and WA is in good shape.

Bassendean business Hofmann Engineering illustrates both the opportunities and challenges facing WA as the government seeks to expand manufacturing.

Property groups fear today's announcement of timeframe extensions for COVID-19 rent assistance measures could harm further economic recovery.

A major aquaculture project and a proposed Ord River cotton development will be linked to markets with an $18 million state government road sealing initiative in the Kimberley.

Premier Mark McGowan has defended Western Australia's COVID-19 contact tracing capacity after Prime Minister Scott Morrison appeared to question the state's readiness for an outbreak.

WA's hard borders will continue as other states look to ease restrictions by Christmas, with Mark McGowan warning a Brazilian-style resources industry outbreak would be catastrophic.

The federal government's plan for a national definition of COVID-19 hotspots has hit a hurdle, with Western Australia's premier describing it as flawed.

A Bill to tighten rules around political donations to WA campaigns is likely to further anger businessman and one-time politician Clive Palmer.

Fran Logan has become the second state government minister to announce his retirement ahead of next year's election.

Premier Mark McGowan today hailed the start of construction of Blackburne's $280 million ONE Subiaco project as the first stage of the suburb's transformation.

The state government's strategy in dealing with Clive Palmer has echoes of a time past.

A new pedestrian and cyclist bridge will be built across the Swan River, as part of a broader $60 million infrastructure package announced by the state government.

Clive Palmer is refusing to drop his challenge of Western Australia's border closures and has promised further legal action against Premier Mark McGowan.

Four schools and a TAFE in the Pilbara have received $93.5 million in state government funding today, including in Roebourne and Karratha.

Interstate border closures have helped keep COVID-19 out of Western Australia and are likely to continue to be successful, the Federal Court found today.

The AFL has asked whether Perth's Optus Stadium could accommodate a capacity grand final crowd as a decision looms on the hosting rights.

Premier Mark McGowan has declared he won't be silenced after his bitter feud with Clive Palmer escalated to defamation proceedings.

Four new coronavirus cases, all related to a family who returned from overseas, have been reported in Western Australia.

The state government has announced $2 million in grants under the latest iteration of the Local Capability Fund for Western Australia's small businesses.

WA's Phase Four coronavirus restrictions will be extended to at least October 24 and the Perth Royal Show has been cancelled.

The owners of the giant Waitsia gas field intend to export half the gas rather than reserve it for the domestic market after securing state government approval for their plans.

The state government has brought forward Western Australia's renewable hydrogen targets by a decade and made a $22 million investment to fuel the sector.

The state government has unveiled a suite of initiatives including a $16.7 million food and beverage fund to support Western Australia's food sector and create local jobs.

Western Australia's position is ironclad against future legal challenges, the premier says, after passing laws to stop Clive Palmer claiming damages against the state.

The state government has passed its extraordinary 'Palmer' Bill through the lower house, as it seeks to head off Clive Palmer's potential $30 billion damages claim.

'Palmer' Bill wrap up: Quigley confident on constitutionality, Harvey confirms Liberal support, Mineralogy's border challenge withdrawal offer.

Clive Palmer has warned that mining companies would be wary of investing in WA after the state government moved to legislate its way out of a dispute with the mining magnate.

More than 50 Western Australian nurses will head to Victoria to help with the state's coronavirus outbreak in a volunteer capacity.

A "damning" report into the dysfunctional City of Perth justifies the state government's decision to suspend the council, Western Australia's premier says.

Gage Roads Brewing Company is opening a harbourside hospitality venue in Fremantle, after securing the lease for the A Shed building in Victoria Quay.

Premier Mark McGowan says Rio Tinto's destruction of ancient sites in the state's north should serve as a warning to other mining companies.

The planned Westport development in Kwinana will be government owned, Premier Mark McGowan said, with claims it would cost less than extending operation of Fremantle harbour.