News Articles for Mark McGowan

The state government has stepped in to bridge the gap between skilled migrants and businesses, as record unemployment and chronic labour shortages force companies to look abroad for talent.

Premier Mark McGowan has quashed claims his government sought to expedite the G2G process for those lining WA Labor's pockets, labelling the statements “ridiculous”.

The number of Western Australians hospitalised with COVID has hit a new record today, as the spread of Omicron sub-variants propel the state towards its next pandemic peak.

Western Australia's Liberal and National opposition partners will face off in a by-election for the state's largest electorate.

Buyers earning up to $180,000 on a single income will be able to access a new home loan as part of the state government's bid to have more people living in apartments closer to the Perth CBD.

WA's deputy premier conceded the state has in the past struggled to build a strong relationship with India as he prepares to lead a major trade delegation to the country later this month.

WA building companies are learning from the collapse of competitors over the past 12 months.

Millions of dollars were wasted and transparency derailed in state's telco deal.

Whether building political bridges or navigating the uncertainty of COVID, Mike McKenna has played his role as Optus Stadium's chief with a straight bat.

S&P Global Ratings has lifted Western Australia's credit rating to AAA for the first time in nine years, citing strong financial management, robust iron ore prices and the 2018 GST deal as factors.

Qantas will launch direct flights from Perth to Johannesburg and Jakarta as Western Australia continues its reopening after years of border closures.

WA will get a third desalination plant, costing more than $1.4 billion and located north of Perth at Alkimos.

Deeper engagement with Asia will require more than just a change in style from the Australian government.

WA's teachers' union has accepted the state government's contentious offer of a 2.75 per cent pay increase and signed off on a new, two-year agreement.

CCC head John McKechnie says the failure to acknowledge that many political donors are seeking policy outcomes is holding back true transparency.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with state and territory leaders in Canberra face-to-face on Friday for the first time since being elected.

Peter Dutton remains open to having a cooperative relationship with Mark McGowan despite the premier having just last month called his intelligence into question.

The mask wearing mandate at Perth Airport ends on Saturday.

New federal Nationals leader David Littleproud wants to team up with Mark McGowan to fight a live sheep export ban.

The last remaining state-owned coal-fired power stations in WA will close by 2030, with the government also announcing a big investment in renewables and energy storage, including pumped hydro.

EXCLUSIVE: The boss of the Corruption and Crime Commission, John McKechnie, has concerns about the transparency of political donations in WA.

If a bitterly divided Liberal Party can't unite on policies and candidates to win back mainstream voters, its chances at the 2025 state election are doomed.

Ralph Addis has been appointed chief executive officer of Lotterywest and Healthway for an 18-month period, after assuming the position earlier this year while a permanent leader was sought.

Premier lifts a range of mandatory vaccination rules as the state's third jab rate passes 81 per cent.

WA's north-west remains a point of potential strategic vulnerability that must be addressed.

Public sector unions in WA are willing to turn up the heat on the McGowan government over its pay policy.

THE dust is just starting to settle on a federal election won by a Labor Party that stood on a platform of climate change, cost of living, gender equity, and building Australia's skills base.

Daily COVID cases in WA have dipped overnight, with the total count of active cases in the state also in decline, but the number of hospitalisations has risen.

It might be out of the incoming treasurer playbook, but Jim Chalmers says the budget is in bigger trouble than we've been told.

In a post-federal election spray, Premier Mark McGowan attacks Peter Dutton's intellect and calls for an end to hostilities with China.

Fire, police and health officers have been dispatched to St John HQ over the death of a Perth grandmother.

The premier has apologised to the family of an 80-year-old woman, who died while waiting more than two hours for an ambulance.

Mark McGowan has pleaded with the public to take COVID seriously as WA recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic, with 14 historic deaths and 15,674 new infections overnight.

Albo here to win Swan, Pearce and Hasluck.

Basil Zempilas has needed to draw on his renowned reserves of energy and enthusiasm in a tough 18 months as City of Perth lord mayor, while questions swirl about his political future.

The opposition has criticised the state budget, claiming the promise for 530 hospital beds is a band-aid solution and the one-off power credit is "pocket change" amid rising living costs.

Union figureheads have decried the state government's public sector wages policy despite the premier insisting it will deliver wage growth in line with inflation.

A special royalty rebate for potash producers was announced in the budget today, as big hopefuls such as BCI Minerals develop projects.

Fiscal discipline may be Mark McGowan's bread and butter, but today's budget announcement was packed with new spending commitments for the state's health, education and tourism sectors.

Five years after the state government declared it wanted to make electricity prices cost reflective, Synergy is set to receive about $1.7 billion of subsidies over the next four years.