News Articles for Rita Saffioti

The state government has committed $273 million towards the Westport proposal, which has been projected to cost $7.2 billion to deliver.

The state government has unveiled plans to spend $1.3 million to build a new Western Australia Visitor Centre at Perth Station, slated to open mid-2025.

Three of international rugby's biggest events in the southern hemisphere will be held in Perth next year.

Fulton Hogan has won a $23 million contract over work on the Great Eastern Highway upgrades in the state's Wheatbelt region.

A series of sporting events backed by the state government over the past year have added value to Western Australia’s economy.

Traditional cricket rivals Australia and England will open the 2025-26 Ashes Test series at Optus Stadium on Friday November 21 next year.

Public comment over a proposed workers' accommodation on Rottnest Island, to house more than 300 staff, has opened.

Metronet's long-awaited Morley-Ellenbrook line will finally be opened in December, to be delivered at a confirmed cost of $1.65 billion and more than four years after approval.

Western Australia has recorded a $4.5 billion surplus after higher iron ore royalties and transfer duty in 2023-24 financial year, the state government's report shows.

The state government will spend $2.3 million to provide essential services for a Karratha apartment project, as the developer seeks Commonwealth funds to support the $92 million build cost.

Outgoing Cottesloe MP David Honey was the most prolific questioner and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti has ruffled the most opposition feathers in WA parliament in the past year.

When a UFC cage fighter posts on Instagram from a government-sponsored event in Perth, how much value does that deliver? Tourism WA has hired EY to answer that question.

The first electric bus in the new 18-vehicle CAT fleet will be on Perth roads this week, with the Malaga depot to receive an upgrade as part of a $250 million plan.

A $25 million Kenwick intermodal terminal has officially opened and is set to keep hundreds of thousands of trucks off local roads each year, as part of the government's Westport vision.

The state government will fight for an overhaul of Commonwealth grants in a move that could swell WA's coffers with billions of extra royalty dollars.

Western Australia's push towards potentially hosting the Australian Football League's ‘Gather Round' in future will result in a massive coup for one of the state's most iconic venues.

S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Western Australia's credit rating of AAA, estimating the state's economy to be stable for the next few years.

The state government has committed $52 million towards road safety projects with more than 100 locations in Western Australia to be upgraded.

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines is set to get eight Embraer E190-E2 aircraft, the quietest and most fuel-efficient in its class, to serve the FIFO and regional market.

Tickets for HSBC SVNS 2025 rugby union tournament in Perth will go on sale from the middle of August.

The state government will spend $20 million on a road to connect the Oakajee Strategic Industrial Area to the North West Coastal Highway, in a bid to activate a new renewables hub.

Visitor spending is up and direct flights are being added but international tourism to WA has slowed.

The treasurer told a property industry lunch she would not commit to an empty promise of reviewing property taxes.

The deputy premier has hailed the hybrid and timber structure as a sign of things to come.

Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles has backed Australia's preparation for any potential conflict in the years ahead, on the first morning of the largest defence gathering in state history.

The state government's push to increase women's senior soccer participation following last year's FIFA Women's World Cup has continued.

The state's peak union body will seek assurances over the local conduct of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union, Acting Premier Rita Saffioti has revealed.

The state government has awarded a major $1.6 billion contract to upgrade Perth's rail network to eventually increase train services to every three minutes.

Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti is reluctant to comment on the state branch of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union despite moves made by other Australian leaders.

The WACA ground heads a list of projects under way, but the precinct needs further progress for its vision to be fulfilled.

Some of the world's best female soccer players will head to Western Australia in late August for the inaugural Perth International Football Cup.

Treasurer Rita Saffioti and the Finance Sector Union have hashed out concerns over the impending closure of Bankwest branches and hundreds of job cuts.

Tourism Western Australia has appointed five new board members, including Perth Airport chief executive Jason Waters and Oolin Sunday Island Cultural Tours owner Rosanna Angus.

State and federal budgets have given WA's education system a multi-billion-dollar boost.

Planning will be key in the delivery of generational public infrastructure investment beyond Metronet.

City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has lauded the Forrest empire's plans for Carillon City, revealing the development will include student accommodation as part of a university-centric city vision.

Decorated Perth mixed martial arts fighter Jack Della Maddalena has been ruled out of competing at UFC 305 at RAC Arena on August 18, after developing a series of complications following recent arm surgery.

Rex has announced thrice weekly Adelaide-Perth fights using an E190 jet with airfares from $249 for economy.

China Southern Airlines will reconnect Western Australia with mainland China with the return of its service to Guangzhou on November 28.

Treasurer Rita Saffioti has defended the state's Metronet investment and gone into bat for business on Nature Positive law reform in her first post-budget breakfast address.