News Articles for Rita Saffioti

The stamp duty exemption threshold for first homebuyers in WA will be lifted to $500,000 as the state government delivers on one of its election promises.

Roger Cook's controversial $217 million plan for a new entertainment precinct at Burswood Park is likely to go ahead following the re-election of the Labor government.

Rita Saffioti has defended the state government's multi-billion-dollar investment in infrastructure at a time when the state was experiencing crippling skills shortages.

WA Labor has pledged $30 million towards a new Italian precinct development project in West Perth, should it be re-elected on March 8.

WA's freight rail network is a major bugbear for business, Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti says, as the state government begins negotiations to buy it back.

WA Labor's surge of investment into the state's sport and recreation industry has continued, following news it has secured three-year hosting rights for two major events.

The state government has awarded a contract for the first of two multi-storey car parks at the proposed Women and Babies Hospital while also acknowledging issues with congestion.

Perth has been announced as one of seven host cities for the 2027 men's Rugby World Cup, although costs in relation to attracting matches has not been publicly disclosed.

Western Australian tourism minister Rita Saffioti says the government's sports tourism strategy is playing a role in higher hotel occupancy rates.

The state government has announced its intention to buy back the South West rail freight network from operator Arc Infrastructure, 25 years after it was sold for $585 million.

The state government has spent $716 million with Aboriginal businesses on transport contracts in just over three years, hitting a procurement target two years ahead of deadline.

A panel of tourism professionals have lauded the sector's recovery post COVID-19 but detailed the challenges operators in Western Australia still face.

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.