The City of Perth and the state government are at odds again over the anticipated public swimming pool as part of the $100 million WA Cricket Association redevelopment.
The state road authority's 50-year-old East Perth headquarters will join a host of protected Western Australian landmarks after being added to the government's heritage register today.
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.
Fremantle's Victoria Quay is set for a transformation with the government investing in other opportunities while flagging the relocation of the livestock and motor vehicle trade.
The opposition has slammed the state government's rush to revive the SDAU, labelling the deferral of its permanent replacement an admission it is flawed.
The state government has unveiled plans to push through an extension of its controversial COVID-19 development pathway and defer plans to make it permanent.
The state government will allocate nearly $60 million in the upcoming state budget to prepare for the "rapid uptake" of electric or hydrogen fuel vehicles, including $36.5 million for rebates.
Projects in Port Hedland are progressing as the state government allocates $78 million for Lumsden Point and awards a $21.4 million dredging contract for Spoilbank Marina.
Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese says "increasing productivity" would be his government's key strategy for reducing Australia's $866 billion gross debt.
Insourcing road maintenance contracts could cost taxpayers more and reduce road quality, industry has warned, while regional housing and competition for workers are concerns.
Analysis: High mining royalties may provide a windfall for the state government, but a portion of the cash will likely be needed to fund rising infrastructure project costs.
The state government has officially handed over its Landgate building to Georgiou Capital for $17.3 million, the first project to be settled under its market-led proposals policy.
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The federal government will now spend $1 billion on the Bunbury Outer Ring Road, almost double initial projections; amid a $1 billion top-up to projects also including the Yanchep and Thornlie-Cockburn rail lines.
The state and federal governments have poured an extra $150 million into the $1.7 billion Perth City Deal to safeguard its projects as costs spike, with Multiplex to build the new ECU CBD campus.
The extent of the cost increase on the Midland Station project has been revealed, with the project value having almost doubled from $165 million to $315 million.
The federal government has revealed the likely cost break-down of major upgrades to the Armadale rail line, with the combined cost increasing to nearly $2 billion.
The competition watchdog has given freight companies special permission to cooperate to get groceries into WA and the NT, after supply chains broke down.
The rail line between WA and the east coast is open after being closed for a record 24 days, but supermarket shelves could take four to six weeks to be restocked.
Marine infrastructure services business Maritime Constructions has been selected by the state government to improve navigation aids for boaters visiting Rottnest Island.
WA shoppers will be subjected to product limits at major supermarkets after floods in South Australia disrupted supply chains, leaving some shelves empty.
The state government is expecting to implement a ‘land bridge' in coming days to transport products from the east coast to WA after railways in SA were damaged by floods.
The state government has selected Indigenous business CareyMC to complete upgrades at Two Rocks Marina, while BMD Constructions has been appointed to a project in the Wheatbelt.
The state government has cracked down on councils obstructing the around-the-clock delivery of goods to supermarkets, as concerns mount about supply chain disruptions.
Property developer Sanur has taken its $140 million Hay Street redevelopment to the state government's expedited planning pathway, after a year at loggerheads with the City of Subiaco.
Decmil and NRW Holdings have been awarded contracts under the state and federal government's estimated $216 million infrastructure spend on the busy travel route.
A proposed marina at Point Grey near Mandurah will not go ahead after the state government approved an amendment to the local planning scheme to stop the controversial development.
