Three Labor MPs have been elevated to Premier Roger Cook's cabinet, while his former right-hand man has parachuted right into a senior ministerial support role.
Western Australia's highest-ranking bureaucrat Emily Roper will vacate her role at the end of next week, following Labor's victory at last weekend's state election.
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.
Business groups have welcomed the return of the WA Labor government to power but urged the government to get on with red tape reduction and energy transition progress.
An investigation into the weekend's election will begin in earnest after counting is finished, as the WA Electoral Commission grapples with political fallout from the vote.
WA VOTES: Roger Cook has been elected Western Australian Premier, leading WA Labor to a third consecutive election win which will extend its tenure at Dumas House to at least 12 years.
WA VOTES: Roger Cook says he will be in for the long haul if elected premier in today's State Election but stopped short of guaranteeing he would run again in 2029.
Business News' seat-by-seat analysis suggests the Liberal Party can pick up enough seats to suggest the party is back on track. Labor, however, should maintain a strong majority.
The leaders of the Labor, Liberal and National parties have spent the final week campaigning in seats which should prove ones to watch on Saturday night.
Premier Roger Cook says the government will work with the business community around potential support for those impacted by a spate of power outages across the state today.
Premier Roger Cook insists WA will push back against its federal counterpart if needed, with the North West Shelf project being the latest subject the two governments disagreed on.
Fremantle Port's ageing B Shed ferry terminal will be in line for a $30 million upgrade should Labor hold onto the keys to parliament at this weekend's state election.
WA Premier Roger Cook has vowed to increase wine exports to the east coast and deregulate the hospitality industry should Labor retain office at next weekend's state election.
Premier Roger Cook has backed the state's emerging vanadium sector to dodge the supply woes which have plagued Western Australian battery metal miners in recent years.
WA Labor's $387 million election promise to provide rebates for household battery installation has been cautiously welcomed by industry, who say cracks in the policy are already surfacing.
Water Corporation moved to distance itself from a state decision to approve mining operations by Alcoa in the Darling Range in December 2023, internal documents have revealed.
WA Labor has revealed the details of a promised $50 million to fund a Western Australian battery manufacturing program, if re-elected at the March 8 state election.
Western Australians could be offered rebates of up to $7,500 to install batteries in their households under a WA Labor election commitment unveiled by Roger Cook yesterday.
ANALYSIS: WA Liberal Leader Libby Mettam is aware of the mountain her party has to climb at the March 8 federal election, but two weeks out, she has no plan to throw in the towel.
WA Labor plans to spend $75 million establishing two Western Power factories to manufacture equipment such as power poles and power lines in tandem with private industry.
The state's Liberal and National parties have hit out at the government's performance on cultural heritage, after a Toodyay farmer was fined for work he carried out on his driveway.
Collie will host one of Australia's largest Tesla remanufacturing facilities after reaching an agreement with the WA government as part of the town's transition from coal to renewables.
WA potentially failed in its bid to host a regular season National Football League game due to the distance of travel from the US, premier Roger Cook says.
Both WA Labor and the Liberal Party WA have promised to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into the education system, if successful in the state election in March.
Premier Roger Cook still expects BP to deliver on its $600 million Kwinana biofuels refinery plan, after yesterday's announcement that the project would be “rephased”.
The developer and building materials company have teamed up via the state government's market led pathway, as the government continues to roll out its $80 million infrastructure fund.
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.
