Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti has chastised the editor-in-chief of The West Australian after he delivered a scathing introductory speech at the post-budget breakfast.
The S&P 500 has ended lower, with Intel and other chip stocks retreating after a recent rally while uncertainty around US-Iran peace talks weighed on the wider market.
The opposition has described the $100 state budget fuel credit as a “smoke screen” from a government that has failed to deliver for West Australians despite years of windfall revenues.
A $1.3 billion investment in land development, power and water infrastructure is among the measures included in the 2026–27 state budget housing package (see full list).
The state government has committed to spend an extra $5.2 billion on capital works projects since the mid-year budget review was handed down in December.
Treasurer Rita Saffioti has criticised the Reserve Bank's decision to increase the interest rate despite the state government pushing out its projected annual inflation.
The state government has continued to benefit from strong growth in revenue, with iron ore miners and government trading enterprises among the main contributors.
An average household's fees and charges are expected to be kept under inflation, with the state government claiming it would be the lowest spend in five years.
A Pilbara native title group wants Rio Tinto to commit to a date to cease water abstraction from a waterway and launch a probe into damage to the system.
American Tungsten and Antimony has selected Trump Media and Technology Group independent director David Bernhardt to chair its strategic advisory board.
A long-running feud between Fortescue and the Yindjibarndi people will reach its close next week, with the miner or state government potentially on the hook for billions of dollars in compensation for damaging country without consent.
Former Fortescue chief executive Elizabeth Gaines has sold almost $5.5 million worth of shares in the iron ore major, representing the lion's share of her stake.
