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MEDIAPremium‘F*** off’: Mayor loses it as ABC journo

An Aussie mayor has sworn at a journalist and stormed off from a press conference after being asked about a dinner he had with US President Donald Trump.

Angie Raphael and Blake Antrobus

Jessica Stojkovski Memnber for Kingsley inside Legislative Assembly question time Parliament

state politicsPremiumCalls for minister to resign over WA ‘hell house’ scandal

Jessica Stojkovski has refuted claims of child neglect and resisted calls for her resignation, as a leading human rights lawyer warned a child safety scandal in WA’s north has been ignored for too long.

Jessica Page

One Nation’s Secret Harbour MP Luke Herdegen is officially sworn in.

State PoliticsVideoPremiumOrange wave flood State Parliament as One Nation MP sworn-in

New One Nation MP Luke Herdegen has refused to weigh into the furore over Pauline Hanson’s comments describing Indigenous Australians as a ‘primitive race’, as he was formally sworn-in at State Parliament.

Jessica Page

The City of Perth will face another formal inquiry into its governance, decision-making, accountability and ongoing functioning.

state politicsPremiumGovernment denies inaction over ‘Utopia-like’ City of Perth

A senior minister has described the City of Perth as “like an episode of Utopia”, as the Cook Government was accused of inaction after it’s inspector called another inquiry into claims of council dysfunction. 

Jessica Page

A breakdown of Western Australia’s $1.3 billion in total supports showed the State had the most generous concessions for older and wealthier Australians of any jurisdiction in the country. 

State PoliticsNew analysis finds Australian concessions ‘poorly targeted’

Policy Institute Australia has claimed its research found that a lack of means testing, flawed eligibility rules, and consumption-based program designs was leading to poorly targeted assistance. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation chair Ian Campbell revealed plans for neighbouring Allen Park were in limbo, waiting for a full meeting of council in two weeks.

state politicsPremiumLast plea for palliative Perth kids to get view they deserve

Construction has been completed on Perth’s first children’s hospice in Swanbourne, ending a six-year battle with the former local council that even claimed it could become a target for bombs.

Jessica Page

Returned and Services League vice-president Miquela Riley has defected to One Nation a year after she was the Liberal candidate for Fremantle.

state politicsPremiumRSL warns WA branches after ‘traitor’ cartoon sparks outrage

Veterans have been caught in the cross-fire between Pauline Hanson and Andrew Hastie, with the RSL declaring it ‘completely inappropriate’ for a WA sub-branch to host a One Nation event.

Jessica Page and Oliver Lane

Jessica Stojkovski Memnber for Kingsley inside Legislative Assembly question time Parliament.

state politicsPremiumCook defends decision to leave kids in squalid ‘hell house’

Roger Cook has defended the decision to leave children, apparently unsupervised, in squalid housing in the State’s north as his Minister for Child Protection flew to South Hedland to investigate. 

Jessica Page

Victorian motorbike riders are calling for immediate action after a man died after hitting a pothole in the state’s northwest.

NEWSPremium‘Catastrophic’: Riders’ worst fears realised

A motorcyclist’s death on a road friends called “treacherous” has exposed a $3bn pothole crisis, with nearly half the state’s roads in poor condition.

Blair Jackson and Alexandra Feiam

Premier Roger Cook has accused the eastern states of ‘destroying their communities’ with poker machines.

state politicsPremiumWA’s GST fight heats up as Cook slams NSW’s pokie profits

A new war of words has erupted over the GST, with Roger Cook accusing the Eastern States of ‘destroying their communities’ with pokies after NSW complained about WA’s deal. 

Jessica Page

Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti at Dumas House.

STATE POLITICSPremiumSaffioti’s WA response team targets east coast GST whingers

A powerful WA response team — headed by WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti — will address the Productivity Commission this week to tell the group why they have got it so wrong on GST. 

Joe Spagnolo

WA Mines Minister Daniel Pastorelli pictured outside Parliament.

State PoliticsPremiumMines Minister clashes with Federal Labor over CGT overhaul

WA Mines Minister Daniel Pastorelli has urged his Labor counterparts in Canberra to rethink a tax change that is expected to leave junior miners hamstrung.

Adrian Rauso

Perth Concert Hall is located on St Georges Terrace and is currently undergoing renovations.

ConstructionPremiumWA Govt lobbies itself for Concert Hall takeover

A State Government agency is spending taxpayer money on external consultants to lobby a State Government department for control of the revamped Perth Concert Hall.

Adrian Rauso

The new Fremantle Traffic Bridge has progressed ahead of schedule and will open on November 1.

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Date set for opening of new Freo traffic bridge

Fremantle traffic pain has an official end date — and it’s closer than you think.

Hannah Cross

Fremantle will battle Sydney next week at the SCG.

STATE POLITICSPremiumWA pollies support Dockers fans’ journey east for prelim

Perth pollies from both sides of the aisle have made a bipartisan effort to back in West Aussie Freo fans wanting to make the trip east this week for the Dockers preliminary final.

Hannah Cross

OPINION: Roger Cook and WA Labor would rather walk on hot coals than contest any more by-elections before the next election in 2029.

OPINIONPremiumNervous Roger Cook’s Cabinet reshuffle jitters

There’s not a hope in hell Roger Cook will want any more by-elections before the 2029 State election.

JOE SPAGNOLO

WA Premier Roger Cook will travel to India and Vietnam next week.

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Cook taking flight in overseas mission

Securing direct flights from Perth to India will be on Premier Roger Cook’s agenda during an overseas investment and trade mission to the region.

Joe Spagnolo

Housing affordability in WA is now at record lows.

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WA’s housing affordability lowest in 30 years

Housing affordability in WA is now at record lows, with startling new figures showing families are having to put nearly half of their income towards paying massive mortgages.

Joe Spagnolo

TV personalities Ray Martin and Steve Liebmann said it would be a disgrace if the Premier did not step in and stop a community tennis club from being evicted from the Telus Street Reserve, after an Aboriginal Land Council made a successful land claim over the site.

NewsPremium50yo tennis club evicted for higher bidder

A popular long-serving community tennis club in Sydney’s north has been kicked out by the Aboriginal Land Council who will handover the lease to a higher bidder.

Emma Kirk

Coles shoppers queuing at 10.45am on Sunday.

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Big retailers demand end to Sunday trading hours madness

WA’s arcane retail laws mean shoppers on a Sunday can grab a bottle of booze before they can buy bread and milk. With 24-hour online shopping now entrenched, some big brands are demanding change.

Cheyanne Enciso

Patient ratios that were a key Labor promise to end a damaging pay battle with nurses have apparently stalled, with the nurses’ union issuing a blistering rebuke over the delay. 

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Nurses unleash fury on Cook as key Labor promise delayed

Patient ratios that were a key Labor promise to end a damaging pay battle with nurses have apparently stalled, with the nurses’ union issuing a blistering rebuke over the delay. 

Jessica Page

Andrew Hastie has been told he’s the future of the Liberal Party amid growing leadership speculation.

PoliticsTaylor deflects questions on Libs poor Secret Harbour result

Opposition leader Angus Taylor has deflected questions about the Liberals’ poor result in a WA by-election for a seat which predominately sits in his frontbencher Andrew Hastie’s electorate of Canning.

Caitlyn Rintoul

The Cliff Head gas plant off the Dongara coast.

Herd on the TerracePremiumOil you’ll need is spare cash for this unusual real estate

If you’ve ever wanted to own an unmanned oil platform off WA’s Mid West coast then boy, do we have good news for you. Plus: One Nation’s new kid on the block picks a familiar name as chief advisor.

Industry figures have written to Mr Carroll calling for more information on the WFH laws. NewsWire / Ian Currie

WFHPremiumHuge blow for landmark Aussie WFH laws

The Victorian government has been dealt yet another blow in its bid to pass its controversial work-from-home laws.

Joanne Williamson, Blair Jackson