Jacob Kagi
Jacob Kagi is a multi-platform journalist based in the Perth newsroom who also covers State Parliament. He joined ABC News in 2012 after attending Curtin University. As an undergraduate Jacob wrote for the State Basketball League, AFL media and AAP. He is also a talented sportsman having played in the National Water Polo League.
Dean Nalder wrong to withhold MAX documents, says auditor-general
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WA's former transport minister ignored the advice of his own department about releasing MAX light rail documents, says the auditor-general.
Topics: rail-transport, perth-6000, wa
WA Parliament 'derelict' water fountains likened to 'Roman ruin'
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The "derelict" water fountains outside Parliament House in Perth should be replaced by office space, according to Upper House president Barry House.
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, perth-6000
WA Parliament rises as 'informal' election campaign begins Analysis
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Western Australia's 39th Parliament concludes its business, as politicians and the public prepare for the March state election.
Topics: government-and-politics, perth-6000
Staffers apologise for contempt over Troy Buswell car crash probe
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The WA Premier's deputy chief of staff and a former senior employee of ex-treasurer Troy Buswell have formally apologised after being found in contempt of state Parliament over Mr Buswell's car crashes.
Topics: government-and-politics, perth-6000, wa
Social media campaigns set to dominate WA election
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Social media is predicted to play its biggest ever role in a Western Australian election, as parties prepare to up their game in the lead up to the March poll.
Topics: social-media, internet-culture, information-and-communication, government-and-politics, elections, wa
Government unlikely to stump up $200m for refurbed WACA
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The Western Australian Cricket Association appears unlikely to get its wish of nearly $200 million in State Government funding to redevelop the WACA Ground, with both sides of politics indicating reluctance to provide the money.
Topics: cricket, sport, wa, east-perth-6004
WA Minister denies failing to order aerial support for Esperance fire (photos)
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Emergency Services Minister Joe Francis rejects suggestions he should have ordered aerial support to help with the effort to fight last year's devastating Esperance fires, which claimed four lives.
Topics: bushfire, government-and-politics, esperance-6450, perth-6000
Extend WA Parliament sitting to pass tougher bail laws: Labor
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WA Labor calls for State Parliament's sitting to be extended to pass laws making it tougher for serious sex offenders to be released on bail before being sentenced.
Topics: sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, wa
Government denies responsibility for WA unemployment rate
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The WA Government brushes off suggestions it has mismanaged the state's economy, on the back of new figures which put the state's unemployment rate as the highest in the nation.
Topics: government-and-politics, work, unemployment, wa
Deputy Premier attacked over police workers' compensation delays
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WA's Deputy Premier Liza Harvey rejects suggestions she has let down the state's police officers by failing to implement a workers' compensation scheme for them in this term of government.
Topics: government-and-politics, police, wa
Plans to crack down on tobacco sales in WA
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Anyone under the age of 18 would be banned from selling tobacco products under a plan put forward by the WA Government in a bid to cut the exposure of cigarettes to children, but Labor labels the move a stunt.
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, smoking, wa
No sign of predicted long, hectic sitting days in WA (photos)
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The final sitting days of the WA Parliament before the March 2017 election were predicted by the Premier Colin Barnett to be hectic and long, but that does not appear to be playing out.
Topics: state-parliament, wa
Senior staffers must apologise after Buswell contempt findings
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One of the WA Premier's most senior staffers and the former chief of staff to ex-treasurer Troy Buswell are given a week to apologise to State Parliament, after contempt findings against them were accepted by the Legislative Council.
Topics: government-and-politics, wa, perth-6000
Union ramps up campaign against Western Power sale
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The union movement steps up its campaign to stop the WA Government privatising Western Power, with hundreds of people protesting against the proposed sale outside State Parliament today.
Topics: privatisation-and-deregulation, government-and-politics, perth-6000, wa
Turf war as WA's houses of Parliament face off in legal dispute (photos)
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A stoush is brewing between the two houses of Western Australia's Parliament about the powers and rights of the Legislative Council, with suggestions the dispute could even be settled in court.
Topics: state-parliament, perth-6000
Push to ban alcohol advertising on WA public transport
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Alcohol advertising will be banned from buses and other state-owned public transport infrastructure if Western Australia's former mental health minister has her way.
Topics: alcohol, alcohol-education, advertising, states-and-territories, state-parliament, perth-6000, wa
Trump victory could impact mining sector in short term, WA Premier warns
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WA Premier Colin Barnett says the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States could have a short-term impact on the state's mining industry.
Topics: mining-industry, business-economics-and-finance, government-and-politics, wa
Question mark over whether Perth Children's Hospital will be open before election
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The new Perth Children's Hospital looks almost certain not to open until well into 2017, with completion of construction still weeks away and commissioning of the $1.2 billion facility predicted to take months beyond that.
Topics: health, government-and-politics, perth-6000, wa
Contempt findings over Troy Buswell crash
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A senior staffer to WA Premier Colin Barnett and the former chief of staff to Troy Buswell are found to be in contempt of Parliament over information they gave to the Legislative Council about the former Treasurer's infamous 2014 car crashes.
Topics: state-parliament, subiaco-6008, perth-6000
'Inexperienced' Proteas batsmen could crumble, Siddle says
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Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle predicts his side will be able to exploit South Africa's "inexperienced" batting line-up in the three-Test series beginning in Perth on Thursday.
Topics: cricket, sport, perth-6000, wa
'They are delaying': Sex abuse survivors upset after Parliament bid rejected
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Time restrictions on when victims of child sexual abuse in WA can sue for damages appear certain to remain in place until next year, after the Government voted against bringing the issue to a parliamentary vote.
Topics: child-abuse, law-crime-and-justice, perth-6000
WA Nationals want Western Power sale proceeds directed to infrastructure
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National Party members only want their party to support a proposed privatisation of Western Power if proceeds from the transaction are directed towards "new and innovative energy infrastructure".
Topics: state-parliament, wa
WA's landfill efforts below national rate
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Western Australia is falling well short of its own targets and national rates for the diversion of waste from landfill, with warnings the amount of garbage produced will continue to grow without a whole community effort to address the issue.
Topics: recycling-and-waste-management, environment, wa
Lack of prosecution powers for CCC 'may lead to injustices'
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Western Australia's corruption watchdog charges a health department employee with stealing and consuming drugs, it reveals, as it calls for greater powers that would again allow it to commence prosecutions.
Topics: corruption, law-crime-and-justice, wa
New MP calls for rule change on breastfeeding in WA Parliament
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Western Australia's newest member of Parliament is calling for "antiquated" rules to be changed so that carers of young children can bring them into the chamber.
Topics: breastfeeding, breast-feeding, reproduction-and-contraception, government-and-politics, wa
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