Politics
Western Australia
Opinion
Christmas
Weekend Washup: 'Merry Christmas, comrade' and other festive abuse
A state MP has sent probably the weirdest Christmas cards ever and there are a few unhappy Liberal campers in Ian Goodenough's unfestive seat of Moore.
- by Nathan Hondros
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City of Perth
Sacked in secret, paid out in secret: City of Perth settles with dumped CEO
A dispute that could cost City of Perth ratepayers big money will be settled in secret after it agreed to negotiate a confidential settlement with its dumped CEO.
- by Nathan Hondros
Exclusive
Chinese influence
Labor MP in more hot water over undeclared political association
A political association run by embattled MP Pierre Yang was not registered with the electoral commission and did not disclose its finances under electoral law.
- by Nathan Hondros
Election
Taxpayers slugged $260,000 to replace Barry Urban in Darling Range
Taxpayers have shelled out more than a quarter of a million dollars to hold a byelection in Darling Range after Labor MP Barry Urban quit.
- by Nathan Hondros & Hamish Hastie
WA budget
Budget back in black, but debt remains a dead weight on WA finances
The estimates show the state is on track for 2019-20 budget surplus of just over $1 billion.
- by Nathan Hondros & Hamish Hastie
Opinion
Techno-nationalism
Huawei FOI reveals state government's clueless fumbling on $206m mobile data contract
The government insists there's no security risks over a $206 million mobile data contract with Huawei, yet FOI documents reveal the government was warned.
- by Nathan Hondros
Road safety
Darren West claims 'no case to answer' over social media video post
Labor MP Darren West says he has been contacted by police over a video filmed while he was driving and he has "no case to answer".
- by Nathan Hondros
Rail
Forrestfield-Airport Link deadline blows out after Dundas Road sinkhole
The opening of the Forrestfield-Airport Link will be delayed almost a year beyond its original schedule, the government has conceded.
- by Nathan Hondros
Ipsos poll
Liberals face losing three WA seats amid federal Labor landslide
The Liberal party faces losing of three federal seats in WA if a swing against the Morrison government if the latest polling is repeated at the next election.
- by Nathan Hondros
Running
Cottesloe's Christmas Day parkrun cancelled amid council charge claims
The Town of Cottesloe has come under fire in the wake of the cancellation of a free Christmas Day parkrun event, with claims the not-for-profit would be charged $300.
- by Heather McNeill
Updated
ALP
WA premier defends embattled corrections minister amid cabinet reshuffle
Premier Mark McGowan has announced a mid-term reshuffle of his cabinet and while no minister has been dumped completely, there are certainly winners and losers.
- by Nathan Hondros