Politics
Western Australia
Auditor General dresses down Alannah MacTiernan for 'unreasonable' redactions
Auditor General Caroline Spencer has scolded Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan for unnecessarily redacting an entire section of an agreement between the state and embattled renewables company Carnegie Clean Energy.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Employment
WA wage theft inquiry backed by union
The inquiry aims to expose the deliberate underpayment of money and entitlements to workers, has been backed by Unions WA.
- by staff writers
Soft commodities
Call me cray, but there is something fishy about the 'cheap lobster' narrative
“Cheap local lobster, tourism and jobs”. What we are witnessing is a government intent on convincing us that everyone wins under this new policy.
- by Jane Marwick
Metronet
WA government's PEXA sale money bound for Metronet projects
The state government will use $185 million from the sale of its stake in Property Exchange Australia for Metronet projects including the Morley to Ellenbrook train line.
- by Hamish Hastie
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ALP
'He's done a good job': McGowan backs Kelly's lobster plan
Mark McGowan has backed Fisheries Minister Dave Kelly's western rock lobster plan but was unable to say how cheap lobster lovers would be able to buy them for.
- by Hamish Hastie
Pill Testing
McGowan rejects pill testing in WA, says 'it could risk lives'
"I've read a lot of the materials around it, if I genuinely thought it would save lives I'd say it was a good idea but I don't," Mr McGowan said.
- by Hamish Hastie
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ALP
One Nation blows state's lobster plan out of the water
One Nation has said it would not support the state government's controversial rock lobster plan.
- by Hamish Hastie
LGBT
Rebranded $1.4m 'Safe Schools' anti-transphobia program rolled out across WA
The state government has rebranded the controversial Safe Schools program and made it available to all primary and secondary schools across WA.
- by Nathan Hondros
Marine life
Troubled waters ahead for Labor's WA rock lobster market intervention
The state government is facing stiff opposition from professional rock lobster fishers as it attempts to push through a plan to hand itself a 17 per cent commercial stake in the industry.
- by Nathan Hondros & Lauren Pilat
Road safety
Cut to WA country speed limits 'an issue we can't put down': Roger Cook
Roger Cook has said reducing the speed limits on country roads is a real option for the state government as it considers ways to reduce the road toll.
- by Nathan Hondros
Chinese influence
One Nation calls for ASIO vetting for MPs amid Chinese influence concerns
One Nation is calling for ASIO to vet WA MPs for links to the Chinese Communist Party and also conduct background checks on its China-born party members.
- by Nathan Hondros