Politics
Western Australia
Premier Mark McGowan defends north west by-election no show
Voters in the vast electorate of North West Central will return to the polls on September 17 following the retirement of sitting Nationals MP Vince Catania.
- by Michael Ramsey
Latest
Palmer calls bull on reports of new court action against McGowan in bizarre interview
Queensland mining billionaire Clive Palmer says a report he intends to launch new legal action against WA’s premier and attorney-general is “rubbish”.
- by Peter de Kruijff
It’s been a rough winter break, but McGowan says his cabinet isn’t going anywhere
Opposition Leader Mia Davies says the “wheels are starting to fall off” the government and called on McGowan to dump some of his struggling ministers.
- by Hamish Hastie
Exclusive
Liberal Party
‘Cool your jets’: WA Liberal MP calls on party to stop public spats
A factional tit-for-tat has been playing out in media in the lead-up to the Liberal state conference later this month and one sitting MP has had enough.
- by Hamish Hastie
Analysis
Environmental protection
WA has country’s biodiversity ‘emergency ward’ – but it’s closed for business
The national state of the environment report painted a grim picture for the nation – and for WA, home to big polluters, rampant sprawl and stark ecological loss.
- by Peter de Kruijff
Crossbenchers throw support behind CCC probe into G2G ‘fast-track’ claims
All non-Labor state MPs have joined the call for a probe into claims the McGowan government fast-tracked border exemptions for party donors between March and June 2020.
- by Hamish Hastie
Spending watchdog to examine controversial WA development bids
Since introduced in 2019, market-led proposals have included the contentious Landgate building sale, Fremantle film studio announcement and Swanbourne station development proposal.
- by Hamish Hastie
McGowan says border exemption fast-tracking claims ‘totally and utterly incorrect’
A former staffer of Deputy Premier Roger Cook claimed during an unfair dismissal hearing that she was tasked her with “fast-tracking” border exemptions for Labor donors while the public was subject to strict movement and quarantine rules.
- by Hamish Hastie
Libs pick candidate to challenge Nats in regional WA by-election
Pastoralist Will Baston will contest the seat of North West Central for the Liberals following the retirement of sitting Nationals MP Vince Catania.
- by Michael Ramsey
Opinion
Liberal Party
WA Liberal warlords must put down their swords and look beyond short-term battles
It’s safe to say things are still not going well for the WA Liberal Party.
- by Gareth Parker
Corruption watchdog ‘considering’ probe into fast-tracked Labor donor G2G claims
A spokeswoman for the CCC said it had received the opposition’s request for an investigation and was assessing it.
- by Hamish Hastie