Politics
Western Australia
WA Nationals put payroll tax front and centre with election pledge
The Nationals party will lift the payroll tax threshold to $1.3 million if they form part of the next West Australian government.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Carey dodges questions over CCC planning law concerns
McKechnie told the Australian Financial Review earlier this month that the government’s overhaul of planning reforms to remove barriers for new home builds had created new misconduct risks.
- by Hamish Hastie
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CCC
CCC source who had fling with corruption fighter was a WA prisoner
The boss of the CCC team co-ordinating its network of sources also fed her lover confidential information about the commission, according to a report tabled in parliament on Thursday.
- by Hamish Hastie
School teachers threaten to strike next month as wage negotiations stall
The union and the government have been locked in negotiations since October 2023 but have not yet come to an agreement.
- by Hamish Hastie
WA’s 90,000 gun owners will soon have to answer this suite of questions. Here’s what you need to know
The health questionnaire devised by WA Police was tabled in parliament on Wednesday as part of the firearms bill currently being debated.
- by Hamish Hastie
Planning minister defends giving cabinet colleague final say on Northbridge safe space
Planning Minister John Carey delegated the final decision on a long-running saga over a women’s safe night space to Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson in a bid to avoid a perception of bias.
- by Hamish Hastie
WA has big hopes for tiny homes in seniors social housing trial
Tiny homes, about the size of a large shipping container with one bedroom and one bathroom in their 43-square-metre frame, are being trialled as a social housing fix.
- by Hamish Hastie
Sheryl wants to stay in her Gosnells home. But it might not be up to her
Sheryl Houston is a cleaner who has lived in her “nice old place”, faithfully paying rent, for nine years. But she fears she’ll be on the street come Christmas.
- by Hamish Hastie
Government promises up to $250 for each school-aged WA child
However, families with kids in childcare will miss out and the policy will not be means-tested.
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The Kimberley
State swings axe on iconic Kimberley Horizontal Falls experience
All but one tourism operators in the region will not be allowed to take their boats through the falls from 2026 – and the experience will end completely in 2028.
- by Hamish Hastie
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ALP
Peter Tinley becomes seventh WA Labor MP to announce retirement ahead of election
Tinley is a former SAS major and one of the longest-serving Labor MPs in parliament after winning the seat of Willagee at a by-election in 2009.
- by Hamish Hastie