Politics
Western Australia
UFC returns for another Perth showdown
Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti announced UFC 305 will be held at RAC Arena in Perth on August 18.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Wheatbelt renewable energy projects fail to clear planning hurdles
A wind farm backed by Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue and a hydrogen start-up chaired by ex-Woodside boss Peter Coleman have both failed to get planning approvals.
- by Peter Milne
Get better, Meta: WA minister unleashes on big tech amid record scam losses
The dressing down came on the back of a new report which found money lost to scams in WA had jumped 36 per cent to a record $22 million.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Housing crisis
New push to pinch skilled workers from the east and bring them to WA
Under a WA Property Council proposal, a business that successfully relocated an employee west for two years would be reimbursed the payroll tax paid.
- by Hamish Hastie
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
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 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