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The print edition of The Australian Financial Review soon will be unavailable in Perth.

AFR to cut print in WA after Seven’s ‘abuse of power’

The Australian Financial Review will no longer have a physical edition in Perth after Kerry Stokes’ Seven West Media doubled the cost of printing the newspaper.

  • by Colin Kruger
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West Australian Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti with the budget papers in Perth on Thursday.
Opinion
WA budget

WA is finding it hard to admit it has a spending problem

Most of WA’s increased spend is demand-driven thanks to roaring population growth placing pressure on housing, education and health budgets.

  • by Hamish Hastie
The cost of Metronet has blown out - again.

Metronet costs balloon by $700 million as state pays to get people moving

Stage one of the Labor government’s flagship Metronet project climbed $2 billion in 2023 alone, taking the total cost of the network to around $11.5 billion.

  • by Holly Thompson

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