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‘Where’s Mark?’: A day in the life of Roger Cook
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‘Where’s Mark?’: A day in the life of Roger Cook

The West Australian premier has a mammoth task ahead of him to communicate to the public what he stands for. Beyond, that is, being a “dad from Kwinana”.

  • by Hamish Hastie

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Days of grand gestures for Indigenous reconciliation over: Cook
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Days of grand gestures for Indigenous reconciliation over: Cook

“The reason why I say that I think the nature of our society nowadays is such that we won’t see these big, grand social projects or social gestures,” WA Premier Roger Cook said.

  • by Hamish Hastie
Opposition wary of WA government splashing cash on in-house lawyers

Opposition wary of WA government splashing cash on in-house lawyers

The Department of Premier and Cabinet will spend $6 million over the next four years to establish a four-person in-house legal team.

  • by Hamish Hastie
‘Trying to save the planet’: Cook wants line of sight on guzzlers of WA gas

‘Trying to save the planet’: Cook wants line of sight on guzzlers of WA gas

As climate groups deride his government’s pro-gas stance, the premier is giving thought to how to hold WA’s international gas customers to account on climate.

  • by Hamish Hastie
WA’s lack of progress on ‘vital’ carbon capture underwhelms minister

WA’s lack of progress on ‘vital’ carbon capture underwhelms minister

WA’s energy minister told the oil and gas industry it could “go the way of the dinosaurs” if it continued to vent greenhouse gases into the atmosphere freely.

  • by Marion Rae
WA builders get more powers to combat construction sector’s ‘profitless boom’

WA builders get more powers to combat construction sector’s ‘profitless boom’

The three-stage Safe and Fair Reform Package will apply to billions of dollars’ worth of government contracts handled by the Department of Finance.

  • by Hamish Hastie
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Right patient, wrong surgery: New report reveals shocking WA hospital bungles

Right patient, wrong surgery: New report reveals shocking WA hospital bungles

Wrong meds, botched surgeries and “sentinel events”: WA’s health system has harboured a growth in clinical errors resulting in serious harm and even death.

  • by Hamish Hastie
What West Australians think of the state budget

What West Australians think of the state budget

Amid all the chest-beating spin from the government, each line item in the budget will have a real impact on West Australians. So we asked them what they thought.

  • by Hamish Hastie, Sarah Brookes, Holly Thompson, Jesinta Burton and Peter Milne
WA is finding it hard to admit it has a spending problem
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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
Metronet costs balloon by $700 million as state pays to get people moving

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
Your five-minute guide to WA’s budget winners and losers

Your five-minute guide to WA’s budget winners and losers

Treasurer Rita Saffioti has used her first-ever budget to address the key issues facing the state. So, how did you fare?

  • by Jesinta Burton