Premier Mark McGowan ‘not aware’ of CCC electoral office probe

Premier Mark McGowan ‘not aware’ of CCC electoral office probe

News of the investigation comes after a former Labor staffer revealed under oath that she used to conduct party business while working for a senior Labor MP.

  • byHamish Hastie

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‘We’re gonna have a lot of fun’:Meet the WA mining billionaire you’ve never heard of

‘We’re gonna have a lot of fun’:Meet the WA mining billionaire you’ve never heard of

Mineral Resources is a $15 billion valued,diversified resources player with a low profile. But if chief executive Chris Ellison has his way,this will soon change.

  • byPeter Milne
Chaney calls on federal Labor to step in over Banksia Hill

Chaney calls on federal Labor to step in over Banksia Hill

Independent Curtin MP Kate Chaney first raised her concerns about Banksia Hill Detention Centre with Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney in August.

  • byHamish Hastie
WA Police pay talks turn ugly as union suggests officers block speed cameras

WA Police pay talks turn ugly as union suggests officers block speed cameras

The WA Police Union has released data showing overwhelming public support for ‘denial of revenue’ measures,including issuing cautions instead of traffic fines,as officers fight for better wage conditions.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
WA government finally decides how Tricia the elephant will be laid to rest
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WA government finally decides how Tricia the elephant will be laid to rest

The beloved Perth Zoo elephant’s 3.6 tonne body has been under the care of the WA Museum since shortly after her death in July as authorities grappled with how to give her a dignified send-off.

  • byHamish Hastie
WA nurses call off Fiona Stanley Hospital strike after 11th-hour agreement

WA nurses call off Fiona Stanley Hospital strike after 11th-hour agreement

The Australian Nursing Federation has agreed to call off industrial action while nurses consider the state government’s new pay offer.

  • byHamish Hastie
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‘It is not easy to get into Banksia Hill’:Minister ignores questions about hog-tied children

‘It is not easy to get into Banksia Hill’:Minister ignores questions about hog-tied children

The minister in charge of overseeing Western Australia’s only juvenile prison has refused to answer questions about the use of a “folding up” restraint technique on children.

  • byDaile Cross andHamish Hastie
Politicians have misread the room on Banksia Hill:professor

Politicians have misread the room on Banksia Hill:professor

The social media peanut gallery may have a cold-hearted response to the plight of juveniles in youth detention centres,but that doesn’t mean politicians have to,Stuart Kinner says.

  • byDaile Cross
Cost of Morrison’s WA GST deal blows out by $20 billion as debt hits record high
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Cost of Morrison’s WA GST deal blows out by $20 billion as debt hits record high

A deal to placate WA over its GST revenue was supposed to cost $2.3 billion,but it is on track to surpass $24 billion – just as government debt hits $900 billion.

  • byShane Wright
‘Show leadership by heart’:Families say Premier not getting the full story on Banksia Hill

‘Show leadership by heart’:Families say Premier not getting the full story on Banksia Hill

Since July,some of the state’s most troubled teens have been sent to Perth’s Casuarina maximum security prison in a unit called Unit 18 after several detainees caused extensive damage to cells at WA’s only youth detention facility,Banksia Hill.

  • byHamish Hastie
Premier says nurses have ‘won’ while union loses hope on pay fight

Premier says nurses have ‘won’ while union loses hope on pay fight

“Sometimes people don’t know when they’ve won,but they’ve won,” WA Premier Mark McGowan said.

  • byHamish Hastie