Loved at home but loathed over east,McGowan gives up the fight

Loved at home but loathed over east,McGowan gives up the fight

For a man who hated conflict,West Australian Premier Mark McGowan was a master at it.

  • byHamish Hastie

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Mark McGowan is exhausted. It’s from keeping a straight face
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Political leadership

Mark McGowan is exhausted. It’s from keeping a straight face

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan is quitting politics because he says he’s exhausted. But exhausted from what,exactly?

  • byTony Wright
Mark McGowan is only one man,but that one man was also the government

Mark McGowan is only one man,but that one man was also the government

His decision to pull the pin on a political career dating back more than two decades triggers a tectonic shift in both state and federal politics.

  • byGary Adshead
‘I’m tired,extremely tired’:WA Premier Mark McGowan quits politics

‘I’m tired,extremely tired’:WA Premier Mark McGowan quits politics

Mark McGowan has announced he will step down as Western Australia’s 30th premier on the eve of his third decade in politics. This week will be his last.

  • byHamish Hastie andJesinta Burton
Native forest logging back in the spotlight in NSW after changes in Victoria
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Forestry

Native forest logging back in the spotlight in NSW after changes in Victoria

The future of the NSW logging industry is back in the spotlight after the Victorian government’s announcement last week to end native forest logging next year.

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WA’s GST ‘fairness fighter team’ sets stage for bureaucrat showdown

WA’s GST ‘fairness fighter team’ sets stage for bureaucrat showdown

WA Premier Mark McGowan has revealed three new Treasury staff will join a team of bureaucrats focused on protecting WA’s GST share ahead of two federal reviews.

  • byHamish Hastie
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Patients relocated,theatres close after Mandurah hospital mould discovery

Patients relocated,theatres close after Mandurah hospital mould discovery

More than 30 patients at Peel Health Campus will be relocated,three operating theatres will be closed,and ambulances will be redirected following the discovery of black mould in the air vents.

  • byJesinta Burton
Banksia Hill riot cost WA taxpayers tens of millions of dollars:McGowan

Banksia Hill riot cost WA taxpayers tens of millions of dollars:McGowan

Premier Mark McGowan said the figure was the result of early estimates of the damage caused by 49 detainees during a riot last week that lasted more than 14 hours.

  • byHamish Hastie
Construction on WA’s first big battery completed – and even bigger one on way

Construction on WA’s first big battery completed – and even bigger one on way

Western Australia’s first large-scale battery storage system is ready to charge and discharge energy into the grid.

  • byAlex Condon
WA premier stands firm on juvenile detainee ‘terrorism’ after protest

WA premier stands firm on juvenile detainee ‘terrorism’ after protest

The WA premier has doubled down on his criticism of young inmates involved in a riot at the Banksia Hill detention centre,adding he is sick of calls for inquiries into the troubled facility.

  • byTara Cosoleto
‘A COVID denier?’ Ellery lashed for questioning watchdog boss’ motives

‘A COVID denier?’ Ellery lashed for questioning watchdog boss’ motives

Who is in denial here? After a week of spats over the government watchdog’s assessment of the WA free RAT program,read this exchange and decide for yourself.

  • byJesinta Burton