Live mic picks up WA premier badmouthing shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie at Beijing lunch

Live mic picks up WA premier badmouthing shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie at Beijing lunch

On day one of a historic Chinese trade mission,Mark McGowan has unwittingly reignited a feud with Andrew Hastie after a microphone picked up disparaging comments about Hastie’s views on China.

  • byHamish Hastie

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Mark McGowan caught on camera
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Mark McGowan caught on camera

The WA Premier made some interesting comments about Andrew Hastie which his team then sent to media.

China needs ‘clear signals’ with investment in Australia at near record lows

China needs ‘clear signals’ with investment in Australia at near record lows

Relations between China and Australia have improved in the past month,with senior politicians and business people from both countries seeking to repair the trade and investment partnerships. But more remediation is needed.

  • byAnne Hyland
Perth prison officer hit on head with fire extinguisher in Unit 18 riot

Perth prison officer hit on head with fire extinguisher in Unit 18 riot

WAtoday understands debris thrown at staff included lumps of concrete,roofing bolts,antennae and other items broken off buildings. The opposition says it’s time Mark McGowan takes his hands off his hips and changes tactics.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘Site challenges’ push new Perth women’s and children’s hospital south

‘Site challenges’ push new Perth women’s and children’s hospital south

QEII,which already houses Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Perth Children’s hospital,had been earmarked for decades for a new mums and bubs hospital. Until the government carried out a business plan.

  • byCameron Myles
McGowan to Alcoa:No mining that threatens Perth’s water supply

McGowan to Alcoa:No mining that threatens Perth’s water supply

WA Premier Mark McGowan,normally a vociferous supporter of mining,has made clear to US bauxite miner Alcoa that anywhere that threatens Perth’s dams is a no-go.

  • byPeter Milne
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McGowan can’t explain TikTok security concerns but will ban app from gov phones anyway

McGowan can’t explain TikTok security concerns but will ban app from gov phones anyway

The WA premier said he couldn’t personally explain what the security concerns were,but his government had received advice to ban the app on government phones.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘Not a secret visit’:WA premier plans trade trip to ‘reconnect’ with China

‘Not a secret visit’:WA premier plans trade trip to ‘reconnect’ with China

WA Premier Mark McGowan will lead a five-day trade mission to China to reconnect with the state’s largest trading partner - and unlike his Victorian counterpart,he’s taking the media.

  • byLuke Costin
‘Treacherous and traitorous’:McGowan uses parliament to blast Palmer

‘Treacherous and traitorous’:McGowan uses parliament to blast Palmer

“Today we have seen the most deplorable act of greed in Australian history,” WA Premier Mark McGowan said in Parliament.

  • byHamish Hastie
WA opposition calls on Albanese for Perth Mint royal commission

WA opposition calls on Albanese for Perth Mint royal commission

Opposition Leader Shane Love said Premier Mark McGowan and the mint’s responsible minister were compromised in their decision to not hold a state-based commission due to questioning they would face.

  • byHamish Hastie
McGowan enters fray over Chinese president’s meeting with Putin

McGowan enters fray over Chinese president’s meeting with Putin

Mark McGowan waded into the geopolitical debate when asked on Tuesday about Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Russia this week,ahead of his own visit to China next month.

  • byHamish Hastie