Save for an earth-shattering scandal,Mark McGowan’s drive will win the long game
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Save for an earth-shattering scandal,Mark McGowan’s drive will win the long game

If running the state for this long,including two years through a pandemic,has wearied WA Premier Mark McGowan at all,he is hiding it well.

  • byHamish Hastie

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With cash in the bank but problems creeping up,McGowan takes the optimist’s view

With cash in the bank but problems creeping up,McGowan takes the optimist’s view

Speaking to WAtoday ahead of his government’s election anniversary,McGowan walked a political tightrope when describing how he had steered the state over the past two years – as well as the path that lay ahead.

  • byHamish Hastie
Live mic reveals McGowan’s private thoughts on Perth Mint
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Live mic reveals McGowan’s private thoughts on Perth Mint

The premier’s comments in parliament followed a question from Opposition Leader Shane Love.

  • byHamish Hastie
McGowan flags China trip,direct flights following WA’s AUKUS win

McGowan flags China trip,direct flights following WA’s AUKUS win

As WA is revealed as a winner in the AUKUS jobs deal,Premier Mark McGowan has said he plans to travel to China next month to discuss direct flights from Perth to Guangzhou.

  • byAlex Condon
World’s biggest gold exchange wants ‘understanding’ of Perth Mint doping bungle

World’s biggest gold exchange wants ‘understanding’ of Perth Mint doping bungle

A spokesman for the London Bullion Marketing Association said it had sought more information about the claims aired on Four Corners on Monday.

  • byHamish Hastie
McGowan only found out about Perth Mint gold doping on Monday night

McGowan only found out about Perth Mint gold doping on Monday night

WA Premier Mark McGowan was the minister responsible for the Perth Mint and Gold Corp when it began its gold doping program in 2018.

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Taxpayers on hook for Perth Mint scandal,but state’s premier nowhere to be seen
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Taxpayers on hook for Perth Mint scandal,but state’s premier nowhere to be seen

Four Corners plunged the state-owned enterprises into turmoil with a report claiming they failed horribly in meeting anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism obligations.

  • byHamish Hastie
Does McGowan sense a political threat? The inside story of Basil’s sod-turn snubs

Does McGowan sense a political threat? The inside story of Basil’s sod-turn snubs

Basil Zempilas isn’t getting invited to media events he reckons the City of Perth should have a presence at. So what’s opened this rift between the mayor and the WA Labor government?

  • byHamish Hastie
State of WA makes ‘confidential’ payment to Aishwarya’s family,considers more

State of WA makes ‘confidential’ payment to Aishwarya’s family,considers more

The seven-year-old’s parents join a list of West Australians to whom the state has acknowledged its moral responsibility,in the form of an ex gratia payment.

  • byHamish Hastie
Banksia Hill officer suffers fractured skull during detainee disturbance
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Banksia Hill officer suffers fractured skull during detainee disturbance

On Monday evening seven detainees climbed fences and roofs and began throwing rocks and other debris at staff.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘It’s arrogance’:How will McGowan’s planning reforms change Perth?

‘It’s arrogance’:How will McGowan’s planning reforms change Perth?

In an escalation of the fight against NIMBYism on Wednesday Premier Mark McGowan flagged major reforms to the planning system.

  • byHamish Hastie