The WA premier and $500m came to Sydney. The Perth Bears dream is alive and well

The WA premier and $500m came to Sydney. The Perth Bears dream is alive and well

NRL boss Peter V’landys secures funding guarantees for 18th NRL team in Western Australia.

  • byMichael Chammas

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Cook rules out MinRes money return despite ‘disappointing’ tax scandal

Cook rules out MinRes money return despite ‘disappointing’ tax scandal

Premier Roger Cook has expressed his disappointment,but stopped short of saying he’d hand back $9000 in donations the scandal-engulfed miner made to WA Labor.

  • byJesinta Burton
Divine intervention hasn’t saved Nicheliving,it was divine pragmatism

Divine intervention hasn’t saved Nicheliving,it was divine pragmatism

Speaking to long-suffering Nicheliving customers after the backroom deal the Cook government struck with the company reveals a potent mix of jubilation and frustration.

  • byHamish Hastie
Nicheliving customers urge government to scrap mystery deal

Nicheliving customers urge government to scrap mystery deal

In the joint statement from Nicheliving customers they said they believed the government intended to appoint a panel of builders to complete the work.

  • byHamish Hastie
This review could shape the future of WA’s environment laws. So,were any green groups consulted?

This review could shape the future of WA’s environment laws. So,were any green groups consulted?

Questions have been raised over whether any input from environmental organisations found its way into an important review that will shape the future of WA’s environmental protection regime.

  • byHamish Hastie
Greens on the hunt for first-ever lower house seat in WA

Greens on the hunt for first-ever lower house seat in WA

Bandt will spend the next week doorknocking the Perth electorate hoping to connect with its large cohort of renters.

  • byHamish Hastie
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Onshore gas companies now have six years to sell their product overseas
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Onshore gas companies now have six years to sell their product overseas

Under the new policy,companies like Mineral Resources and Strike Energy with onshore gas tenements will be allowed to export 20 per cent of the commodity extracted until the end of 2030.

  • byHamish Hastie
Cook’s free Zoo tickets mean the die is well and truly cast for WA

Cook’s free Zoo tickets mean the die is well and truly cast for WA

After almost eight years in power,this government has got lazy,unimaginative,crass and ever-ready to use taxpayer dollars to grab happy headlines and votes.

  • byGary Adshead
‘I think they got the message’:Cook backs in watered-down environment laws after PM’s visit

‘I think they got the message’:Cook backs in watered-down environment laws after PM’s visit

WA Premier Roger Cook has welcomed news the federal government is willing to scale back stalled environment reforms which have drawn the ire of the state’s miners.

  • byJesinta Burton
New laws will force sellers to disclose the energy efficiency of their home

New laws will force sellers to disclose the energy efficiency of their home

Homes will be legally required to disclose their energy efficiency rating at the point of sale under a new scheme being developed by the federal government so prospective buyers can identify whether homes are power soakers or energy efficient.

  • bySarah Brookes
Cook overhauls environmental laws,watchdog,to cut ‘green tape’

Cook overhauls environmental laws,watchdog,to cut ‘green tape’

Assessments by WA’s environmental watchdog will remain independent,but green groups fear its board will be stacked with protectors of development,not ecology.

  • byPeter Milne