Gun buyback to support historic West Australian firearm reforms

Gun buyback to support historic West Australian firearm reforms

Every individual licensed owner can access compensation with the scheme the state compares to the nationwide one that followed the Port Arthur massacre in 1996.

  • byMichael Genovese

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Time’s running out for Roger Cook to tell us what he stands for

Time’s running out for Roger Cook to tell us what he stands for

After Steven Bradbury-ing his way into the state’s top gig after the shock retirement of Mark McGowan,Cook has struggled to emerge from McGowan’s shadow.

  • byHamish Hastie
South metro health raised concerns about medihotel deal,now they’ve been sidelined
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South metro health raised concerns about medihotel deal,now they’ve been sidelined

Government documents obtained under Freedom of Information laws shine further light on why a service agreement has still not been struck for patients to use the 80-bed medihotel weeks away from its completion.

  • byHamish Hastie
Alcoa to shut down Kwinana refinery that employs 1100 workers

Alcoa to shut down Kwinana refinery that employs 1100 workers

US miner Alcoa will stop producing alumina at its Kwinana refinery by September,leading to the loss of 550 direct jobs with another 200 to go in the following 12 months.

  • byPeter Milne
Environment watchdog defends ‘green tape’ protection of WA biodiversity

Environment watchdog defends ‘green tape’ protection of WA biodiversity

In a state that pushes resource projects relentlessly,Professor Matthew Tonts - the closest WA has to someone who can say no - defends much maligned environmental approvals.

  • byPeter Milne
Leadership shake-ups,policy backflips,and who will rise to save the Libs? The WA politics news that shaped 2023

Leadership shake-ups,policy backflips,and who will rise to save the Libs? The WA politics news that shaped 2023

This year started like any other… and it stayed that way for about 27 days. Then it was all about leadership spills,backflips,defections… and a potential saviour for the Liberals waiting in the local government wings.

  • byHamish Hastie
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Cook goes back to basics for new WA public sector pay policy

Cook goes back to basics for new WA public sector pay policy

Unions have grown increasingly angry at Labor’s one-size-fits-all approach,which for the first six years consisted of an annual pay increase frozen at $1000.

  • byHamish Hastie
Perth commuters’ early stocking filler:free summer public transport

Perth commuters’ early stocking filler:free summer public transport

It’s a Christmas bonus to address the soaring cost of living and encourage people who don’t usually use public transport to give it a shot,the government says.

  • byHamish Hastie
Cook’s Kimberley truck cruise no laughing matter for Love

Cook’s Kimberley truck cruise no laughing matter for Love

The state opposition leader wants Premier Roger Cook to apologise for driving a road train on a public road without the correct licence during a trip north at the weekend.

  • byHamish Hastie
WA environment regulator independent ‘for now’ ahead of green tape overhaul

WA environment regulator independent ‘for now’ ahead of green tape overhaul

WA Premier Roger Cook and the head of the Environmental Protection Authority differ on the regulator’s independence ahead of the biggest overhaul of environmental approvals in decades.

  • byPeter Milne
WA premier accuses environmental groups of using mining tactics to divide traditional owners

WA premier accuses environmental groups of using mining tactics to divide traditional owners

Roger Cook claimed environmental groups were using a divide-and-conquer strategy he saw utilised by mining companies in the early 2000s.

  • byHamish Hastie