Five WA Labor MPs recommended the Government provide more support for ‘alternative proteins’ — such as tofu, insects and algae — just days before it was confirmed live sheep export would be banned from 2028.
Josh Zimmerman
Offenders accused of serious domestic violence charges will be electronically monitored or be kept on remand under a raft of proposed reforms revealed today.
Jessica Wang
A former Labor strategist has warned the federal government that without a bold policy vision in the budget voters could ditch the major parties.
Duncan Evans
After a one-year trial exceeded demand, women in NSW will be able to skip the GP in order to receive treatment for this common condition.
One of Australia’s leading universities has commenced disciplinary action as tensions surrounding a pro-Palestine encampment on campus escalate.
Thursday’s State Budget announcement delivered a raft of funds for the Great Southern with a focus on continuing vital regional services and rejuvenating older projects.
Melissa Sheil
The AFP’s union is urging members to turn down a new pay agreement as it lobbies for better wage rises and considers drastic industrial action.
James Dowling
A Woolworths executive has said while the company empathises with those hit by the cost of living crisis, the supermarket hasn’t “done anything wrong”.
New speed cameras projected to bring in an extra $40 million in revenue over the next four years will capture more offences on more roads, Police Minister Paul Papalia has declared.
Dylan Caporn
High-risk offenders facing serious domestic violence charges could be denied bail, whether they have a criminal history or not, in a suite of proposed reforms.
Gun owners have handed in more than 10,000 firearms as part of the State Government’s buyback.
West Australian drivers will be slugged an extra $40 million in speeding fines over the next four years, in a forecast set to deliver a revenue bonanza to the State Government.
Dylan Caporn and Jake Dietsch
A disconnect between State and Federal Labor over the move to end the live export trade in four years has been labelled both embarrassing and indicative of the Cook Government’s weak influence in Canberra.
Caitlyn Rintoul
A domestic violence survivor was plunged into six years of homelessness after escaping her abusive ex, now she shares her story.
The true level of insolvency is hidden and the many companies that have gone to the wall are those that haven’t been able to maintain the hand-to-mouth subsistence.
John Flint
There have been an enormous number of surgeries cancelled the day of or before they were set to go ahead at WA hospitals due to beds not being available.
Jake Dietsch
Nurses working in public sector hospitals have grown to a record figure in one state, after it lost 12.6 per cent of its staff after the pandemic.
The Budget should’ve delivered benefits that supported all West Australians. Instead, it was a Budget of wrong priorities — the boom has been blown and debt is skyrocketing higher than the previous government.
Libby Mettam
The final Aussie state to apologise to the LGBTIQ+ community for laws criminalising homosexuality has made a bold plan.
Blair Jackson
With State and Federal elections looming, a succession of Labor treasurers are splashing the cash to win votes with little thought as to what this will mean in the future.
Paul Murray
A former chief rabbi has rebuked a Labor MP for comparing the Liberals’ position on a Bill making it easier to change the gender on your birth certificate to Adolf Hitler’s vilification of the Jews.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged measures to encourage Australians to have more babies will be included in next Tuesday’s federal budget.
Jack Quail
Playground to the stars, a world famous Australian tourist town has more rough sleepers than anywhere else in the state.
Rita Saffioti has invoked cartoon rooster Foghorn Leghorn to rebuke Victorians for arguing with mathematics when attacking WA’s fair share of the GST — and agreed that she is the nation’s best treasurer.