Iron ore price plunge darkens future for new mine in WA’s Mid West
The falling iron price may claim another victim with Mount Gibson considering the future of its newly opened Shine mine.
Tag: WA
WA surplus gains $200 million a fortnight after budget handed down
The 2020-21 state finances annual report released late Friday reveals that WA’s operating surplus for that year hit $5.8 billion.
McGowan won’t rule out mandatory jabs for WA construction industry
His comments come after a tumultuous week in Victoria, where protesters clashed with unions and police, rallying over mandatory jabs.
No change to grand final plans as WA announces positive COVID-19 case in truck driver
WA authorities say there will be no disruption to the AFL grand final at this stage despite a NSW truck driver testing positive for COVID-19 after driving through the state […]
Grand final plans unchanged despite NSW truck driver’s positive COVID test after WA trip
The New South Wales truck driver returned a negative test on September 13 before driving with a co-driver across the country and entering WA on September 16. Three days later […]
WA council CEO accused of using ratepayer cash to pay for sex needed ‘emotional support’
Gavin Charles Pollock allegedly used fake invoices to channel tens of thousands of dollars worth of council cash to the bank account of a sex worker, a report by the […]
WA opposition calls for ‘full time’ Child Protection Minister in wake of damning report
The opposition has taken aim at the WA Child Protection Minister after a damning report into the Department of Communities was released last week.
Porter shows the bar is now so low for Parliamentary accountability it’s getting hard to see
It will now be left to the poor voters in his WA seat of Pearce to determine just how immune the electorate has become to the litany of scandals, conflicts […]
COVID would reach WA’s regions within weeks of outbreak, modelling shows
The scenario paints a bleak picture for rural areas with lower than average vaccination rates, and could lead to some towns being shut off from the rest of the state.
On the Brownlow red carpet, WA designers get their moment in the sun
For the second year in a row Melbourne misses out hosting the AFL’s night of nights for daring dresses (and sporting prowess).
Perth protesters join national push against lockdowns, vaccine mandates
While Perth itself is not in lockdown and COVID-19 restrictions in WA are minimal, the crowd voiced support for other protests around the country on Saturday.
Women’s FIFO horror revealed in testimonies to WA inquiry
Unwanted touching, bullying and demands for sex in exchange for career advancement is the lot for some WA women mine workers, according to submissions to a parliamentary inquiry released today.
All aboard: WA to take vaccine rollout on statewide roadshow
Vaccine commander and WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson confirmed he was looking at suitable buses that could handle refrigeration units needed to keep the vaccines cold.
McGowan claims Morrison government ‘let our great state down’ after submarine decision
The decision to keep the maintenance in South Australia is a blow to the McGowan government’s three-year campaign to move the work to WA.
It took an outbreak to give us a dose of reality and get jabbed
We in NSW need to thank that unmasked taxi driver back in June, otherwise, we would still all be unvaccinated, and drifting along in a dream, much like WA.
AFL grand final moves to Perth, will be played at Optus Stadium
The AFL has announced that this year’s grand final will be played in Perth, with the timeslot set to be later than usual due to the time difference in WA […]
Feds take swipe at WA Premier over ‘appalling’ hospital crisis blame game
NDIS Minister Linda Reynolds said the WA government’s attempt to blame NDIS participants for its underinvestment in the state hospital system and support services was “appalling”.
After 4½ years in government, is Mark McGowan responsible for anything?
Spin might get you through the daily news cycle, but the work of governing catches up with you in the end. It is dizzying trying to keep up with the […]
Premier won’t say whether WA will opt out of international travel once Australia reopens
While Mark McGowan has repeatedly said his aim is to keep COVID out of WA until Phase D, the Commonwealth has control of international arrivals and wants to resume overseas […]
Non-urgent surgeries cut in WA as ambulance ramping hits bleak record
Health Department Director General David Russell-Weisz told 6PR on Monday morning multi-day category two and three surgeries would be cancelled, affecting between 600 and 800 surgeries.
New cases of COVID-19 in Perth after truck drivers test positive
Contact tracing is under way in WA after two new cases of COVID-19 were detected on Friday.
‘Hard to fault it’: Life inside fortress WA
Business is booming for those “in the cave” of Western Australia, where there are few signs of the global coronavirus pandemic.
WA tech mogul to be extradited to US over ‘$100 million texting scam’
Once a high-flying Perth multi-millionaire, Zhenya Tsvetnenko will be extradited to the United States to face one of the biggest telecom scams in American history.
WA appoints vaccine commander to lift dismal COVID-19 jab rates
Police Commissioner Chris Dawson is tasked with improving the state’s vaccination rates which are the worst in the country at 27.2 per cent for second doses and 45.9 per cent […]
WA ‘counter-terrorism police’ raid climate activists’ homes over chalk graffiti
The activists were charged with property damage and ordered to pay $2000 for writing slogans criticising oil and gas giant Woodside with chalk paint on a pedestrian bridge.
WA’s door to residents stuck in NSW to close by midnight Wednesday
WA Premier Mark McGowan has given a deadline for West Australians stuck in NSW to make it back before the government changes its stance on compassionate travel.
Secret Liberal WhatsApp group probed in post-mortem of WA party’s election wipe-out
The group of Liberal powerbrokers, known as ‘The Clan’, used the chat to Liberal pre-selections and other party processes and referred to factional rivals with nicknames such as ‘Pork Chops’.
‘Bring it on’: Federal MP Andrew Hastie to face court over conspiracy claims
Federal Liberal politician Andrew Hastie has formally been added to a defamation lawsuit against WAtoday launched by an influential WA businessman.
WA border restrictions send rugby officials scrambling for Bledisloe clarity
New Zealand have already wrapped up a series victory but there is doubt surrounding the third match at Optus Stadium.
One-fifth of WA women in mining have been sexually assaulted, survey reveals
Thirty-six per cent of women and 10 per cent of men indicated they had experienced a form of sexual harassment in the past year in West Australian mines a new […]