Politics
Western Australia
Australian man’s family ‘devastated’ after fatal crash in California
Luke Nardini was just one day away from returning to Australia after a three-week trip to the US when the crash happened on Friday evening about 50 kilometres south of San Francisco.
- by Hamish Hastie
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What should we do about WA’s prescribed burning program?
WA’s Environmental Protection Authority has cast doubt over the effectiveness of the state’s prescribed burning program, and has called for an independent review.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Trade
WA Premier leads mission to Indonesia to boost business, tourism ties
West Australian Premier Roger Cook is leading the biggest business and tourism mission the state has seen, with more than 130 officials, including three cabinet ministers, travelling to Indonesia.
- by Michael Genovese
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Domestic violence
Domestic violence scourge triggers crisis talks in Perth
WA has the third-highest rate of domestic violence in the country, behind Tasmania and the Northern Territory. In 2022-23, family and domestic violence-related assaults rose by more than 15 per cent.
- by Hamish Hastie and Holly Thompson
Cook unfazed by polls showing Voice cracking in WA
“People will make the sensible and fair-minded response, which is to say Yes,” WA Premier Roger Cook said.
- by Hamish Hastie
WA minister reveals abortion experience after 1990s rape ordeal
Jackie Jarvis revealed she became pregnant after being date-raped in her 20s, and shared her experience in seeking an abortion.
- by Hamish Hastie
Election promotional junk to be made illegal as WA drops plastic ban hammer
The ban will take effect in March 2024, meaning the Yes and No campaigns will still be able to use the material at the October 14 Voice referendum.
- by Hamish Hastie
‘Irrelevant to Australian politics’: Johnston takes on WA senator over Perth Mint
WA Mines Minister Bill Johnston used question time in parliament to launch the blistering tirade at Liberal Senator Dean Smith.
- by Hamish Hastie
The woman set to replace disgraced WA MP convicted of child abuse
James Hayward’s conviction disqualifies him from sitting in parliament, meaning the next Nationals candidate below him on the 2021 ballot paper will likely fill the vacancy.
- by Hamish Hastie
Labor enlists help of former foe in Yes campaign deluge in WA
Former Coalition foreign minister Julie Bishop handed out Yes vote flyers to commuters in the Perth CBD in a chummy media stunt on Monday.
- by Hamish Hastie
WA renters forking out nearly two-thirds of income on rent
New analysis shows the increased cost of renting a house in Perth is fast outpacing the increase to the state’s minimum wage and it comes with a warning things could get worse.
- by Michael Genovese