Perth’s own East-West divide appears to be crumbling, with Labor moving into the blue-chip Liberal turf of West Perth.
Kim Macdonald
Workers on the Tonkin Highway extension will enjoy mandated pay rates 25 per cent higher than the industry standard in what contractors have labelled an ‘unreasonable and unnecessary intervention’.
Josh Zimmerman
A major expansion of WA’s domestic violence services will be funded in the upcoming State Budget.
Jake Dietsch
A possible $20 million redevelopment of Heathridge Park is one step closer, with the local council voting to release plans for public consultation three years after the State Government committed $2.5 million.
Erick Lopez
More than 500,000 claims made to Services Australia have been removed from the backlog in just 10 weeks.
Andrew Brown
A study has found more than one-quarter of university boards are comprised of unelected corporate appointments, leading to calls for a governance overhaul.
A massive backlog in Centrelink and Medicare claims has almost halved in just 10 weeks.
Dan Jervis-Bardy
French President Emmanuel Macron has stressed the need for stronger defences in Europe against the backdrop of war in Ukraine, security and economic challenges.
Michel Rose
The Scottish National Party's coalition with the Green Party has ended as leader Humza Yousaf says the benefits are no longer worth the compromise needed.
Farouq Suleiman, William James and Alistair Smout
North Korea says Japan's possible inclusion in the AUKUS defence pact with Australia, the UK and the US would increase anti-China pressure in the Asia-Pacific.
Staff Writers
After a public appeal, police have found actor Orpheus Pledge who has starred in popular television programs including SAS Australia and Home and Away.
Holly Hales and Luke Costin
With bracket creep fuelling record tax collections, fresh data has revealed Australia’s personal income tax burden grew faster than any other advanced economy last year.
Jack Quail
Australians have been hit harder by rising taxes than other developed nations even as inflation drove their wages backwards in real terms.
Matt Mckenzie
The Sydney bishop allegedly attacked during a live sermon has voiced his opinion about the government’s efforts to force tech platforms to remove the shock video.
Liam Beatty
The federal government has set aside $30 million to develop malaria treatment and detection programs in the Asia-Pacific, announcing it on World Malaria Day.
A Greens candidate who is all but guaranteed to be elected at next year’s State election has refused to comment on protesters naming the children of Woodside executives at Wednesday’s AGM.
Dylan Caporn
The federal budget will be delivered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on May 14 at a time when the economy is slowing and inflation is moderating but still too high.
Poppy Johnston
University student debt will rise by 4.7 per cent from June, sparking calls for indexation to be capped.
The chair of Mental Health Australia has resigned in protest, saying not enough was being done by the federal government to address shortcomings.
Tess Ikonomou
Politicians, police and national security figures have all backed tougher age limits on social media, but researchers say otherwise.
Eleanor Campbell
Greens nominees for the party’s top lower house targets at the next State election have been revealed.
A 20-year heroin user says the Victorian government is putting politics above human life in scrapping a second supervised injecting centre.
Blair Jackson
A proposed repeal of Arizona's ban on abortions has won approval from the lower house after a court concluded the state could enforce the 1864 law.
Brad Brooks
Premier Roger Cook has thanked the thousands of West Aussies who attended Anzac Day dawn services across the State on Thursday morning, describing the opportunity as an ‘incredible privilege’.