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‘Thank you, WA’CommentsPremiumPM’s Perth lunch overshadowed by violent protests

Prime Minister Scott Morrison commended WA for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, but his speech was tarnished by demonstrations.

Lanai Scarr and Brianna Dugan

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Still waitingCommentsPremium
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Australia being held ransom by botched vaccine rollout

How has Australia go from being the world-beater of COVID-19 to number 104 when it comes to vaccinations?

Bill Shorten

Canberra meetingCommentsPremiumBrittany Higgins to meet with PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will meet privately with Brittany Higgins when she travels to Canberra to take part in the Kate Jenkins review later this month.

Lanai Scarr

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
‘Normal process’CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
‘It’s a lie’: PM denies Palmer support in border spat

Scott Morrison says political advertising linking him with Clive Palmer over his fight with Mark McGowan and WA’s hard border reflects badly on Federal Labor.

Ben O'Shea & Sarah Ison

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The West Australian exclusive
Holgate responseComments
The West Australian exclusive
PM 'regrets' strong language on ex-Post boss

Scott Morrison says he ‘regrets’ the language used against ex-Australia Post boss Christine Holgate after revelations she gave four Cartier watches to company executives.

Ben O'Shea & Sarah Ison

National CabinetCommentsPremiumVaccine delay puts Morrison on war footing

The Prime Minister said he would meet with State and Territory leaders twice a week from Monday until the problems with the national vaccination strategy were ironed out.

Lanai Scarr

COVID FIGHTCommentsPremiumTehan’s mission to unlock vaccine supply

Trade Minister Dan Tehan will confront the EU over its blocking of vaccines shipments to Australia — a key part of the problem with the slowness of the domestic roll-out.

Sarah Ison

Cyclone SerojaVideoComments‘Resilience’ of locals praised in cyclone-hit Kalbarri

In the aftermath of Cyclone Seroja ripping through Kalbarri, Mark McGowan has celebrated the resilience of residents who are ‘dealing with this disaster with a great deal of good spirit’.

Sarah Steger

Watch scandalCommentsPremiumHolgate ‘treated abysmally’ but ‘not owed apology’

Australia Post chairman Lucio Di Bartolomeo says he will not stand down from his role, despite declaring former chief executive Christine Holgate was “treated abysmally” before her departure.

Sarah Ison

Clotting concernsCommentsPremiumAlbanese hits out at Morrison over vaccine rollout

Federal opposition leader Anthony Albanese has slammed Scott Morrison for abandoning the timeline for Australia’s vaccine roll-out and for ‘putting all their eggs’ in the AstraZeneca basket.

Briana Fiore

Stalled roll-outVideoCommentsPremiumAus ‘left behind world’ over vaccine-linked blood clots

Deputy Opposition Leader Richard Marles has warned ‘we’re going to watch the world open up while Australia is left behind’ after the Federal Government ‘bet the house’ on the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Sarah Ison

‘unlawfully stood down’CommentsPremiumI was humiliated and bullied by PM says ex-Aus Post CEO

Christine Holgate has broken her silence on her departure from the top job at Australia Post, launching a stinging attack on Scott Morrison claiming ‘bullying and harassment and abuse of power’.

Sarah Ison

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Go westCommentsPremium
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The phoney election campaign for WA has begun

Both Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese know WA could decide the next Federal election and will be scrambling for voter attention in our great State.

Lanai Scarr

Lanai ScarrFederal Political Editor

‘Getting on with it’VideoVaccine targets ‘not possible’: PM

The prime minister argues Australia is faring well when it comes to international comparisons of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Paul Osborne

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Visit on the agenda?CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
ScoMo to arrive in WA as cyclone clean-up starts

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will land in WA tonight, spending the week in the State and possibly visiting towns ravaged by Cyclone Seroja.

Lanai Scarr

Vaccine roll-outVideoCommentsPremium‘Aussies need certainty’: Govt told to lock in jab date

The Federal Government is being pressed to establish a new date for getting all Australians vaccinated after the PM conceded his original October target was no longer possible.

Sarah Ison

Media diversityCommentsPremiumNews Corp ‘more powerful than Liberals, ALP’: Turnbull

Rupert Murdoch’s media company is the most powerful political party in Australia but is “utterly unaccountable”, former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says.

Sarah Ison

Flooding riskVideoCommentsPM offers Federal support to Seroja disaster zone

Scott Morrison is urging West Australians to stay safe after Cyclone Seroja destroyed homes in the Mid West.

Sarah Ison

‘Use every means’VideoAustralia may take China to WTO over wine

Trade Minister Dan Tehan may take Australia's dispute with China over wine exports to the World Trade Organisation at a Europe meeting.

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent

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Federal election feverCommentsPremium
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Morrison set to try and schmooze WA

Is the multi-billion dollar submarine maintenance deal the Federal election sweetener — or does Prime Minister Scott Morrison reckon he’s already done enough to hold his ground in Western Australia?

Joe Spagnolo

Trailblazing kingPremiumThe WA Federal MP putting the resources sector first

To win back voters after their shock loss, Labor has strived to change its tune and proudly declare its support of mining and the importance of the sector to Australia. Enter Madeleine King.

Sarah Ison

Coronavirus vaccineCommentsPremiumAstraZeneca jab cancelled for hundreds of West Aussies

Nearly 400 West Australians had their vaccinations cancelled today as health authorities scramble to ‘refocus’ WA’s rollout following advice cautioning against giving the AstraZeneca jab to under 50s.

Josh Zimmerman

JabseekerVideoCommentsAustralia secures extra 20m Pfizer shots

Australia has secured an additional 20 million Pfizer coronavirus vaccines, doubling the amount of doses set to arrive in the country this year.

Matt Coughlan

Confidence blowCommentsPremiumAstraZeneca caution puts Aussie jab timeline in doubt

Millions of Australians are unlikely to receive their first COVID-19 jab by the end of October after the Federal Government made a huge decision on the AstraZeneca vaccine.

John Flint

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