Politics
Western Australia
‘We like to win’: Saffioti and Hastie go head-to-head over Lakelands station
In a Metronet budget estimates hearing on Wednesday Saffioti accused Hastie of misquoting her in a release that said she described the former Coalition government’s commitment to the project as “embarrassing” and “out of tune”.
- by Hamish Hastie
Latest
WA’s GST ‘fairness fighter team’ sets stage for bureaucrat showdown
WA Premier Mark McGowan has revealed three new Treasury staff will join a team of bureaucrats focused on protecting WA’s GST share ahead of two federal reviews.
- by Hamish Hastie
Perth developer ploughs ahead with western suburbs vision despite Graylands commitment
Adrian Fini and Ben Lisle’s property development venture Hesperia confirmed it would continue to pursue a proposal to develop a prized patch of western suburbs land.
- by Hamish Hastie
Look at the cars: Coldplay concerts delay Armadale line shutdown
Transport Minister Rita Saffioti confirmed the delayed 18-month shutdown would begin in late November after factoring in Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres concerts.
- by Hamish Hastie
Opinion
Indigenous Voice
Why I am voting “yes” in the referendum giving First Nations peoples a Voice to Parliament
If one of Western Australia’s first judges saw the need to conciliate with our First Nations peoples why can’t we? asks former Federal Court judge Michael Barker.
- by Michael Barker
Banksia Hill detainee slashes ‘alone’ into his forearm with razor
Complaints flooding the Department of Justice regarding Perth’s youth detention centre include female inmates alleging sexual behaviour and violence from guards.
- by Hamish Hastie
Banksia Hill riot cost WA taxpayers tens of millions of dollars: McGowan
Premier Mark McGowan said the figure was the result of early estimates of the damage caused by 49 detainees during a riot last week that lasted more than 14 hours.
- by Hamish Hastie
Construction on WA’s first big battery completed – and even bigger one on way
Western Australia’s first large-scale battery storage system is ready to charge and discharge energy into the grid.
- by Alex Condon
WA premier stands firm on juvenile detainee ‘terrorism’ after protest
The WA premier has doubled down on his criticism of young inmates involved in a riot at the Banksia Hill detention centre, adding he is sick of calls for inquiries into the troubled facility.
- by Tara Cosoleto
‘Don’t cross this red line’: WA’s warning to the rest of Australia over GST carve-up
Premier Mark McGowan told a business breakfast that any political party which tried to change the current distribution of GST arrangement would suffer dire consequences in Western Australia.
- by Hamish Hastie
Analysis
WA budget
McGowan uses budget to ride the centre towards the next election
By continuing the $400 electricity bill credit for a third year in a row, Mark McGowan has again crafted a budget that literally has “something for everyone”.
- by Hamish Hastie