Chief justice rebuffs furore over magistrate’s comments despite Cook’s call to action
The state’s chief judge has declined to be drawn into the furore over a magistrate who branded a domestic violence victim ...
Premier calls for calm after alleged intruder dies following altercation with homeowner
The man died in Royal Perth Hospital after being confronted by a homeowner as he attempted to break into an address in Boulder, Kalgoorlie, 595km from Perth, on Friday.
Perth councils fire back on premier’s ‘unbecoming and baseless’ attack
A battle has erupted between the local and state governments after Premier Roger Cook implied Perth councils were being ...
Sculpture by the Sea rejected funding that could have saved event: premier
Roger Cook said local governments had offered to fund the now-cancelled Sculpture by the Sea event if the location was moved ...
‘Done over’: Labor dismay over PM’s call to ditch environment watchdog
Labor MPs and grassroots members are reeling from Anthony Albanese’s intervention to scrap a deal to deliver a major election ...
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Domestic Violence Funding Surpasses $500 Million
Cook Labor Government invests more than half a billion dollars in programs to prevent family and domestic violence and hold perpetrators to account ...
Tanya Plibersek’s environmental agenda will ‘cost’ Labor seats in WA
Shadow Environment Minister Jonathon Duniam claims Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek’s agenda will “cost them ...
Cook flags concerns about activists hijacking Indigenous heritage
The Premier of Australia’s biggest export state has expressed his concerns about Indigenous culture being manipulated to suit ...
WA premier lobbied Albanese to kill Greens deal on environmental reform in eleventh hour intervention
After an intense day on Tuesday of last-minute negotiations and lobbying by environmental and mining groups in which a deal ...
State’s bold move to lure Kiwi tradies
In a bid to solve crippling labour shortages and a worsening housing crisis, Kiwi tradies are being offered a big incentive.
Why is the WA Government giving a $150 million lifeline to the state's lithium miners?
Premier Roger Cook says its rescue package recognises the thousands of jobs hanging in the balance, but a mining analyst says "it really doesn't touch the sides" amid an oversupply of lithium and ...