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Former police commissioner Chris Dawson sworn in as 34th governor of Western Australia

After solving some of WA's most high-profile cases, including the Claremont serial killings and the disappearance of Cleo Smith, former police commissioner Chris Dawson has been appointed as the state's 34th governor.

ABC News · Jul 15, 2022

Interest rate hikes difficult but necessary to curb inflation in Western Australia, says economist

West Australians already battling with the price of food and bills may fall through the cracks, as the Reserve Bank of Australia attempts to curb rising inflation.

ABC News · Jul 5, 2022

WA's voluntary assisted dying laws have been in place for a year. Have they served their purpose?

For the last year, WA doctor Angela Cooney has been doing the opposite of what her profession is trained to do by helping people end their lives. But she says the ability to relieve human suffering far outweighs the personal toll it takes on her.

ABC News · Jun 30, 2022

COVID-19 vaccine mandates axed for most WA workers as businesses pick up the pieces

Loren McMath did not want to pressure her workers to get the jab, so she overhauled her whole business model over vaccine mandates, but less than six months later, they're gone.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022

RBA interest rate rise another blow for battered businesses as cost of living pressures hit hard

Small businesses that have survived COVID urge customers to keep supporting them as they fear the latest interest rate rise could make an already precarious situation worse.

ABC News · Jun 8, 2022

Jennie and Raymond Kehlet mystery: DPP decide not to prosecute murder of amateur prospector

An outback murder. A missing woman. Seven years on, the unsolved mystery of a couple on the hunt for the "$3 million patch" in WA's gold country remains, with family members learning no-one will be charged despite a coroner finding their loved one was violently killed.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2022

Perth homeless centre denied planning permission after council bows to community opposition

The City of Perth has refused an application to relocate a 63-year-old homeless centre 200 metres around the corner, with the Lord Mayor saying the city is "disproportionately carrying the burden" of homelessness services.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2022

Former Nationals WA MP James Hayward committed for trial accused of child sex abuse

Former Nationals WA-turned-independent state MP James Hayward is set to plead not guilty in the District Court to charges of abusing a young girl in the South West.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2022

Health spending and cost of living major focus of Mark McGowan's WA budget

Mark McGowan says this year's budget aims to ease cost of living pressures, but welfare groups say it's not enough while unions describe the absence of a pay rise for public sector workers is a "kick in the guts".

ABC News · May 12, 2022

Households to get electricity credit in WA state budget to cope with cost of living pressures

The West Australian government will unveil a multimillion-dollar package to help people with their electricity costs in next Thursday's state budget.

ABC News · May 6, 2022