The Latest Breaking News from John Carey

Tenant advocates call for halt to public housing evictions 'without grounds' after human rights complaint

Tenancy rights organisations have called on the WA government to cease evicting public housing residents under "no-grounds" provisions after a Federal Court injunction and a racial discrimination complaint.

ABC News · Oct 8, 2022

Margaret River school holiday tourists add pressure to homeless locals

It is no place to mourn a loved one — but there are no other housing options for this heartbroken widow in one of Australia's best-known tourist towns.

ABC News · Sep 24, 2022

WA Lands Minister John Carey stands by eviction of last Wittenoom resident Lorraine Thomas

John Carey says he makes no apologies for removing Lorraine Thomas, 80, from her home in the asbestos riddled town, despite claims the matter should have been handled differently.

ABC News · Sep 15, 2022

Heated WA market impacting social housing

Western Australia's biggest challenge in addressing homelessness is getting money out of the door in a heated construction market, the housing minister says.

AAP · Aug 3, 2022

New laws to crack down on WA councillors

The public is fed up with dysfunction and repeat bad behaviour by a small number of councillors in WA, Local Government Minister John Carey says.

AAP · Jul 3, 2022

Don't make sick kids die in clinical setting, Perth mum says after Nedlands council blocks WA hospice

Suzy Sadler says the proposed new hospice is needed because terminally ill children should not have to spend their last days in a clinical setting like a hospital.

ABC News · Jul 1, 2022

Cottesloe residents must pay for permits for swings and slides on front verges

A council in Perth's wealthy western suburbs has voted to charge residents for permits to place play equipment on their verges in a move slammed by the local government minister as "absolute madness".

ABC News · Jun 29, 2022

Flambéed duck at the Ritz … John Carey’s best photograph

‘They’re making a French dish called Pressed Duck. The bird’s blood is squeezed out by that silver press, then used to make a sauce. I’ve tried it and it’s delicious’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2022

‘I’m so angry, I’m wild’: the never-ending wait to clean up asbestos town Wittenoom

The WA government has announced former asbestos mining town of Wittenoom officially closed. But will it get cleaned up? For one man, time is running out

The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2022

Perth Cultural Centre in Northbridge gets funding in WA budget for $35 million facelift

New plans are unveiled for the revitalisation of Northbridge's heart to better connect Perth's cultural institutions and attract more families and tourists to the area.

ABC News · May 15, 2022