The Latest Breaking News from Mark McGowan

Albanese looks to Curtin, Hawke for future

In a speech to WA business leaders, Anthony Albanese has said he will aim to invoke the leadership of previous prime ministers from the state.

AAP · May 17, 2022

Mark McGowan's promise to stop jailing mentally impaired people indefinitely still unfulfilled

People who are accused of crimes but are unfit to stand trial due to being "mentally impaired" can be held in custody indefinitely in Western Australia at the attorney-general's discretion.

ABC News · May 17, 2022

State of the states: six politics experts take us around Australia in the final week of the campaign

In the first week of the campaign, we journeyed around the country with six politics experts to examine the key seats and issues affecting different parts of the Australia.

The Conversation · May 16, 2022

Mark McGowan's $5.7b budget surplus boasts likely to attract the ire of eastern states premiers

Mark McGowan's boasts about his eastern states counterparts being "green with envy" over WA's whopping $5.7 billion budget surplus, may come back to haunt him or his successor, writes Dan Mercer.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

Mark McGowan's WA budget surplus labelled 'unfair distortion' by Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas

WA Premier Mark McGowan gets his response after goading the other states on the WA budget result, saying they would be "green with envy".

ABC News · May 13, 2022

Calls for WA to spend more of its surplus

Western Australia's health and housing pressures continue in the shadow of the state's $5.7 billion nation-leading budget surplus.

AAP · May 12, 2022

Sky News host Paul Murray in expletive-laden anti-Labor tirade to audience before Peter Dutton interview

Murray urged crowd to vote for Coalition while mocking Penny Wong, trans people and described a regular guest as ‘blow-up clown doll’

The Guardian - AU · May 12, 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

WA reveals 'envy of the nation' budget

Western Australia is forecasting a $5.7 billion budget surplus for 2021/22 with Premier Mark McGowan championing one of the world's strongest economies.

AAP · May 11, 2022

Libs call for tax freeze in WA budget

The West Australian opposition has called for a freeze on all government taxes and charges in Thursday's state budget.

AAP · May 11, 2022