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Perth airport rail line to finally open

Six years after construction began, the $1.9 billion Perth Airport rail link is set to commence full operations from October 10.

AAP · Aug 16, 2022

Hancock Prospecting, Main Roads WA proposal sparks fear for Aboriginal heritage, workers on Wittenoom route

The company led by Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, wants to put iron ore roads and workers' camps in Western Australia's north near a national park and through asbestos-riddled Wittenoom.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

Perth's Metronet airport train line still facing uncertain opening date after decade in making

West Australians are still no closer to finding out when they'll be able to catch a train to Perth Airport, more than two years after the long-awaited rail line was due to open.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

Airfares to be capped for regional WA residents, as Mark McGowan fulfils election promise

Return flights starting in regional Western Australia used to cost up to $1,000, but from July they will be capped at $398 or $598 for residents, as the state government fulfils an election promise.

ABC News · Mar 31, 2022

Cost of Bunbury Outer Ring Road blows out to more than $1 billion

Construction has already begun on the road which will make the journey to WA’s major tourist region quicker. But the cost to taxpayers will be hundreds of millions of dollars more than expected.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2022

Notorious Bayswater Bridge to be replaced as part of Metronet project

The WA government is asking for suggestions on how to farewell the Bayswater Bridge — the enemy of truck drivers everywhere — which is being upgraded as part of the Metronet project.

ABC News · Mar 13, 2022

WA records another COVID death as 3,602 new cases detected, with 122 people in hospital

A woman aged in her 80s dies after testing positive to COVID-19, as Western Australia records 3,602 new cases overnight, with five people now in ICU.

ABC News · Mar 13, 2022

Armadale rail line to close for 18 months as part of major Metronet upgrade

The Armadale rail line into Perth's CBD, which transports thousands of commuters a day, will be out of action for about 18 months as the line is upgraded and extended.

ABC News · Feb 20, 2022

WA businesses face restocking backlog despite Trans-Australian Railway line reopening

Despite the reopening of the crucial east-west rail link following flooding in South Australia, supermarkets and other WA businesses face a lengthy backlog to replenish food and supplies.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2022

WA freight 'backlog' as rail link restored

The key freight link between Western Australia and the eastern states has been restored but supermarket shelves won't be restocked overnight.

AAP · Feb 15, 2022