Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

Does Labor have ‘total control’ in Western Australia?

Just before the Western Australian state election in March 2021, the then leader of the Liberal Party did an unusual thing. He conceded defeat – but then asked voters to stop premier Mark McGowan’s Labor Party from achieving “total control” of the state.

The Conversation

Top whale watching spots along Western Australia's south coast

Western Australia's southern coastline offers some of the country's best whale watching each winter as humpbacks, southern rights and blue whales travel to warmer waters.

ABC News

WA won't commit to abortion law changes

Western Australia's health minister says she's well aware the state's abortion laws need modernising but refused to say when they will change.

AAP

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Skilled labour needed to make WA greener

Western Australia's business lobby has called for more skilled migration and assistance for companies as the state moves towards net-zero emissions.

AAP

Final 2022 election results: Coalition routed in cities and in Western Australia – can they recover in 2025?

At the May 21 federal election, Labor won 77 of the 151 House of Representatives seats (up eight since 2019 when adjusted for redistributions), the Coalition won 58 seats (down 18), the Greens four (up three) and all Others 12 (up seven). This was a Labor majority of three.

The Conversation

WA reclaims AAA rating after nine years

Credit agency S&P Global has upgraded Western Australia's credit rating to AAA, praising the state government's financial management.

AAP

Western Australia's AAA credit rating reinstated following $5.7 billion budget surplus

Western Australia's AAA credit rating is upgraded by ratings agency S&P Global for the first time in nine years.

ABC News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Shire of Laverton grader travels WA's most isolated roads with Jimi Hendrix and dingoes for company

Grader Tony Toia will go weeks without seeing another soul in Western Australia's remote outback, but with Jimi Hendrix in his headphones, and his guitar to play to dingoes at night, he never feels alone.

ABC News

The overturning of Roe v Wade couldn't happen in Australia, but abortion still isn't a guaranteed right

A situation like Roe v Wade could never overturn abortion rights in Australia, but legal and reproductive rights advocates say significant barriers to access remain and reform is needed to protect people's rights going forward.

ABC News

Australia's sex discrimination commissioner calls for urgent change in mining sector

Australia's sex discrimination commissioner has called for urgent changes in the country's mining industry after a state government report found that sexual harassment and assault were rife in the sector.

Reuters

Women's safety up to miners: WA premier

Western Australia's premier says mining companies must take primary responsibility for addressing the safety of women working on their sites.

AAP

WA premier, Qantas chief bury the hatchet

Qantas will launch direct flights from Perth to Johannesburg and Jakarta as Western Australia continues its reopening after years of border closures.

AAP

‘Horrific’ sexual abuses uncovered in Australia mining probe

A landmark inquiry into Australia’s mining sector has uncovered dozens of shocking cases of sexual harassment and abuse of women workers at companies including BHP Group and Rio Tinto Group.

Bangkok Post

WA eyes interim emissions reduction target

Western Australia will target a reduction in government emissions of 80 per cent on 2020 levels by 2030 but the premier has not committed to legislating it.

AAP

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

WA mining sector 'failed to protect women'

Western Australia's mining sector should look to establish a register of sexual offenders to force perpetrators out of the industry, an inquiry has recommended.

Benzinga

Fluor Bags EPCM Contract In Australia

Fluor Corp’s (NYSE:FLR) Mining & Metals business has secured a contract to perform engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) for Iluka Resources Limited’s Eneabba project. Financial terms were not disclosed. Eneabba project is a fully integrated rare earth refinery in Eneabba, Western Australia. Fluor will complete the front-end engineering design and execute the…

AAP

WA farm deaths spark work safety inquiry

Western Australia's WorkSafe commissioner will investigate the rising number of work-related deaths across the state's farming sector.

ABC News

Inquiry launched into spate of agriculture-related deaths in Western Australia

Western Australia's safety authority has announced an inquiry into the agriculture sector following a series of farm-related deaths.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

Former WAIS gymnasts receive state government apology over abuse and 'unacceptable conduct'

The WA government apologises to gymnasts who suffered alleged abuse and mistreatment while taking part in the Western Australian Institute of Sport's women's artistic gymnastics program over a period of 28 years.

AAP

ACF bid to halt Scarborough gas project

The Australian Conservation Foundation has asked a court to halt progress on the Scarborough gas project off Western Australia until reef impacts are assessed.

AAP

No quick fix to WA health worker shortage

Midwives, theatre nurses and junior doctors remain in short supply in Western Australia as the state competes to attract healthcare workers.

The Conversation

Final Senate results: Labor, the Greens and David Pocock will have a majority of senators

The final buttons to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate were pressed in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia on Monday. I wrote about the distribution of preferences in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania on Saturday, and the climate activist’s David Pocock’s ACT Senate victory on Tuesday.

The Guardian - AU

‘Fluffy’ crab that wears a sponge as a hat discovered in Western Australia

Family found a Lamarckdromia beagle specimen washed up on the beach in Denmark in southern WA

AAP

More unrest at troubled WA juvenile prison

Children at Western Australia's trouble-plagued Banksia Hill prison are breaking walls and smashing property, officials have told a parliamentary hearing.

The Conversation

Religious women set up some of Australia's first schools, but their history remains veiled

In a wealthy country like Australia, a time with no government schools seems unimaginable. But back in the 1840s, when the Sisters of Mercy opened the first seconadary school in Western Australia, there were only a few tiny private schools. Many children, particularly girls, received no formal education.

1 … 40 41 42 43

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

House of Representatives

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.