The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

WA extends plastics ban with a light touch

A ban on many single-use plastics has come into effect in Western Australia but a date is yet to be set for the phasing out of takeaway coffee cups.

AAP · Jul 1, 2022

Businesses fear products destined for landfill as WA's single-use plastics ban comes into force

Natalie Nguyen's lunch bar is just one business scrambling to find suitable alternatives as WA's plastics ban comes into force today, but a tomato wholesaler hopes others will follow his lead to protect the environment.

ABC News · Jun 30, 2022

EPA gives green light to extend life of Woodside's North West Shelf project to 2070

Western Australia's environmental regulator recommends approval to extend the life of the North West Shelf gas project by almost 50 years, subject to strict conditions, including that it achieves net zero emissions by 2050, to help preserve Indigenous rock art in the area.

ABC News · Jun 30, 2022

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 · Jun 28, 2022

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 · Jun 28, 2022

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 · Jun 28, 2022

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 · Jun 27, 2022

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 · Jun 27, 2022

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 · Jun 25, 2022

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 · Jun 25, 2022