Home
Search
thewest.com.au
PoliticsChevron Right Icon

State Politics

NEWSPremiumInquiry launched into monster pedo

A major review has been launched into the Blue Card system to find out how monster pedo Ashley Griffith was able to work in childcare undetected for so long.

Blake Antrobus

state politicsCommentsPremiumLabor chief of staff’s day off to campaign for Landsdale

Premier Roger Cook’s chief of staff has confirmed he will take extended leave at the end of January, to contest the State election as Labor’s candidate for Landsdale.

Jessica Page

state politicsCommentsPremiumPower outages ‘part and parcel’ of energy transition: Cook

Power outages for thousands of West Australians during a punishing heat wave have been labelled a ‘s... show’ as Libby Mettam warned the State would face more ‘east coast-style’ blackouts.

Jake Dietsch

State politicsCommentsPremiumLibs offer $1.6m election sweetener to wildlife volunteers

Red tape on wildlife rescue volunteers will be slashed under a new State election promise from the Liberals.

Jake Dietsch

NewsPremium‘Deserve more’: Protesters’ distressing stunt

Animal activists have left dead piglets on the steps of a state government building in an effort to seek immediate change to pig welfare.

Aisling Brennan

FinancePremier dangles lifeline for casino

While one state slams the door shut on helping cash-strapped casino business Star, another Premier is walking a noncommittal tightrope.

Blair Jackson

PoliticsCommentsPremiumLabor’s traffic fix for Perth ... but Feds need to pay half

A plan to bust congestion in the northern suburbs is dependent on two election results.

Jessica Page

NewsPremiumBig change after Hunter Valley bus crash

Sweeping new changes will be implemented for all buses and coaches nationwide after the 2023 fatal Hunter Valley bus crash.

Alexandra Feiam

NSW NewsPremiumUnions’ big call to end commuter chaos

Details have emerged of a new offer the rail unions have made to the state government to end ongoing commuter chaos affecting millions.

Joanne Williamson

State politicsCommentsPremiumMettam to get car and driver amid election security fears

Liberal leader Libby Mettam will be offered a car and taxpayer-funded driver for the election campaign after The West Australian reported that senior party figures were concerned for her safety on the trail.

Dylan Caporn

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
PerthCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Perth’s bumper year sees busiest hotel rooms in Australia

Perth’s bumper season of major events and direct airline routes has propelled the city to boast Australia’s fullest hotels, with occupancy rates climbing to near 80 per cent last year. 

Dylan Caporn

state politicsPremiumMettam denied protection officers on campaign trail

Senior Liberals raise concerns about the safety of their leader during the election — with Libby Mettam denied protection officers for the campaign trail. 

Dylan Caporn and Jessica Page

‘Key Target’CommentsPremiumWA Liberals’ plan to unlock regional housing

The WA Liberals say its $100 million plan to unlock regional housing will extend to Geraldton and the Mid West, promising it will be ‘a key target’ of the program.

Matthew Paddick

NEWSPremiumCrucial deal could end NSW rail chaos

After an ongoing pay dispute led to transport chaos across Sydney, a crucial deal that could end the standoff between the unions and transport officials seems closer.

Blake Antrobus

federal politicsCommentsPremiumNats accuse Labor of plotting secret heritage laws

The spectre of Aboriginal cultural heritage laws is being rolled out as an election winner as the seat of Bullwinkel becomes a magnet for visiting federal politicians keen to claim WA’s newest prize. 

Jessica Page

POLITICSState’s push for fuel price cap

One Aussie state is pushing for a major shakeup to pricing at the bowser - including 24-hour caps on fuel prices and mandatory reporting from retailers.

Blair Jackson

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCook slams ‘hollow’ Libs over flat Perth transport fares

Labor has turned public transport into an election issue, with Premier Roger Cook challenging the Liberals to back the Government’s flat metropolitan fare of $2.80 ahead of the March 8 poll.

Dylan Caporn

POLITICSPremiumDrastic measure ahead of psych walkout

The workplace umpire has been called in to intervene as one state faces an “unprecedented” mass walkout of key hospital staff.

Jessica Wang

opinion
opinion
EditorialCommentsPremium
opinion
Transperth fare cap welcomed by users but is it enough?

Standing outside Joondalup train station on Sunday, Premier Roger Cook and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti followed a well-worn script for Labor. 

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
State election 2025CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
New gigs for lucky Nationals candidates

As slew of Nationals WA candidates have been appointed as campaign spokespeople from outside of parliament.

Jake Dietsch

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
state politicsVideoCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Hoon car seizures plummet amid Labor’s new crackdown plan

Labor is promising a crackdown on hoons if re-elected, but The West Australian can reveal the total number of vehicles being confiscated by WA Police has plummeted by a third in the past decade.

Jessica Page

Small BusinessDutton backs huge lunch tax break

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but Aussies could soon enjoy tax deductible ones in an elected Coalition government.

Duncan Evans

state politicsPremiumPremier calls Liberals’ rehab policy ‘dangerous’

A WA Liberal promise to give magistrates the power to mandate drug rehabilitation has been described as ‘dangerous’ by Premier Roger Cook.

Jake Dietsch

State PoliticsPremium‘Juvenile stunt’: Liberals slam Roger Cook’s letter to RBA

‘Roger Cook is not writing to the RBA to help Western Australians. Roger Cook is writing to the RBA to save his tired Government and his Labor mates in Canberra,’ Shadow treasurer Steve Martin said.

Jake Dietsch