Politics
Western Australia
WA treasurer concedes $950k payout to former public service boss was ‘very, very large’
Asked how the payout would sit with the voting public in the midst of a cost-of-living and housing crisis, Rita Saffioti said: “These are the entitlements that senior public servants have.”
- by Hamish Hastie
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Alcoa fined $55 million for clearing northern jarrah forest without approvals
Despite maintaining it had met its federal environmental obligations, the miner agreed to pay the fine as part of an enforceable undertaking reached with the federal government on Wednesday.
- by Hamish Hastie and Aaron Bunch
Name-calling and racism claims: First day of WA parliament gets off to a rocky start
A West Australian minister has been forced to apologise for calling an opposition MP an “arsehole” in parliament.
- by Hamish Hastie
The future of ECU’s decommissioned Mount Lawley campus revealed
The masterplan includes between 900 and 1100 homes, which will be a mix of medium-density terrace housing and some apartment towers alongside a new shopping precinct.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Homelessness
High-pitched noise used to deter rough sleepers under trouble-plagued Perth bridge
The Public Transport Authority said it had set up speakers that played a high-pitched noise 24/7 under the Lord Street overpass, 150 metres north-east of McIver train station.
- by Hamish Hastie
Father of Mitchell Freeway crash victim says son had his whole life ahead of him
The northern section of the Mitchell Freeway, which opened in 2023, is again in the spotlight after two more people died on Sunday night in a wrong-way collision.
- by Hamish Hastie and Amber Wilkinson
Supply strain turns up heat on government as WA rents continue to skyrocket
Cotality data shows rents have outpaced wage growth by more than two-thirds in the past five years.
- by Hamish Hastie
Tim Picton’s alleged attacker charged with manslaughter, will apply again for bail
Brodie Dewar’s lawyer will apply for bail for the 20-year-old, telling a Perth court he did not believe prosecutors had a strong case against his client.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Hamish Hastie
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Defence
The iconic Perth military sites being flogged off in defence’s fire sale
The 15-hectare Leeuwin barracks site, which was built in 1941 as a Navy depot, has been earmarked for sale since 2015.
- by Hamish Hastie
‘Unspeakable tragedy’: Disability minister faces questions over Mosman Park murder-suicide
Since the tragedy, the spotlight has moved to the level of NDIS support and funding provided to the family.
- by Hamish Hastie
Australia’s political, business elite turn out to farewell Labor mastermind Tim Picton
Tim Picton’s sister Jo said it was devastating to know she would never receive another “Timbo hug”.
- by Hamish Hastie