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State PoliticsCommentsPremium‘Con’: Ministers slam Lib’s promise to change shopping hours

A new push for extended Sunday trading hours has been emphatically rejected by the State Government, with acting Premier Rita Saffioti declaring it unnecessary.

Jessica Page

NEWSPremiumMajor backflip on defamed MP’s job

Victorian opposition leader John Pesutto has backtracked after stating exiled MP Moira Deeming won’t get a second chance in his party room.

Aisling Brennan

state politicsCommentsPremium$187 million price tag for ‘iconic’ Perth bridge

The price tag for the new Boorloo Bridge, connecting Victoria Park and East Perth, blew out even further to a total of $187 million as families, runners and cyclists took to the fresh pavement on Sunday.

Jessica Page

NewsPremiumCouncil slammed for Australia Day move

A council has been accused of “bribery” for offering a one-off payment to staff who agree to sign an agreement that could see big changes to Australia Day.

Alexandra Feiam

newsPremium‘Sort this out’: Union under fire on NYE strike

A senior federal minister has weighed in on the looming New Year’s Eve train strike in Sydney, which authorities warn could endanger hundreds of thousands.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumRita’s billion dollar surpluses continue

The Cook Government is set to announce another $2 billion plus budget surplus in tomorrow’s end-of-year financial update as pressure mounts on Labor to spend more on tackling rising living expenses.

Joe Spagnolo

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Mettam pledges relaxed shopping hours for Perth if Libs win

Liberal leader says allowing shops across the metropolitan area to open at 9am on Sundays is a ‘sensible next step’, and accuses the Government of being beholden to unions.

Joe Spagnolo

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Invigorated by Xmas miracle, Mettam talks up victory chances

Libby Mettam says she’s come out of a tough 2024 stronger, ready to face Roger Cook next year in a ‘David and Goliath’ battle she believes she can win.

Joe Spagnolo

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‘WA’s Sydney Opera House’: Aboriginal Cultural Centre delay

The opening of WA’s Aboriginal Cultural Centre has been pushed back by at least a year.

Jake Dietsch

CrimePremiumNazis ran off after ‘disgusting’ sign: cops

A group of 20 masked men “ran away” after they were confronted holding an anti-Semitic sign by the community and police.

Liam Beatty

NewsPremiumChaotic scenes as city gripped by rail dispute

Commuters have been ensnared in further chaos as they head to two major Christmas events amid industrial action that resulted in hundreds of train services being cancelled.

Liam Beatty

state politicsPremiumStar refuses to apologise for Kings Park ‘child killer’ rant

A Sydney reality star who verbally abused Jewish tourists in Kings Park is refusing to apologise for calling them child killers in an ugly confrontation in front of families. 

Jessica Page, Jessica Evensen, James Carmody and Caleb Runciman

LIBBY’S IN TOWNPremiumLibby Mettam sneaks into Great Southern to meet with locals

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has made good on her promise to visit the Great Southern before the end of the year, meeting residents in Mt Barker and Albany this week with Albany candidate Thomas Brough.

Melissa Sheil

state politicsCommentsPremiumBaby step forward a big deal for new women’s hospital

A signing ceremony and a happy snap with a newborn have marked a ‘significant milestone’ for Perth’s new $1.8 billion women’s and babies’ hospital in Murdoch, that has become an election battleground.

Jessica Page

state politicsCommentsPremiumOpposition’s warning over ‘sneaky’ Christmas Budget tactic

The timing of the State’s mid-year Budget review, set to be revealed two days before Christmas, has been labelled a ‘sneaky trick’ by the Opposition.

Jessica Page

PerthCommentsPremiumZempilas says suggestion Perth is quiet is ‘flat out wrong’

Basil Zempilas made the comment is response to a photograph of an empty Forrest Place this week.

Jake Dietsch

state politicsPremiumWar of words erupts over Kings Park stoush over Israel

Perth’s Jewish community is demanding action, not ‘just words’, to combat rising anti-Semitism after a tourist’s complaint she was called a “child killer” at Kings Park.

Jessica Page

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‘Another step’: Union seals Collie coal shut down pay deal

The deal will apply to about 150 contract workers.

Jessica Page

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Trauma goes on for victims of devastating Parkerville blaze

Last December, the horror blaze destroyed three homes and severely damaged a fourth — including the Moody’s family home of 20 years. 

Caleb Runciman

POLITICSPremiumExiled MP booted from party room

An MP who won a defamation suit against her former party leader has had attempts to rejoin the party squashed by the same leader she defeated in court.

Blair Jackson

NEWSPremiumGrim warning on busiest travel day

Strikes are threatening to plunge holiday travel plans into chaos, as one major airport braces for possibly record-breaking numbers.

Clareese Packer, Nathan Schmidt, Thomas Sargeant

ENVIRONMENTOutrage over Plibersek’s coal mine move

Outrage is building after Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved three new coal mine extensions - one fellow MP calling the decision “despicable”.

Duncan Evans

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Horror figures show six DV assaults every hour on Xmas Day

Christmas Day is one of the worst days of the year for domestic violence attacks in WA.

Jessica Page and Shannon Hampton

state politicsCommentsPremiumCook’s ‘integrity’ warning to MPs after launch of inquiry

Premier Roger Cook has urged Labor MP’s to maintain ‘integrity’ in their offices, a week after an inquiry was announced into how electorate staff duties are managed.

Jessica Page