Eliza Laschon
‘World has gone mad’: Surprise reaction to WA surplus
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan says “the world has gone literally mad”, after facing political opposition to the state’s forecast surplus of...
Three COVID cases in WA, one in hospital
Western Australia has recorded three new cases of COVID-19 overnight, all returned Australians from overseas. Premier Mark McGowan said the travellers, including...
Perth Royal Show cancelled as WA ‘phase five’ is delayed
Western Australia has again delayed its move to the next phase of eased coronavirus restrictions, this time by two months. Phase five...
WA tries to head off $30b Palmer action with emergency bill
Mining billionaire Clive Palmer and his company Mineralogy are suing the WA government for nearly $30 billion in relation to the Balmoral...
City of Perth report finds systemic failings in ‘dysfunctional’ council
A two-year inquiry into the trouble-plagued City of Perth would have recommended the council be removed had it not already been disbanded,...
Morrison denies tactics were to avoid disability royal commission vote
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flatly rejected suggestions his government “ran down the clock” in Parliament last week to avoid a vote...
Barry Urban quits WA Parliament before he can be expelled after report highlights years of lying
Disgraced Darling Range MP Barry Urban has resigned from the WA Parliament after a powerful committee recommended he be expelled for repeatedly...
Perth zoo dental appointment makes Jamran bare his teeth
Perth Zoo sun bear Jamran has been rescued from wildlife poachers and saved from ending up as soup. Now the bear has...
Australian sailor sets off on mission to circumnavigate Antarctica
Queensland sailor Lisa Blair has set off from Western Australia’s south coast town of Albany to attempt a world record circumnavigating Antarctica....
Mobile phones found ’embedded’ in crash victims’ bodies
Emergency service workers are tired of pulling people from car wrecks with mobile phones embedded in their bodies, WA Acting Premier Liza...