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WA has faced resource issues preventing the usage of electronic monitoring on high-risk offenders.

Electronic monitoringPremiumNo GPS monitoring for DV offenders a ‘failure of leadership’

The lack of resources available in the regions to electronically monitor domestic violence offenders has been called a “failure of leadership”. 

Sofia Fimognari

More than 100,000 parents have rushed to apply in the first 48 hours of a second round of student assistance payments, worth $89 million.

state politicsCommentsPremiumNew student payments sees online rush for cash hand-out

More than 100,000 parents have rushed to apply in the first 48 hours of a second round of student assistance payments, worth $89 million.

Jessica Page

Roger Cook would only speak to “positive indications” from the League and was still “waiting for confirmation.”

NRL CommentsPremiumRoger Cook refuses to confirm rumours on NRL deal

Roger Cook would only speak to ‘positive indications’ from the League and was still ‘waiting for confirmation.’

Dylan Caporn

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NewsPremiumMajor change for motorists becomes law

New rules have come in for motorists as they go past tow trucks and roadside crews.

Blair Jackson

WA Liberal’s Jonathon Huston being sworn in to the 42nd Parliament of Western Australia.

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumNedlands MP Jonathan Huston fronts up to explain new roles

Jonathan Huston, the new Nedlands MP who shirked questions over surprise shadow portfolios, has declared he wants to reduce costs for businesses and that government needs to treat the public as ‘customers’.

Dylan Caporn

state politicsCommentsPremium‘Not doing enough’: Financial audit exposes WA’s cyber risk

A risk of cyber attacks that could expose medical and court records has been exposed by a new report, accusing State Government departments of ‘not doing enough’ to safeguard personal information.

Jessica Page

New Health Minister Meredith Hammat has conceded it ‘will take time’ to reduce record rates of ambulance ramping during a fiery question time.

state politicsCommentsPremiumHammat targeted in fiery debate over ambulance ramping

New Health Minister Meredith Hammat has conceded it ‘will take time’ to reduce record rates of ambulance ramping, during a fiery question time that saw MPs warned they could be kicked out. 

Jessica Page

The deputy ombudsman urged organisations to “reflect” and warned that some organisations are not complying with key parts of the scheme. 

state politicsPremiumReport reveals low compliance with new child reporting laws

Less than a third of WA’s religious organisations are fully complying with new laws on self-reporting allegations of harm against children, a new report has been revealed. 

Jessica Page

Planning and Lands Minister John Carey announced more affordable housing.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumLabor rolls out 14 new housing projects amid supply crunch

State and Federal Labor will partner to deliver more than 1100 social and affordable homes near train stations across Perth, as part of a $443 million boost to housing stock amid demand pressures. 

Dylan Caporn

Jerry Aniseto Masipau Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court today.

Courts & JusticePremiumConfusion as Samoan accused of killing ex-MP faces court

The 25-year-old man accused of fatally attacking former Labor politician Barry Urban initially turned up to the wrong court.

Rebecca Le May

WA and the federal Election Illustration: Don Lindsay

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Jessica Page: Liberals’ talent pool is drying up

Beggars should not be choosers. Alas, voters are begging for better but have to choose someone on Saturday.

Jessica Page

Roger Cook could be forced to come clean with West Australians on the true cost and value of a local NRL side as early as next week.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
NRL Bears announcement set to come as early as next week

Roger Cook could be forced to come clean with West Australians on the true cost and value of a local NRL side as early as next week,  with a deal due to be announced after sign off by club bosses this weekend. 

Dylan Caporn and Glen Quartermain

Pictured with her posseions inside her sisters' garage is Suzie Jackson, a 57 year old woman who is couch surfing because she can not find an affordable rental.

Housing marketPremiumRooms in share houses unaffordable for welfare recipients

The rental vacancy rate may have improved, but every single home is unaffordable for all bar two of Perth’s tens of thousands of welfare recipients.

Kim Macdonald

Tony Buti told Parliament that tracking was constant, and responses to breaches were urgent. 

STATE POLITICS CommentsPremiumLabor defends GPS tracking as Libs, Nats launch attack

Labor has defended the roll out of its GPS tracking technology on domestic violence thugs, as the issue dominated Parliamentary question time on Tuesday. 

Dylan Caporn

Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg hit out at Penny Wong’s ‘failure’ on Israel at The West Australian’s Leadership Matters lunch.

Federal politicsCommentsPremiumFrydenberg slams Wong’s ‘failure’ on Israel, anti-Semitism

Former Liberal treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Penny Wong has ‘failed’ and branded the Greens ‘despicable’, as he called for bi-partisanship to lead Australia out of a surge in anti-Semitism.

Jessica Page

Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas gives his inaugural speech to State Parliament.

Politics CommentsPremiumBasil Zempilas aims high with first speech to Parliament

Basil Zempilas has made an emotional tribute to his late father in his first official speech to the Parliament, where he said political leaders needed to ‘dream big’ about WA’s future.

Dylan Caporn

An ambulance officer with a message.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumAmbulance workers up ante in pay fight with St John WA

Ambulance workers will undergo industrial action after emphatically rejecting a pay deal from St John WA, including refusing to respond to out-of-hours contact.

Dylan Caporn and Hannah Cross

Asked how a nuclear reactor in Collie would impact Margaret River, 191 kilometres away, Ms King doubled down.

State politicsCommentsPremium‘People don’t like that’: King’s attack links nuclear & wine

WA Minister Madeleine King has launched a bizarre new attack on Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy, warning that a reactor in Collie could pose a risk to Margaret River’s wine crops.

Jessica Page

Clive Palmer, Chairman and party spokesperson for Trumpet of Patriots. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Politics CommentsPremiumAustralians enraged by Trumpet of Patriots ‘spam’ texts

Aussies have had their phones blown up this week by spam texts from Trumpet of Patriots, leaving many asking: ‘How is this legal?’

Georgie Kibel

The Terracotta Warriors exhibition will be coming to the WA Museum this June.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Terracotta warriors to come to Perth in exclusive exhibition

Half of the objects will leave China for the first time and will feature in the largest museum exhibition ever staged in WA. 

Dylan Caporn

A secret economic analysis of the NRL’s push into Perth has been commissioned by the Cook Government - and Roger Cook is refusing to release it until after a deal is done.

state politicsCommentsPremiumCook won’t share economic benefit of NRL bid until deal done

A secret economic analysis of the NRL’s push into Perth has been commissioned by the Cook Government - but the Premier is refusing to release it until after a deal is done.

Jessica Page

Applications for a new round of student assistance payments opened at midnight on Monday morning.

State politicsCommentsPremiumPremier defends school support access for ‘Maserati mums’

Roger Cook has suggested wealthy parents in Dalkeith need not apply for the next round of student assistant payments, while defending the State Government’s decision not to means test the scheme.

Jessica Page

West Australian parents can claim up to $250 per child.

EducationCommentsHow WA parents can claim up to $250 for school-age kids

Western Australian families will be able to apply for up $250 cash from today under the latest round of the State Government’s Student Assistance Payment. 

Dylan Caporn

Tamrae Kerr shares her concerns about the Liberal’s nuclear power plan, at an early voting booth in Ashburton in the federal seat of Chisholm. NewsWire / Aaron Francis

NEWSPremiumThree biggest election issues revealed

Voters in some of Victoria’s key battleground seats have shared their biggest concerns for this election. Find out the three most common issues.

Georgie Kibel