Politics
Western Australia
Cook defends accepting donations from gas players while developing new policies that benefit them
This is despite his own government accusing the National Party of being “owned by the gun lobby” a week ago for accepting a $50,000 donation from the Sporting Shooters Association of WA.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Onshore gas companies now have six years to sell their product overseas
Under the new policy, companies like Mineral Resources and Strike Energy with onshore gas tenements will be allowed to export 20 per cent of the commodity extracted until the end of 2030.
- by Hamish Hastie
Send me a sign: Councils say state too slow in shot-hole borer fight
Councils are terrified the borer will get into the hills and beyond to the Wheatbelt, saying this would be “both environmentally and financially catastrophic.”
- by Hamish Hastie
‘It’s a hot desert’: $55m Perth Cultural Centre green makeover to curb ‘heat island effect’
Under a City Deal with the federal government, Perth Cultural Centre will undergo a much-needed revitalisation with more green space and shade.
- by Alex Condon
WA Labor MP continues attack on his own government’s enviro reforms
In an interview with WAtoday on Thursday, the MP who has served for 16 years expanded on his criticisms by launching a blistering attack on the EPA review.
- by Hamish Hastie
Flavour of the month: Perth leaps onto international tourism radar
The state’s tourism industry is being kept alive by consumers seeking “stories, not stuff”.
- by Claire Ottaviano
WA MP still wants to run for One Nation, but the party might not want him
Upper house MP Ben Dawkins said he would remain a member of One Nation, which he joined in February, and expressed interest in running as one of the party’s lower house candidates.
- by Hamish Hastie
Federal politicians enter election mode, and Albanese has ‘both eyes on the prize’
Albanese and most of his cabinet have descended on Perth, making numerous announcements and targeting issues West Australians are sensitive about … like GST.
- by Hamish Hastie
Yes it rained in August, but Perth, get ready for a long dry spell
A rainy August and a typical start-of-spring forecast cannot turn the clock back on 50 years of continuous drying, meteorologists say.
- by Claire Ottaviano
‘Far from happy about it’: WA environment minister orders report after 800-year-old tree cut down
Western Australia’s environment minister has ordered an investigation after an 800-year-old tree in the state’s south-west was cut down to a stump.
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Mia Davies confirms switch to federal politics
Radio 6PR revealed last month that powerbrokers including federal leader David Littleproud and senator Bridget McKenzie had been lobbying Davies to throw her hat in the ring.
- by Oliver Peterson