Roger Cook
What West Australians think of the state budget
Amid all the chest-beating spin from the government, each line item in the budget will have a real impact on West Australians. So we asked them what they thought.
- by Hamish Hastie, Sarah Brookes, Holly Thompson, Jesinta Burton and Peter Milne
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Your five-minute guide to WA’s budget winners and losers
Treasurer Rita Saffioti has used her first-ever budget to address the key issues facing the state. So, how did you fare?
- by Jesinta Burton
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Alcoa investigation
WA government overrode water supply warnings to approve Alcoa mining
The WA environment regulator opposed Alcoa’s mining but proposed safeguards if it went ahead. The Cook government ignored the first recommendation and watered down the second.
- by Peter Milne
Roger Cook faces defamation threat from teen climate protesters
A concerns notice – the first step in a defamation action – regarding Cook’s comments was sent to his office on Wednesday morning.
- by Hamish Hastie
‘A laughable offer’: Thousands of WA teachers will stop work on Tuesday in bid for better pay
“A 0.25 per cent increase from first to second offer is not an offer that we can present to our membership ... they would reject it instantly,” union president Matt Jarman said.
- by Holly Thompson
‘Far beyond what was agreed’: States step up rebellion over Shorten’s NDIS plan
NSW Premier Chris Minns warned services would not be there to help Australians who could be “off the NDIS” under the changes, unless premiers were given costings and a greater say.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and David Crowe
Government promises up to $250 for each school-aged WA child
However, families with kids in childcare will miss out and the policy will not be means-tested.
Experts tested Perth’s wastewater. It revealed one drug is king
New wastewater data shows a significant increase in meth and cocaine use in WA since hard border lockdowns during the pandemic stemmed the flow of drugs into the state.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Parliament House
WA’s Canberra hub to open this month – just don’t call it an ‘embassy’
The new office has cost $150,000 to establish and will cost a further $100,000 annually in rent, and will be staffed by one full-time receptionist.
- by Hamish Hastie
Cook goes nuclear on Dutton’s ‘simplistic, ridiculous’ power plan
The Coalition has floated the idea of building nuclear power stations on retired coal station sites, possibly including Collie’s, as a solution to energy woes.
- by Hamish Hastie
Opinion
Gas
WA’s looming domestic gas shortage: How a ‘good faith’ argument left WA short
A shortfall in gas from exporters could shut WA businesses and deter new investment and Woodside’s Pluto project is the biggest problem.
- by Peter Milne