WA Parliament
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
Latest
Metronet costs balloon by $700 million as state pays to get people moving
Stage one of the Labor government’s flagship Metronet project climbed $2 billion in 2023 alone, taking the total cost of the network to around $11.5 billion.
- by Holly Thompson
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
Updated
WA budget
WA budget gets more from ore as Saffioti promises to diversify
“A big challenge for us is to make sure we continue to diversify our economy to ensure we have a strong revenue base in the future,” Treasurer Rita Saffioti said.
- by Peter Milne
Updated
WA budget
Stamp duty relief as Cook, Saffioti tackle housing in WA budget
Stamp duty relief was a key announcement in Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti’s first budget, which Cook said had something for everybody.
- by Hamish Hastie
Analysis
WA budget
$3.4 billion drip feed means no surprises expected in Saffioti’s first budget
This budget will be Treasurer Rita Saffioti’s first after she was elevated to the position in June last year following the retirement of former treasurer and premier Mark McGowan.
- by Hamish Hastie
Opinion
Radio
Anger, conspiracies, insults – and that’s just the pollies. Why I put Basil on the air (and keep bringing him back)
A weekly segment with Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas would make for great radio, I thought. Who could have foreseen the ensuing outrage from our state’s political class?
- by Gary Adshead
As it happened: WA news on Tuesday, April 23
The latest news from Perth and across WA.
- by Heather McNeill
Exclusive
Crime
WA moves on anti-knife laws in wake of Sydney stabbings
New laws being considered by the WA attorney-general would be modelled on Queensland’s “Jack’s Law”, which was brought in following a fatal stabbing on the Gold Coast.
- by Michael Genovese
WA’s ‘cruel’ Gender Reassignment Board to be abolished
Transgender people will no longer need to undergo surgical reassignment to legally register a change of sex after the state government announced changes to the law.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘Team WA’ outpost in Canberra opens for business – and lobbying
Speaking at the hub’s official opening, WA Premier Cook said he wanted the state’s voice to be heard loud and clear in Canberra.
- by Michael Genovese