A Sydney reality star who verbally abused Jewish tourists in Kings Park is refusing to apologise for calling them child killers in an ugly confrontation in front of families.
Jessica Page, Jessica Evensen, James Carmody and Caleb Runciman
WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has made good on her promise to visit the Great Southern before the end of the year, meeting residents in Mt Barker and Albany this week with Albany candidate Thomas Brough.
Melissa Sheil
A signing ceremony and a happy snap with a newborn have marked a ‘significant milestone’ for Perth’s new $1.8 billion women’s and babies’ hospital in Murdoch, that has become an election battleground.
Jessica Page
The timing of the State’s mid-year Budget review, set to be revealed two days before Christmas, has been labelled a ‘sneaky trick’ by the Opposition.
Basil Zempilas made the comment is response to a photograph of an empty Forrest Place this week.
Jake Dietsch
Perth’s Jewish community is demanding action, not ‘just words’, to combat rising anti-Semitism after a tourist’s complaint she was called a “child killer” at Kings Park.
The deal will apply to about 150 contract workers.
Last December, the horror blaze destroyed three homes and severely damaged a fourth — including the Moody’s family home of 20 years.
Caleb Runciman
An MP who won a defamation suit against her former party leader has had attempts to rejoin the party squashed by the same leader she defeated in court.
Blair Jackson
Strikes are threatening to plunge holiday travel plans into chaos, as one major airport braces for possibly record-breaking numbers.
Clareese Packer, Nathan Schmidt, Thomas Sargeant
Outrage is building after Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved three new coal mine extensions - one fellow MP calling the decision “despicable”.
Duncan Evans
Christmas Day is one of the worst days of the year for domestic violence attacks in WA.
Jessica Page and Shannon Hampton
Premier Roger Cook has urged Labor MP’s to maintain ‘integrity’ in their offices, a week after an inquiry was announced into how electorate staff duties are managed.
More than 200 work bans could be reinstated by the rail across Sydney’s sprawling network from Thursday.
Nathan Schmidt
Car registration discounts for pensioners should be expanded to single parents and people with disabilities, according to leading WA advocates.
Perth’s first ocean pool will open in 2026 as the $272 million development of the Ocean Reef marina starts to take shape in Perth’s north.
WA’s prisons watchdog has recognised an improvement in the State’s youth detention facilities, but has warned it was still ‘early days’.
The huge call is set to ‘reduce harm and save lives’ and follows mounting pressure from experts surrounding the state’s drug summit.
Clareese Packer
WA Council of Social Services analysis has found families are bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis, so much so that the unemployed are relatively better off.
Jessica Page and Claire Sadler
Education Minister Tony Buti has admitted he was surprised to see more boys than girls attaining the top marks for their Year 12 exams.
Bethany Hiatt
Housing will be a focus when Treasurer Rita Saffioti hands down a pre-Christmas budget review, with rules being eased to help first homebuyers who have been locked out of Perth’s burgeoning property market.
One local council has just made a shock move to ban homeless Aussies from keeping pets in public spaces.
WA will consider banning protests outside places of worship, in the wake of the Melbourne synagogue firebombing and a surge in anti-Semitism.
Police Minister Paul Papalia has declared ‘if you bash your partner, you are a thug’ after being questioned over the State Government’s tough language around new laws to target serial offenders.
