Premier Roger Cook has brushed off revelations of empty rail cars on the new rail line to Yanchep, likening low passenger numbers to a country road that ‘has no cars on it’.
Matt Mckenzie
Senior Liberals have lashed out at an email calling for Coalition senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to be dropped from a campaign event, calling it ‘ludicrous.’
Dylan Caporn
One man has emerged as a key figure in Anthony Albanese’s bid to lessen Australia’s exposure to new trade tariffs from the US, as Donald Trump sets his sights on pharmaceuticals.
Nathan Schmidt
New shadow treasurer Sandra Brewer has accused Rita Saffioti of having an ‘insatiable desire to spend taxpayers’ money’ after the State Government introduced a bill for a $1.9 billion advance of funds.
Jessica Page and Dylan Caporn
Federal Labor candidate for Bullwinkel Trish Cook says she has not had a conversation with farmers or the Government about rallying extra support for those affected by the live sheep export ban.
Danielle Le Messurier
Greens leader Adam Bandt has made his election pitch to reform negative gearing and end capital gains tax discounts on investment properties if he holds the balance of power in a minority government.
Nicola Smith
WA is vastly “unprepared” for the fallout from Donald Trump’s tariffs, a former trade commissioner believes, as two overseas envoys leave critical markets empty.
Trains were slated to run on a multi-billion-dollar rail tunnel every two minutes but commuters may have to wait a little longer for a turn-up-and-go service.
Callum Godde
Listen to the audio as he arrived at State Parliament on Wednesday, reluctant to talk to The West Australian a day after being sworn in as the Member for Nedlands.
Jessica Page
Thousands of doctors have again walked off the job as a major strike posing a “risk” to patient care enters its second day.
Clareese Packer
US President Donald Trump has signalled his administration will place a tariff on imported pharmaceuticals, a policy that is expected to directly hit Australia’s second-largest export to the US.
Jackson Hewett
Fresh off a narrow debate victory, the prime minister has embraced the sights and sounds of Chinatown while spruiking the economy.
Kat Wong
Mr Hastie was forced to retreat on comments he made in 2018 when he said, ‘The fighting DNA of a close combat unit is best preserved when it’s exclusively male’.
Katina Curtis
The Greens candidate for Durack says he’s fighting to put the region first as the nation prepares for a “once-in-a-generation” election.
Matthew Paddick
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to rule out a recession in Australia while Peter Dutton says there will be one ‘under Labor’.
Katina Curtis and Ellen Ransley
The opposition leader continues campaigning while paying tribute to his father, who had a heart attack hours before a leaders' debate with the prime minister.
The behaviour of US consumers offers some good news for businesses that are rushing to figure out how to respond to the upheaval caused by Donald Trump’s global trade war.
Daniela Sirtori, Carrington York and Rthvika Suvarna
The Labor Party is seeking donations to put $130,000 more into its advertising budget for the seat of Dickson in an attempt to oust the Opposition leader completely.
Jessica Wang and Nathan Schmidt
The Associated Press has had its access to cover presidential events reinstated after it refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
David Bauder
US President Donald Trump has imposed a 104 per cent tariff after China missed his deadline to remove a retaliatory tariff as a fierce trade war with alarming global impacts erupts.
Max Corstorphan
The online hashtag #PenguinsAgainstTrump has provided some much needed humour following US President Donald Trump's global tariffs.
Lynn Rusk, PA
LIVE UPDATES: An aggravated Anthony Albanese has let fly in a fiery press conference, going on the attack when asked about the chances of forming a minority government with the Greens.
David Johns, Elisia Seeber and Max Corstorphan
There are fewer women than men running in the federal election and those who manage to get their name on the ballot paper often face unwinnable contests.
Maeve Bannister
A White House spokeswoman has played down a dispute between Peter Navarro and Elon Musk, saying "boys will be boys".
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