Courtney Withers

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King backs the WA government's controversial Burswood racetrack plan, after her Labor colleague Patrick Gorman slammed the idea.

The WA government is throwing plenty of support behind Health Minister Meredith Hammat, with four additional ministers working in complimentary portfolios. But is the division of labour bearing fruit? 

Legislation introduced last year has essentially wiped out West Australian vape stores, but researchers warn convenience stores are still breaking the rules through a lucrative black market.

Two former WA MPs and a veteran mayor are tasked with getting the trouble-plagued Town of Port Hedland back on track following the resignation of its mayor.

Western Australia again breaks the state record for the amount of time ambulances spent ramped outside hospitals, despite more than 100 elective surgeries being postponed to ease pressure.

A coalition between WA’s main opposition parties remains elusive, with a wide-ranging debate among Nationals members struggling to provide a clear direction for negotiations. 

A West Australian man who was honoured last year with a prestigious award for excellence in child protection is charged with child sex offences.

A patient caught up in the immense pressure being placed on WA hospitals says her planned surgery being cancelled has put her under significant stress and eroded her trust in the health system.

Mobile phones will be banned in WA childcare centres and more money provided for safety checks after a snap one-month review into the sector.

Renewable energy advocates are urging the West Australian government to throw more of its weight behind rooftop solar and batteries, saying the state is running out of time to replace coal with large-scale green power projects.

Frustrated WA gun owners have gathered in droves at Parliament House to support a crossbencher's motion to scrap Labor's controversial firearms regulations, but opposition from the Greens means it will not succeed.

The WA government is set to reintroduce legislation aimed at overhauling the state's surrogacy and IVF laws, eight years after it first promised the long-awaited reform. 

WA Premier Roger Cook concedes new figures showing an 18 per cent annual increase in family and domestic violence reports are concerning, but says writing a cheque won't solve the crisis.

The standard required for year 12 students to pass ATAR subjects and achieve a WA Certificate of Education is lowered from a C to a D grade in a bid to encourage students to tackle harder subjects.

The often mundane cogs of local government usually turn without much scrutiny, because the vast majority function as they should. But maybe we all need to pay more attention, writes Courtney Withers. 

Three commissioners tasked with getting the trouble-plagued Nedlands council in order say the referral of the local government to WA's corruption watchdog came as "a surprise".

The referral is for a separate matter aside from recent controversies including the council refusing to give up land for a children's hospice and four councillors resigning in a day.

Nedlands council elections are being delayed until March, after the council was sacked and administrators appointed to step in amid a departmental investigation.

Four councillors resign, three commissioners to be appointed, and one explosive radio interview — it was some kind of week in the City of Nedlands.

City of Nedlands Mayor Fiona Argyle makes a cryptic social media post as the fall-out continues from her council’s spectacular implosion this week.

Speed and driver behaviour are thrust into the spotlight as more tragedy strikes on WA roads, with another four deaths on country roads in the past day. 

The local government minister says the Nedlands council will be sacked and be replaced by three commissioners after four councillors resigned, but the mayor disputes the minister's ability to do so.

City of Nedlands Mayor Fiona Argyle launches an extraordinary broadside against some members of her council, on a day when four of them resigned.

Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt flags possible delays to Woodside's response to his provisional approval of an extension to the controversial North West Shelf project in Western Australia.

Western Australians could see a realignment of public holidays to coincide with the east coast and have an additional public holiday added to the calendar as soon as next year, WA Premier Roger Cook says.