Keane Bourke

One of WA's highest-ranking Labor MPs has called on the state government to abandon controversial plans to build an entertainment precinct and street circuit in Burswood. 

A senior WA emergency department doctor describes his workplace as running in a "disaster situation", struggling within a health system which has an "unhealthy fixation" on ambulance ramping.

The Town of Cambridge will refund almost $1 million to ratepayers after an administrative oversight incorrectly inflated their rates.

The WA Liberals are grappling with net zero divisions, a possible coalition and the need to raise crucial funds — but Basil Zempilas has told party faithful he is the leader they need to win the next state election. 

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. 

Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent catching fewer than a dozen drunk skippers on West Australian waters.

Decades of under-investment in health and a demand spike have forced Western Australia's hospitals to cancel elective surgeries. How has it come to this?

There are concerns WA's transition to renewable energy could be even further delayed, with $3 billion in funding sitting idle in a federal government green bank.

WA's chief justice says everyone should be worried about the rise of 'sovereign citizens' who do not believe in the law, warning of the risks to "the safety and stability" of society.

Western Australia’s ailing health system has once again been in the spotlight this week, but the remedy to its problems remains elusive.

The Legal Practice Board of WA, the independent regulator for the state's legal profession, is facing a parliamentary inquiry amid a "detailed list" of complaints about its governance and processes.

Months after a $12 million funding shortfall spiralled into a problem-plagued state election, organisers have been given a clear road map to avoid the same mistakes in four years' time.

Long queues at polling stations and a shortage of ballot papers were some of the issues at WA's March state election — which an independent report says was in part caused by a lack of government funding to hire enough staff.

With state Liberal parties at loggerheads with the federal leader on their commitment to net zero, some robust debate is inevitable — but keeping it from spilling over is a persistent challenge. 

The regulation of e-bikes and e-scooters is under the spotlight at a WA parliamentary inquiry, which has heard calls for tougher rules around their sale and testimony from trauma doctors.

As the WA Coroner hands down her findings into the murder of Lynn Cannon, it is up to the government and community to work together to bring an end to domestic violence.

Western Australia may have to shift its focus to making ambulance ramping safer until the health system is able to meet growing demand, writes state political reporter Keane Bourke. 

WA recorded the highest inflation rate in the country over the past year, despite state government claims "the inflation beast has been tamed". 

It was John Howard who described the Liberal Party as a "broad church" of voters, but its inability to agree on climate policy could narrow it considerably, writes Keane Bourke. 

A confronting report from the prisons inspector this week laid bare the desperate conditions endured by WA inmates — and the blame lies at the feet of the WA government, writes Keane Bourke.

New wind turbines, solar panels and big batteries might be the shiny face of the renewable energy transition, but it won't mean much without a lot more transmission lines. Will WA's latest plan help?

WA's Inspector of Custodial Services finds conditions in the maximum security Hakea Prison are continuing to breach national and international human rights standards.

It feels like every year we're told this is one of the worst flu seasons on record. But this time around, doctors really mean it.

Was the WAEC adequately resourced heading into its problem-plagued state election this year? 

Months after issues emerged with the rollout of mandatory GPS tracking of domestic violence offenders, the WA government promises to fund 38 more staff.