The WA Government is looking to start talks with rail operator Arc Infrastructure. Photo: stock After 25 years of privatisation, the WA Government says it wants to nationalise the state’s freight rail network as demand surges. Freight rail in the state was privatised in 2000 but recent growth in WA industries, particularly grain harvests and…
The WA Government in Perth says a new fire-and-rescue HQ at Margaret River will be finished by June. Photo: stock Construction of a new $5.1m volunteer emergency services headquarters in WA’s Margaret River is expected to be finished by June. Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson says the new Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service (VFRS) station…
South African Airways is adding a fifth service between Perth and Johannesburg this month. Photo: stock Perth Airport has declared 2024 to be a bumper year with a record 16.9 million passengers passing through its terminals. The airport there was an extra 1.6 million passengers last year due to a surge in international travellers and…
Qantas is a partner airline in this year’s program. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The WA Government’s Affordable Airfares Program is back for its seventh year to make flights between Perth and Broome, Exmouth and Kununurra cheaper. In a change this year, the government will subsidise airfares by Airnorth, Nexus Airlines, Qantas and Virgin Australia as well…
Wyndham Port is the only deep-sea port between Broome and Darwin. Photo: Kimberley Ports Authority Three new international ports of entry have been declared in Western Australia’s north which should reduce freight time, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. And the PM also announced $200m in funding for housing and infrastructure projects in the state’s regions.…
The auditorium can seat 1731 people at present. Photo: WA Government A $150.3 million facelift of Perth’s historic concert hall is to start next month after it officially closed just before Christmas. The WA Government says work will include new rehearsal and events spaces and a remodelling of the auditorium entry to improve access. Updated…
The WA elections will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Picture: stock West Australian Governor Chris Dawson has adjourned parliament with elections scheduled for March 8, 2025. Premier Roger Cook said current Bills that have not passed through either house of parliament must now be introduced in the next session after the elections. Parliamentary…
The reef supports over 1500 species such as corals, endangered turtles and sea snakes, fish species and migratory whales. Photo: supplied / Nush Freedman Photography Marine scientists, film-makers and conservationists made a 300km voyage from WA’s Kimberley coastline to Scott Reef to highlight the threats posed by Woodside’s Browse gas proposal. The 12-strong group included…
Picture: stock THE WA Government is to temporarily waive taxes and fees for the lithium industry for up to two years in the face of a global plunge in prices. The state government sees the industry as critical; WA supplied about 50 per cent of the world’s lithium. In the 2023-24 financial year, lithium miners…
Picture: stock THE WA Government is to set up a new Local Government Inspector to monitor local councils under new reforms that passed state parliament. An Office of the Inspector is to be with greater powers to oversee, and intervene quickly in, local councils, the government says. It says the office will employ monitors to…