Politics
Western Australia
Banksia Hill riot cost WA taxpayers tens of millions of dollars: McGowan
Premier Mark McGowan said the figure was the result of early estimates of the damage caused by 49 detainees during a riot last week that lasted more than 14 hours.
- by Hamish Hastie
Latest
Construction on WA’s first big battery completed – and even bigger one on way
Western Australia’s first large-scale battery storage system is ready to charge and discharge energy into the grid.
- by Alex Condon
WA premier stands firm on juvenile detainee ‘terrorism’ after protest
The WA premier has doubled down on his criticism of young inmates involved in a riot at the Banksia Hill detention centre, adding he is sick of calls for inquiries into the troubled facility.
- by Tara Cosoleto
‘Don’t cross this red line’: WA’s warning to the rest of Australia over GST carve-up
Premier Mark McGowan told a business breakfast that any political party which tried to change the current distribution of GST arrangement would suffer dire consequences in Western Australia.
- by Hamish Hastie
Analysis
WA budget
McGowan uses budget to ride the centre towards the next election
By continuing the $400 electricity bill credit for a third year in a row, Mark McGowan has again crafted a budget that literally has “something for everyone”.
- by Hamish Hastie
What everyday West Australians thought of the state budget
Despite cost-of-living relief being at the heart of Thursday’s state budget, many remain concerned by everyday expenses including rent, bills and business costs.
- by Sarah Brookes and Holly Thompson
Your five-minute guide to the WA budget’s winners and losers
Premier Mark McGowan has used this year’s budget to tackle the issues for which his government has copped the most heat.
- by Jesinta Burton
Analysis
WA budget
WA budget 2023: Iron ore royalties to plummet
Pilbara mines supplying Asian steel mills are expected to deliver $9.3 billion in royalties to WA this financial year but the budget delivered on Thursday assumes this will fall to $6 billion in the 2023 to 2024 financial year.
- by Peter Milne
Updated
WA budget
McGowan hammers cost-of-living as WA to hit $4.2b budget surplus
The McGowan government is using yet another iron ore-fuelled surplus to throw the kitchen sink at cost-of-living pressures in Western Australia.
- by Hamish Hastie
WA Budget 2023: Every West Aussie gets hundreds off their power bill
Premier Mark McGowan has announced a $715 million cost of living package to help struggling WA households and businesses.
- by Sarah Brookes
Analysis
Banksia Hill
McGowan used to sympathise with FASD kids, now he’s labelling them terrorists
Opponents have accused Premier Mark McGowan of using the troubles at Banksia Hill Detention Centre as a ‘political football’, with his rhetoric on the issue changing dramatically after winning two elections.
- by Hamish Hastie