Western Australia

Despite promises from successive governments since the Gonski review, the SRS has never been met in Australian public schools.

The 39th annual W.S. Lonnie Awards has seen Main Roads WA make away with a memorial trophy and shield for the second year in a row.

The Gonski school resource standard could be met nationwide for the first time under new funding agreements.

Without much ado, a network of conspiracy theory-promoting councillors were elected across Western Australia last month.

The employment workforce reforms will fix the Local Jobs Program so that it serves more people looking for work, and meets community needs.

Attorney-general Mark Dreyfus has tried to clear up misinformation in the Voice debate, as referendum ‘No’ campaigners attempt to drag WA heritage law issues into the conversation.

The state government hopes public sector innovation in Western Australia will be nurtured with a new intellectual property policy.

A conservation fund in support of the WA ground parrot has been gifted $10K on behalf of Australia in honour of King Charles’ coronation.

The WA government hails Horizon Power as an endorser of green energy for its acquisition of 50% of the state’s renewable energy company.

The WA government has plugged into a silicon monster to model 75-year climate-change projections to plan for floods and bushfires.

Longer-term funding opportunities are on the table for the states and territories as part of a proposed five-year National Skills Agreement.

The first phase of local government reforms impacting local councils in Western Australia has been introduced into parliament.

WA local governments can apply for funding to help fire up the transition to the three-bin Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) plan.