Public hospital doctors have knocked back a pay deal headlined by a 7.75 per cent pay rise over two years on the basis it was “not sufficiently competitive” and would not prevent clinicians bolting for the east coast or the private sector. thewest.com.au/news/health/pu…

WA needs to attract 3000 international tradies in the next 12 months — headlined by carpenters, sparkies and plumbers — to have any hope of growing the home-building industry to the scale required to catch up with demand. thewest.com.au/news/wa/wa-nee…

Katrina Stratton has abandoned Nedlands in favour of parachuting into a safe Legislative Council seat being vacated by the retirement of veteran Labor MLC Sally Talbot. As first reported by The West Australian in November. thewest.com.au/politics/state…

A day before Labor finishes its Upper House preselection, the final piece falls into place. MUA-aligned State MP Kyle McGinn seeks Labor nod for new federal seat of Bullwinkel - thewest.com.au/news/wa/kyle-m…

Some exciting personal news from me. Our second daughter, Macy, was born in the early hours of Monday morning. Mum, Macy and older sister Cleo are all doing great and getting into the rhythm of a family of four. I'm taking six weeks leave. Back on deck in mid-August.

A husband who lost his unborn child faces the agonising reality of losing his wife too as she lies unresponsive in a Perth hospital with doctors unable to do anything further for her. thewest.com.au/news/health/ma…

WA Labor is set to cast out four sitting Upper House MPs to unwinnable spots on its Legislative Council ticket after the party’s factions settled the final order ahead of the March State election. #wapol thewest.com.au/politics/state…

Mia Davies actually confirms she’ll seek National preselection for the new Federal seat of Bullwinkel. “We’ve got a saying in my family that if you think you can make a difference you should.” Read the full story in the The West Australian thewest.com.au/politics/feder…

Amber-Jade Sanderson should be applauded for this intervention in the wake of a clearly deficient SAC1 investigation into this case. thewest.com.au/politics/state…

Premier Roger Cook has hailed a return to stability in the residential construction industry with building timeframes returning to their pre-COVID baseline following years of turbulence. thewest.com.au/politics/state…

The family of Sandipan Dhar wants a royal commission into WA’s health system — with a particular focus on the accountability of individual doctors — and a review of the decision to extend Ramsay Health Care’s contract to run Joondalup Health Campus. thewest.com.au/politics/state…

Public hospital clinicians are expected to greenlight a new pay deal that significantly bolsters conditions for junior doctors, including far easier access to overtime and capping shifts at a maximum of 14 hours. thewest.com.au/news/health/pu…

Liberal MP Peter Collier has sensationally claimed the government is engaged in a “cover-up” over events leading to Mark Bombara’s shocking murders of Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc. thewest.com.au/news/police/fl…

Australian sailors will spend the next fortnight repairing a US nuclear-powered submarine at HMAS Stirling in the first major demonstration of tangible progress under the historic AUKUS agreement. thewest.com.au/politics/feder…

S&P has locked in WA’s AAA credit rating, with the State expected to maintain its mantle as the strongest economy in the nation despite falling commodity prices. thewest.com.au/business/econo…

Two West Australians looking for love have been fleeced out of more than $1.4 million in a matter of weeks, prompting fresh warnings about the danger of scammers preying on vulnerable victims online. thewest.com.au/news/crime/ai-…

My final and perhaps most useful ever column for The West Australian. The Centrelink Hack You Need to Know. thewest.com.au/opinion/josh-z…

Told you it was my most useful ever column.