Water Minister Simone McGurk could proclaim land used by Coca-Cola to extract water — requiring it to obtain a licence and pay fees, after it emerged the company is extracting truckloads of water from a Perth Hills property for free.

Via Jake Dietsch

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Two dozen new projects designed to boost the life outcomes of babies and young children in some of WA’s most disadvantaged areas will share in $34.6 million of new funding in next week’s State Budget.

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Premier Roger Cook has demanded a detailed briefing about the circumstances surrounding the alleged murder of Joan Drane, revealing he was “not satisfied” with the initial information he has been provided.

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WA’s top cop has backed a decision not to send police officers to the home of a Perth woman who called police shortly before her alleged murder.

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Roaming “crisis response teams” will be dispatched to the homes of West Australians experiencing mental health episodes in the latest measure to divert patients from hospital emergency departments.

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The West understands the updated offer to teachers is for a 12 per cent pay rise over three years, with 5 per cent in the first year, 4 in the second year and 3 in the third year.

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A pair of teenagers have threatened to sue Premier Roger Cook over his commentary about their participation in a protest at the Woodside AGM, which they claim defamed them.

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Transperth transit officers have accepted a pay deal that will see their wages jump by 12.5 per cent by next October.

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Carolyn Turnbull, Tourism WA’s managing director, announced on Wednesday she was leaving the role to pursue new opportunities after almost three years in the top job.

Via Dylan Caporn

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Public school teachers are expected to receive a fresh pay offer as soon as today as the Cook Government moves to head off further strikes and disruptive school closures.

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An Albany councillor who linked the LGBTQIA+ community to paedophiles has won Liberal preselection.

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Embattled WA Ombudsman Chris Field will go on “extended leave” while awaiting the findings of a Corruption and Crime Commission report into his conduct in the highly-paid role - but insists he will not resign until the watchdog has delivered its verdict.

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Water Corporation was forced to power down assets — including a key source of drinking water — on more than a dozen occasions over summer because the State was short of electricity.
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Dedicated accommodation to house more than 400 workers will be built on Rottnest Island as part of a $150.5 million funding injection to “get the basics right” on the global tourism drawcard.

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A major expansion of domestic violence response teams and funding the addition of victim representatives to the troubled Prisoners Review Board headline a near $100 million boost to the Cook Government’s fight against the insidious scourge.

Via Jake Dietsch

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Construction workers on the Tonkin Highway extension and Thomas Road upgrades will enjoy mandated pay rates 25 per cent higher than the industry standard in what contractors have labelled an “unreasonable and unnecessary intervention”.

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