Opposition leader in studio
WA opposition leader Eric Ripper joined Nat Jones in the studio to talk about his policies, plans and past mistakes.
View ArticleBowler staying independent
Independent MLA for Kalgoorlie John Bowler says he'll never rejoin the ALP, despite being cleared by the CCC
View ArticleCampaign to ban polling day electioneering
Two State Members of Parliament have launched a campaign to ban signs and supporters handing out how to vote cards at polling booths.
View ArticleFree swine flu clinics at Qld high schools
The Queensland Government says free clinics for swine flu vaccinations will be set up at high schools throughout Queensland.
View ArticleCall for aid for elder's widow
The State Opposition has called on the government to make an immediate compensation payment to the widow of an Aboriginal elder who died in custody.
View ArticleWA Govt criticised over compensation delay
The family of an Aboriginal elder, who died while in custody, is still awaiting compensation payment from the State Government two years after the death.
View ArticleDestitute family hope for payment over death
The State Government is coming under mounting pressure to make an immediate ex-gratia payment to the family of an Aboriginal man who died after a journey in the back of a prison van.
View ArticleInterim ex-gratia payment possible
The WA Attorney-General Christian Porter says he will push for an interim ex-gratia payment for the family of an Aboriginal elder who died in custody.
View ArticleWard supporters disrupt Parliament
Proceedings in the Western Australian Parliament were suspended for the second time in as many weeks after protesters disrupted question time last night.
View ArticleInquiry to probe prisoner transport
The Western Australian Government will launch an inquiry into the state's prisoner transport system after an Indigenous elder died of heat stroke in the back of a prison van.
View ArticleAttempt to ban GM crops fails
An attempt to ban the growing of genetically modified crops in Western Australia has been defeated in the Upper House of State Parliament.
View ArticleBudget Wrap
Minister for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore faced some tough criticisms from the Kalgoorlie-Boulder business community in a budget that many saw as disappointing or unclear on how spending would be...
View ArticleStripping senior years has negative impact
A parliamentary committee says the State Government needs to immediately reinstate funding, for year eleven and twelve courses, at a number of district high schools across the state.
View ArticlePremier determined to proceed with stop and search laws
The Premier, Colin Barnett, is standing by the government's stop and search laws, despite a parliamentary report arguing that there is no justification for giving police extra powers.
View ArticleMadam calls for stricter regulation of industry
A retiring madam is calling on the State Government to make good on its promise to better regulate the sex industry.
View ArticleRegional Cities Alliance take on Perth for State resources
Perth has sucked up the State's resources at the expense of regional centres for some time now. WA's Regional Cities Alliance is a strategic approach to build up our major regional centres with the...
View ArticleWho are you? Sir Charles Court
Sir Charles Walter Michael Court may have passed away in 2007 but his legacy continues in Western Australian.
View ArticleBarnett warns more asylum seekers coming
The WA Premier Colin Barnett believes another 50 asylum seekers will be transferred to the Leonora detention centre. Seventy-two unaccompanied teenage boys were flown to the remote Goldfields centre...
View ArticlePremier Barnett on Goldfields-Esperance mornings
Colin Barnett took time out during his first visit to Esperance since becoming Premier to step into the ABC Esperance studio.
View ArticleMP questions coal industry plans
The Member for Mining and Pastoral, Greens' MLC Robin Chapple, says he is going to use Parliament to question the Western Australian Government over a proposed coal industry in Esperance.
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