Rhiannon Shine

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King backs the WA government's controversial Burswood racetrack plan, after her Labor colleague Patrick Gorman slammed the idea.

Australia is being flagged as a hub for data centres but there are concerns the nation is not ready to deal with the amount of water they need to function.

In May, the WA government released a report from an ongoing study into the impacts of industrial air emissions on ancient rock carvings, but new emails obtained by FOI have raised questions about the government's role in the scientific report. 

While Western Australia's world heritage listed Ningaloo Reef has previously managed to escape major bleaching events, this time it is likely no WA reef went unscathed.

In Western Australia, the damage to coral reefs including the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo has eclipsed any previous bleaching events. 

One of Western Australia's biggest gas-fired power plants is battling to avoid bankruptcy, fuelling worries its failure could spark a wider crisis in the state's electricity system.

A leading scientist expresses "grave concern" about "unacceptable interference" in a major study of the impacts of industrial emissions on ancient Aboriginal rock carvings.

The latest findings from a study of the impacts of industrial air emissions on rock art in WA's Pilbara suggests rocks located closer to industry are more degraded than those further away.

The federal seat of Fremantle is a safe Labor seat previously held by a pantheon of famous Labor names including John Curtin and Kim Beazley Senior.

Is Basil Zempilas the silver bullet the WA Liberals so desperately need? Even within the party's own ranks, opinions are divided.

The WA Liberals are staring down the very real possibility of remaining the state's second-tier opposition party for the next four years as the tight race for lower house seats continues.

Libby Mettam is making way for the man who has been lurking behind her the whole time. Now the WA Liberals will be hoping she and Basil Zempilas can lean on each other if they form a leadership duo.

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam announces she will not be seeking re-election as party leader, with incoming high-profile Churchlands MLA Basil Zempilas saying he will nominate for the leadership. 

WA Premier Roger Cook's new cabinet is sworn in at Government House amid some confusion over where the buck stops in the health ministry.

The WA Greens say strengthening the government’s climate change legislation will be a top priority after they seize the balance of power in the upper house.

Nationals leader Shane Love delivers a brutally frank post-mortem assessment in the wake of the conservatives' third successive election disaster at the hands of the state's dominant Labor party.

Labor polled much better than expected — and they were always tipped to win. Another disaster showing for the Liberals could trigger a fourth Labor term come 2029. But there’s an undercurrent neither party expected, and which could shape WA’s political landscape for years to come.

Roger Cook's a shoo-in at today's WA election — but will it help Anthony Albanese's fortunes?

Western Australia's state-owned power provider is under such financial strain that the energy minister went to the government seeking a taxpayer-funded bailout valued at almost $1 billion.

The WA Labor government is forced to release a major report on the state's environmental approval systems after fighting to keep it under wraps for more than a year.

In a hasty debate that tried to race through hot-button issues like cost of living and crime, viewers were left with little new detail.

Facing obstacles from within and outside her party, Libby Mettam is in the midst of a demanding election campaign as she navigates the "slings and arrows" of politics.

WA's little-known opposition leader is fighting for recognition, his seat and the future of his party. On a road trip through his massive electorate, Shane Love talks about culture wars, frenemies and the time he helped someone vote Labor.

WA Labor has been talking up the clean energy transition ahead of the state election. But industry experts say a lack of transmission and generation is slowing progress.

Election campaigns see every party and candidate vying to steal oxygen from one another. So why is Labor giving so much of it to the Liberals’ most high-profile candidate?