Western Australian (WA) Premier Mark McGowan has lauded the state’s relationship with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) while lamenting the lack of appreciation from Australia’s eastern states for the country’s trading ties with China. His comments come amid ongoing tensions in the Australia-China relationship due to Beijing-instigated foreign interference, industrial-scale cyberattacks, and economic coercion. “It…

The Western Australia (WA) Government has worked quickly to shackle police after it was unveiled the department had legally gained access to user location data through the state’s COVID-19 tracing app, Safeway. New legislation was introduced on June 15 to ban WA police from accessing SafeWA data after it had used personal information for two…

Doctors and nurses are banding together to rally in front of Perth Children’s Hospital in Western Australia (WA) following the tragic death of a 7-year-old girl on Easter Saturday. Aishwarya Aswath died at the hospital after waiting close to two hours to receive treatment, sparking outrage over the hospital’s failure to timely administer treatment for…

The Western Australia Liberal and National parties have entered into a formal alliance as the new opposition to WA’s recently elected Labor party. In a crushing defeat during the WA elections, the Liberals garnered only two seats—less than the National party’s four—making it the first time in WA election history that the Nationals surpassed the…

The Western Australian government is facing increasing scrutiny after Premier Mark McGowan appointed himself to the portfolio of Treasurer, raising concerns over the democratic processes in the state. This comes after McGowan led the state Labor party to a landslide victory, winning 53 out of 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Federal MP Craig Kelly…

The West Australian (WA) government is facing increasing scrutiny after Premier Mark McGowan appointed himself to the portfolio of treasurer, raising concerns over democratic processes in the state. This comes after McGowan led the state Labor party to a landslide victory at the recent election, winning 53 out of 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly….