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Ex-WA Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan said authorities had lost control of the situation. 

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Ex-top cop slams Cook’s lack of leadership for tobacco wars

Former top cop Karl O’Callaghan has blamed Cook Government inaction for WA’s illicit tobacco scourge after a Cellarbrations bottle shop was busted selling illegal cigarettes.

Charlton Hart

New Madinah College principal Sheikh Abdulghani Albaf has been stood down while authorities investigate his conduct involving a series of social media posts. Image: Supplied

NEWSPremiumPrincipal stood down over ‘Zionists’ post

A major update has emerged after the principal of a NSW Islamic school allegedly made a series of antisemitic social media posts.

Emma Kirk

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NEWSPremium‘Never gave up’: Shark survivor’s ordeal

One of the brave friends of a young boy who was attacked by a shark in Sydney has spoken of the moment he leapt into danger to save his mate.

Blake Antrobus

Education Minister Sabine Winton said three schools would have their air-conditioning upgrades by the first day of school this year.

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Outrage as schools left waiting for promised aircon upgrades

Children and staff at more than 40 schools promised air-conditioning upgrades a year ago as a Cook Government election sweetener will be forced to endure sweltering classrooms when they return on February 2.

Bethany Hiatt

Tim Picton was remembered at a crowded but intimate farewell service.

State PoliticsPremiumPolitical genius Tim Picton remembered as extraordinary dad

The crowd of 750 people who gathered to farewell political strategist Tim Picton included a Prime Minister, Premiers and billionaires but it felt like a family affair. 

Jessica Page and Oliver Lane

The Cawse nickel mine in 2007, one year before its closure.

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Why two zombie mines are primed to maul WA’s rehab fund

A private company is less than three weeks away from defaulting on liabilities tied to a derelict nickel mine, threatening the State Government with a record clean-up bill well beyond $100 million.

Adrian Rauso

The CFMEU called on the Queensland government to urgently introduce new work health and safety regulations to protect construction and outdoor workers. NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

ExclusivePremium‘Can’t wait’: Urgent warning over worker threat

Construction workers “can’t wait for another tragedy” almost a decade after a probe recommended urgent protections from heat-related death, leaders have been warned.

Nathan Schmidt

Bluewaters power unit - Bluewater Coal Collie.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCollie coal deal to help shield households from bill shock

Premier Roger Cook’s move to prop up insolvent miner Griffin Coal until 2031 should help avoid a big increase in WA’s power bills, analysts say.

Matt Mckenzie

The Captain Cook Memorial Jet in Canberra is lit up for the National Day of Mourning. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

CrimeSad clip shows how Aus has changed forever

A single clip has reinforced the harsh truth that life in Australia will never be the same in the wake of the terror attack in Bondi.

Emma Kirk, Aris Schuler-Shah, Alexandra Feiam

Premier Roger Cook at Dumas House.

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Reality hijacks Roger Cook’s green energy dream

Political pragmatism means spending more now to avoid rolling power outages later.

Jessica Page

Premier Roger Cook at Dumas House.

state politicsCommentsPremiumRoger Cook says no ‘clumsy’ lockout laws for Perth

Roger Cook has promised Perth won’t rush into ‘clumsy’ pub lockout laws, a day after he said ‘nothing’s off the table’ to keep patrons safer.

Jessica Page

WA is falling behind in the construction of new homes.

State PoliticsWA falls well behind housing Accord goal, ABS stats reveals

Western Australia’s target of building 130,000 homes by mid-2029 is falling further out of reach, despite Premier Roger Cook saying his Government is throwing everything at the issue.

Oliver Lane

Kalamunda VFRS captain Tony Moiler said they were told they’re not fighting enough fires to justify the type one pump that’s standard for career firefighters.

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Fight over equipment erupts weeks after Perth Hills bushfire

Volunteer firefighters in Perth’s hills are locked in a battle with fire chiefs over plans to replace a critical fire truck with equipment that, they claim, is inferior.

Jessica Page

Broome Regional Prison has been declared ‘unfit for purpose’.

WA NewsCommentsPremium‘Unfit’: Female inmates sharing Broome Prison unit with men

Female inmates at Broome Regional Prison have been forced to share their unit with men due to overcrowding, in breach of international human rights standards according to a damning probe.

Oliver Lane

Coal mining in Collie will continue to be propped up by WA taxpayers until at least 2031, but Roger Cook denies it’s a sign the State’s energy transition is in doubt.

state politicsCommentsPremiumCoal mine extended as ‘rock solid’ 2030 deadline looms

Coal mining in Collie will continue to be propped up by WA taxpayers until at least 2031, but Roger Cook denies it’s a sign the State’s energy transition is in doubt.

Jessica Page

‘The public transport cash splash that has been WA Labor’s election-winning hallmark could become a luxury this Government can’t afford,’ writes Jessica Page.

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Cheaper public transport fares come at a political price

The public transport cash splash that has been WA Labor’s election-winning hallmark could become a luxury this Government can’t afford.

Jessica Page

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Premier Roger Cook Asst Commissioner Peter Healy and Police Minister Reece Whitby with firearms from the buyback scheme. Andrew Ritchie

State PoliticsWA’s ‘call to arms’ to lay down guns

The results of the latest gun buyback have been shown off by the Premier and Police Minister as they urged other states to follow WA’s lead in the wake of the Bondi terrorist attack. 

Jessica Page

The Premier said on Tuesday the death of the party’s former secretary Tim Picton was the result of a ‘violent and senseless act’ and vowed he would review whether tougher laws were needed.

state politicsCommentsPremiumOne-punch death triggers review of pub exit laws

The Cook Government will consider lockout times or staggered exits for WA pubs and nightclubs on the back of an alleged one-punch attack that killed a former Labor powerbroker.

Jessica Page and Caitlyn Rintoul

: Pro-Palestinian protesters pictured at Town Hall. NewsWire / Damian Shaw

BREAKINGMajor protest update for Aus Day

A major update has been announced about NSW protesting restrictions in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Pamela Rontziokos

Origin Energy’s Eraring coal station will remain open until 2029. . Supplied / Origin Energy

BusinessPremiumUpdate on Australia’s largest coal plant

The nation’s biggest coal-fired power station will burn for two extra years on fears of power grid stability.

Cameron Micallef

Premier Roger Cook and Early Childhood Minister Sabine Winton pictured at Halidon Primary School.

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Govt to develop health strategy amid worrying trends

A series of round-table talks will be held to draft the State’s first preventative health strategy, aiming to fulfil Roger Cook’s pledge to make WA the healthiest state in the nation.

Jessica Page

Premier Roger Cook did not directly answer whether he’d be willing to contribute funding to the gun national buyback given the recent State program.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCook unclear how much national gun buyback could cost WA

It’s unclear whether WA taxpayers will share part of the cost for a proposed national gun buyback scheme in the wake of the Bondi massacre.

Oliver Lane

Premier Roger Cook at a press conference in Malaga. Michael Wilson

State PoliticsCommentsPremium‘Hypocrites’: Political heat rises over tobacco wars

The war of words has continued as Roger Cook refused to say whether he has any regrets over the delay in toughening up WA’s tobacco laws.

Jessica Page

Premier Roger Cook said he understood their was concern and anxiety in the community.

WA NEWSCommentsPremium‘Nothing to hide’: Cook forced to defend science behind ban

Roger Cook insists his Government has nothing to hide on the science behind the sweeping demersal fish ban ahead of his meeting with the industry this week.

Oliver Lane