WA councils rail against rate capping

Minister backs away from inquiry but wants discussion.

11 August, 2015

Sex work: Australia’s most permissive and restrictive states

NSW brothel inquiry reveals laws differ wildly between states.

4 August, 2015

Procurement inquiry to shake up WA ICT

Attempt to rectify past problems

20 July, 2015

WA finally names new Corruption Commission head

Supreme Court Justice John McKechnie QC to head CCC.

27 April, 2015

Cops eye massive voluntary CCTV expansion

WA Police want access to council and private CCTV footage.

2 April, 2015

WA’s libraries facing financial horror story

More cost shifting to councils on the cards.

12 March, 2015

Freo gets parking by the minute

Is time up for paper parking tickets?

18 February, 2015

Real improvements no accident

By Rod Whithear* More than 40,000 people in Western Australia saved themselves the inconvenience of queuing up in a police station or waiting on the phone to report a vehicle accident last year thanks to the introduction of a web based system for reporting accidents (www.crashreport.com.au). Online reporting and service delivery may not be entirely […]

2 January, 2013

Perth’s Canning City facing suspension

By Julian Bajkowski Perth’s City of Canning is facing suspension after an inquiry by the state’s Department of Local Government delivered a withering report pointing to widespread dysfunction, micromanagement and alleged serious governance irregularities. Issued late last week, the inquiry has recommended that the state government “suspend the Council under the provisions of section 8.19(1) […]

19 November, 2012

WA rolls out extra trains

By Paul Hemsley Western Australian Transport Minister Troy Buswell has ratcheted up investment in Perth’s increasingly popular railway network to absorb the growth in passenger patronage on state capital’s trains mitigate overcrowding ahead of a looming election. Mr Buswell has ordered the Public Transport Authority (PTA) to increase the number of trains the state government […]

5 November, 2012

Telstra transmits WA’s mobile coverage

Mobile coverage in Western Australia’s North West will be improved as eleven towers will be switched on with funds from the state government. The shires of Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberly, East Pilbara and Roebourne will receive boosted mobile telephone coverage and access to high-speed wireless broadband. After this implementation, the total sites delivered from be […]

1 August, 2012

Fremantle budget adds green projects

Sustainable development will be the main focus of the Western Australian-based City of Fremantle’s 2012/13 budget. The council has a number of programs in its budget including introducing a carbon reserve where 0.9 per cent of annually collected rates are allocated to the reserve to improve carbon reduction activities. This carbon reserve will be the […]

30 July, 2012

Management of purchasing still weak in WA Health

Auditor General Colin Murphy has tabled a report in parliament which assessed six hospitals’ implementation of key controls to ensure compliance with government purchasing policies and to reduce the risk of unauthorised access and use of pharmaceuticals.   Mr Murphy said the Department’s pharmaceutical procurement process and practice had a number of weaknesses relating to […]

13 June, 2012

WA turns around planning process

By Lilia Guan In a March report by the Property Council of Australia – Development Assessment Principles Report Card – Western Australia had its performance rating raised from one of the lowest in 2010 to second highest in 2012. The development industry says Western Australia now has one of the better planning approvals systems in […]

10 April, 2012