Western Australian Premier Roger Cook has said Anthony Albanese “clarified” his joke about live exports when the two spoke ahead of a state visit next week. But although Cook demanded an apology from the Prime Minister for the comments at a farmers' dinner last week – saying that the Labour Party had ensured that live … Read more
The Western Australian Medical Association is at odds with the state government over its claim that hospitals have enough intravenous fluids, even though the state's main children's hospital issued a directive this week to conserve the vital fluids. Michael Page, president of the Australian Medical Association WA, expressed concern that some hospitals were having to … Read more
Fremantle port workers striking over their demand for equal pay with colleagues in the region should accept the “generous” offer on the table, Prime Minister Roger Cook says, claiming the industrial action has not affected operations. When workers walked off the job at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Cook said some ships had been brought into … Read more
The state's opposition has called for urgent action to tackle the shocking number of road deaths. By 2024, more than one state resident will die on the roads in Western Australia every two days. In view of the increasing number of road accidents in Western Australia, the Cook government has called an emergency summit on … Read more
According to Prime Minister Roger Cook, the state finances have factored in a massive collapse in iron ore prices as China's struggling steel producers cut production while major mining companies increase their exports.
Fears that the return of unions to the Pilbara, Western Australia's economic engine, could create an industrial environment like that of the 1980s are “unrealistic”, the Premier believes, saying things have changed in the decades since then. Amid growing concerns about unionization at iron ore mining sites in the wealthy region, Roger Cook said the … Read more
Poor NAPLAN results showing a third of Western Australian students no longer meet basic proficiency standards underscore the importance of the state's agreement to a multi-billion dollar funding deal with the Commonwealth, the Premier says. Following the release of NAPLAN results showing that 30 per cent of WA students were at the bottom of the … Read more