WA police union rejects wage agreement and describes state offer as “outright insult”

The Western Australian Police Union has rejected a new collective agreement proposed by the state government as a “blatant insult”. The union said in a statement on Tuesday that it received an offer from Western Australia Police last week for a 5 percent increase in the first year, followed by a 3.5 percent increase the … Read more

Regional companies are caught in a “spiral” as housing construction, cost pressure, wage tax and tourism undermine confidence

Throughout the Cape Region, entrepreneurs are at the end of their strength. The housing and cost of living crisis has put some private providers under pressure to close, and competition from the mining sector is calling the future of some services into question.