Western Australia

Homelessness week shines a light on rough sleeping in WA

Homelessness week shines a light on rough sleeping in WA

Politics & Economy Social Justice The Wire

This week is Homelessness week, raising awareness about the impact of Australian experiencing this issue and the potential solutions to...

Taxpayers billed $500 million to clean up Chevron’s WA oil field

Taxpayers billed $500 million to clean up Chevron’s WA oil field

Politics & Economy Science & Environment The Wire

Recent documents obtained under a freedom of information request by Boiling Cold have revealed Australian taxpayers will pay at least...

Conservation in WA needs more priority: CCWA

Conservation in WA needs more priority: CCWA

Science & Environment The Wire

Western Australia is a state with lots of challenges in terms of environment protection. In May, the State government announced...

WA’s budget lacking response to housing crisis

WA’s budget lacking response to housing crisis

Politics & Economy The Wire

Western Australia’s state budget was delivered this week and received mixed reactions. While the state is expecting a $2.4 billion...

Hard Labor for WA Liberals

Hard Labor for WA Liberals

The Wire

Western Australians go the polls this weekend with WA Labor hoping the popularity of former premier Mark McGowan will spill...

Calls for protection of Exmouth Gulf humpback whales

Calls for protection of Exmouth Gulf humpback whales

The Wire

According to research, the Exmouth Gulf in WA’s Pilbara region has an incredibly high density of mother whales and calves...

WA Premier apologises for incarceration and in situ burial of Indigenous Australians on Rottnest Island

WA Premier apologises for incarceration and in situ burial of Indigenous Australians on Rottnest Island

Politics & Economy Social Justice The Wire

A weeklong cultural ceremonies have come to a close on Wadjemup this week to acknowledge the Aboriginal men and boys...

Senator Fatima Payman discusses shifting sentiment in Labor party

Senator Fatima Payman discusses shifting sentiment in Labor party

Politics & Economy The Wire

Former Labour Senator and now Independent, Fatima Payman, has told the Community Radio sector that she feels sentiment is shifting...

First Nations NGO launches housing and training facility

First Nations NGO launches housing and training facility

Politics & Economy The Wire

The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation in remote Western Australia has constructed nine transitional housing units and a commercial training facility to...

Sexual harassment in WA’s mining sector still exists

Sexual harassment in WA’s mining sector still exists

Social Justice The Wire

Researchers from the Centre for Transformative Work at Curtin University surveyed more than 2,500 workers and conducted in-depth interviews with...