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Western Australia
WA Council Rejects Proposal to Scrap Indigenous Ceremony at Council Events
The councillor who raised the proposal says the community is tired of 'tokenism' and 'wokeisms.'
Gina Rinehart Says More Miners Should Enter Parliament
The CME estimates environmental approvals are slowing mining activity, with some applications needing 10-15 years.
Western Australia Brings Back Mask Mandates at Hospitals
Labor WA Premier Roger Cook claimed the masks will 'reduce the spread of COVID-19 and keep our most vulnerable safe.'
'Stop Herding Us Into a Cashless Society': Calls for Pause on Bank Closures Following Optus Outage
The Optus outage has sparked fears of a world without cash.
Western Australia Government Spends $12.5 Million on New EV Chargers
Grants are to meet infrastructure demand as EV sales in the state have surged almost three times to 6,590 in 2023.
Western Australia Spends $180 Million to Settle Indigenous Workers’ Historic ‘Stolen Wages’
'It is an important development in recognising the past injustices inflicted on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,' said WA premier.
Western Australian Premier Announces Visit to China
Mr. Cook will meet with Chinese authorities to raise the profile of WA.
Australian Banks Have Shuttered 400 Branches and 700 ATMs in the Past Year
Nearly 60 percent of all ATM machines have been closed since 2017.
Cashless Transition Will Erode Small Communities: Labor MP
Tracey Roberts also said there were many dangers with becoming a cashless society.
Western Australia to Limit Number of Guns Individuals Can Own
The Labor government has called the move 'historic' and cited 'public safety' as a key consideration.
