Perth Plans COVID-19 Recovery With $500 Million For New University

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan speaks during a media conference at Dumas House in Perth, Australia on Sept. 4, 2020. Matt Jelonek/Getty Images

The City of Perth is getting a $1.5 (US$1) billion makeover in a joint COVID-19 stimulus project with the federal government.

More than half a billion dollars will be spent on a new West Australian university campus in the heart of the CBD.