Courtney Withers

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Rhiannon Shine |Courtney Withers

Current WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has announced she will not seek re-election as leader of the party, following widespread speculation she would step down. In a statement released on Thursday afternoon, Ms Mettam thanked her colleagues for their support. "I made a commitment to consult my colleagues before making a decision on my continued leadership," Ms Mettam said. "I thank my colleagues for their public support and their considered advice to me.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Rhiannon Shine |Courtney Withers

The WA Greens say strengthening the government’s climate change legislation will be a top priority after they seize the balance of power in the upper house. Before Saturday's election, that saw Labor emphatically returned to power albeit with a reduced majority, Roger Cook's government dominated both houses of parliament, giving it total control and unprecedented power to pass whatever laws it wanted to.

Jan 16, 2025 | abc.net.au | Lauren Smith |Courtney Withers

A long-awaited upgrade to the problem-plagued Peel Health Campus appears a step closer to fruition, four years after the state government committed to taking the facility out of private hands. It has announced that work on the next phase of the upgrade will start soon, but there is still no start or completion date, or final costings — although the government concedes it is likely to cost more than first anticipated.

Jan 14, 2025 | abc.net.au | Phoebe Pin |Courtney Withers

Police are investigating whether a road crash that killed four people on a major Perth highway could have been a murder-suicide. WARNING: This story contains details and pictures that may cause distress. Authorities say the driver of a Toyota RAV4 made a "conscious decision" to enter an off-ramp and travel on the wrong side of Leach Highway in the early hours of Monday morning. It then hit a taxi head-on at high speed, instantly killing the taxi driver, a mother and her daughter in the back seat.

Dec 23, 2024 | abc.net.au | Courtney Withers

Western Australia has a "strong economy" that's the "envy of the nation" with greater surpluses and less debt than forecasted, a review of its budget has revealed. WA's books recorded a $2.6 billion operating surplus for the 2024-25 period, but in an update published today, Treasurer Rita Saffioti confirmed the state is still swimming in cash, with that surplus now up at $3.1 billion.