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5 days ago |
abc.net.au | Gian De Poloni
Labor has claimed victory in the seat of Bullwinkel, on Perth's eastern fringe, six days after Saturday's federal election handed a landslide victory to Anthony Albanese's government. Trish Cook had been fighting it out with the Liberals' Matt Moran for the right to represent the newly created seat, and at one point there were less than 100 votes separating the front-runners.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Gian De Poloni
Voters across the nation have given Anthony Albanese's Labor government a second term in office. What specifically has been promised for West Australians? Firstly, let's deal with the big-ticket cost-of-living pledges that will apply to all Australians, including the almost 3 million residents of WA. The prime minister spent the campaign spruiking a tax cut that will kick in from 2026, equating to an eventual $10 a week saving for the average taxpayer.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Courtney Withers |Gian De Poloni
As counting in Western Australia continues, everything has come down totwo seats that are neck-and-neck — Fremantle and Bullwinkel. Unlike 2022, WA won't determine the outcome of the election — that is done and dusted — but both seats give unique insight into what voters were thinking about. As election night drew to a close, there were five seats yet to be resolved.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Gian De Poloni
Federal Labor has promised to help the WA government in its bid to buy back the state's freight rail network if re-elected, and has raised the prospect of the Commonwealth taking control of some of the line. The 5,500 kilometres of freight rail stretching from Perth to the state's mining and agricultural regions was part of the freight rail network which was privatised in 2000, and which later resulted in a significant amount of freight being trucked instead.
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Jan 7, 2025 |
rnz.co.nz | Rhiannon Shine |Rebecca Trigger |Keane Bourke |Gian De Poloni
By Rhiannon Shine, Rebecca Trigger, Keane Bourke, Gian De Poloni Three people have been seriously injured in a seaplane crash off Rottnest Island, a popular tourist destination east of Perth. Another three people on board the plane are still unaccounted for, and a seventh person was rescued without injury. The ABC has confirmed the seaplane was brand new and had only been flying for a little over a week, while emergency services continue to assist on Rottnest.
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South West Editor at Fairfax Media
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General News Reporter and Executive Radio Producer at ABC News (Australia)
Garrett Mundy primarily covers news in Perth, Western Australia, Australia and surrounding suburbs.
Belinda Varischetti
Presenter at ABC News (Australia)
Host at Western Australia Country Hour
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Television News Reporter at Nine News Australia
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Worth noting a 2010 report into this by the Barnett Government pegged the cost at at least $1.2 billion. Current govt says its looking at new engineering technology - such as hydrogen.
McGowan Government finally going to tender next month for an investigation into the Bunbury to Perth high speed passenger train. Interestingly, a future extension to Busselton is on the agenda too @abcnews https://t.co/U2nPY8xNcr https://t.co/67erYktzay
McGowan Government finally going to tender next month for an investigation into the Bunbury to Perth high speed passenger train. Interestingly, a future extension to Busselton is on the agenda too @abcnews https://t.co/U2nPY8xNcr https://t.co/67erYktzay
Regional WA television presenter Shauna Willis delivers her final weather report after 35 years https://t.co/b5WC77vult via @ABCaustralia
