Hamish Hastie

Perth

State Political Reporter at WAtoday

State political reporter at @WAtoday and Nine Publishing. Once ate two ultimate double whoppers in the space of 7 minutes. Tips: [email protected]

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Articles

How the government is encouraging families to claim their free money

1 day ago | smh.com.au | Hamish Hastie

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. More than 174,000 claims have been submitted for Western Australia’s student assistance payment in the scheme’s first fortnight. Government figures provided to WAtoday reveal the state is on track to surpass the 400,000 claims made during last year’s scheme.
How the government is encouraging families to claim their free money

1 day ago | watoday.com.au | Hamish Hastie

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As it happened: WA news on Monday, May 12

3 days ago | theage.com.au | Hamish Hastie |Jesinta Burton

Key posts1 of 2 yesterday 5.47pmToday’s headlinesWe’re bringing our blog to a close for the day now, thank you for joining us. We will have more for you in our next coverage. Here’s a recap of some of the day’s headlines:The Australian women’s soccer team, the Matildas, will be returning to Western Australia in June and July to play four international matches. A woman has been charged after allegedly crashing a car into the wall of a house in Balga overnight.
Don’t talk about Dutton: How Andrew Hastie bucked the trend in a bad campaign

6 days ago | watoday.com.au | Hamish Hastie

Hastie was one of the few metropolitan-adjacent Liberals in the country to record a swing toward him on both a primary and two-party basis, at 1.7 per cent and 4.6 per cent, respectively. The campaignOne WA Liberal strategist, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Hastie’s success came from his prolific doorknocking throughout the parliamentary term.
Perth Bears picnic includes another $25m for club as V’Landys chats with Twiggy

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Hamish Hastie

This included $35 million for grassroots funding and $5.6 million in match day support and tourism marketing. Cook later said the extra $25 million was to “support the club in its establishment”. “This is work that we will do with the NRL and with the new board to make sure that they’ve got the support they need to really get ahead and make sure that we’re match fit for 2027,” he said.
Perth Bears picnic includes another $25m for club as V’Landys chats with Twiggy

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Hamish Hastie

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The NRL squeezed a further $25 million out of the state government to get the deal done to establish the Perth Bears rugby club in Western Australia.
WA news LIVE: All eyes on the hills as Bullwinkel goes down to the wire

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Hamish Hastie

Updated May 8, 2025 — 8.48amfirst published at 7.38amSaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeKey postsHide key postsLatest postsAll eyes on the hills as Bullwinkel goes down to the wireBy Hamish HastieAn election battle is still raging in Perth’s hills, with Labor’s Trish Cook leading Liberal Matt Moran by fewer than 100 votes as counting continued in the fight for Bullwinkel late yesterday. As of 8pm Wednesday, the Australian Electoral Commission count had Cook ahead by 86 votes.
Fremantle’s old traffic bridge is closing for 12 months. Where will all the cars go?

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Hamish Hastie

“But also with reducing the amount of vehicles on the road, supporting a 15 per cent increase in public transport, we’re bringing that down to eight minutes and a half.”The changes to the road network will borrow heavily from the ethos adopted for the Armadale line shutdown, which saw the government alter intersections along Albany Highway and give buses priority at traffic lights using Bluetooth signals to allow for quicker rail replacement travel.
Fremantle independent hopeful of Labor upset as vote count continues

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Hamish Hastie

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Fremantle independent hopeful of Labor upset as vote count continues

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Hamish Hastie

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The woman in striking distance of unseating Fremantle MP Josh Wilson says her strong result in the usually safe Labor seat means no major party is safe from the growing independent movement.