Breaking News for Perth, Western Australia
The ACCC’s recommendations to significantly improve electricity affordability for Australian consumers and businesses are outlined in its final Retail Electricity Pricing Inquiry report, released today.The Inquiry, which commenced in March 2017, began by identifying the root causes of high electricity prices across the entire electricity supply chain, and has now
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Western Australian's are invited to provide feedback on a State Government proposal to create a new independent advocacy role for Aboriginal people.A discussion paper released this week outlines two main roles for the position, including advocating for Aboriginal people's interests in government policy and performance, and strengthening government's accountability to
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The WA Defence Industry Capability Directory is an important tool that will be used to promote the Western Australian defence industry in Australia and overseas, and is the result of the defence industry capability assessment undertaken by TCF Services, on behalf of Defence West.The capability assessment, which was open to
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The South Asia strategy in Afghanistan has spawned intensified dialogue and a drop in Taliban violence, Army Gen. John W. Nicholson, commander of NATO’s Resolute Support mission and U.S. Forces – Afghanistan, told reporters.Speaking to Pentagon media via teleconference from Kabul, Afghanistan, the commander said the goal of the South Asia strategy
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U.S. Defense Secretary James N. Mattis has stressed the importance of the Indian Ocean region of U.S. Pacific Command’s area of responsibility and announced that the U.S. Defense Department is renaming the combatant command as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.Mattis made the announcement at the change-of-command ceremony where Navy Adm. Philip S. Davidson
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Health Minister Roger Cook has today announced Geraldton Health Campus is set to receive a new 64-slice, state-of-the-art CT scanner worth more than $500,000.The funding, secured under the Department of Health's Medical Equipment Replacement Program, was confirmed during the Minister's visit to the Mid-West region.Mr Cook also announced project planning
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Western Australia will host the Australian Women's Masters Hockey Championships later this year, and the Australian Men's Masters Hockey Championships in 2019, with both events being staged at hockey stadiums in Bunbury and Busselton.The events, which are run by Hockey Australia and supported by the City of Busselton and City
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Western Australia's potential to create jobs and revitalise regional economies by developing specialised trail towns will be the focus of a forum held today in Collie.Key decision makers from government, the not-for-profit sector and businesses will come together to discuss how Western Australia can capitalise on the growing trails industry
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The State Government intends to increase penalties for offenders who trespass on Public Transport Authority property, to reduce dangerous incidents.The proposed changes will make it easier for the PTA to impose harsher penalties on offenders, without entering into an often prolonged and costly court process.Most trespass offences are currently dealt
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Emergency Services Minister Francis Logan today opened the new Vincent Career Fire and Rescue Station that will boost the response to emergencies within the Perth central business district and surrounding areas.The $19 million facility will house specially trained firefighters who respond to a wide range of incidents, including high-rise building
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