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Budget billions helps cashed-up state lead debt battle

Budget billions helps cashed-up state lead debt battle

A seventh surplus budget for the nation's richest state sets it apart from other jurisdictions as it enjoys the lowest debt levels in the country.

Affordable houses needed as investors get rentals break

Affordable houses needed as investors get rentals break

Affordable houses needed as investors get rentals break

Affordable houses needed as investors get rentals break

Tax concessions for build-to-rent developments have been extended, in a move that has been welcomed by industry figures.

Budget billions to 'fortify' state against global chaos

Budget billions to 'fortify' state against global chaos

Budget billions to 'fortify' state against global chaos

Budget billions to 'fortify' state against global chaos

Australia's richest state has unveiled a $2.5 billion budget windfall as the WA government spends big to protect itself against global turmoil.

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After-hours GPs, tax relief pitch in budget reply

After-hours GPs, tax relief pitch in budget reply

A Liberal state government would fund GP clinics to keep their doors open longer, an opposition leader has told parliament in his budget reply speech.

Prepare for lift off: airport city scores $800m pledge

Prepare for lift off: airport city scores $800m pledge

A sizeable budget investment in essential services for what is envisioned to be a thriving area around Australia's newest airport will help it launch soon.

Red carpet rolled out to lure Hollywood amid tariffs

Red carpet rolled out to lure Hollywood amid tariffs

One state is promising a blockbuster in its upcoming budget with $100 million earmarked to build a state-of-the-art studio for Hollywood hits and local films.

Heartbroken mum urges free vaccines for deadly disease

Heartbroken mum urges free vaccines for deadly disease

After watching her son die in a few hours, a grieving parent is lobbying a state government to help prevent the disease that killed him.

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'We need your help': premier's call to business leaders

'We need your help': premier's call to business leaders

'We need your help': premier's call to business leaders

'We need your help': premier's call to business leaders

Business leaders have been urged to pressure coalition MPs to fix a virtually insolvent insurance scheme protecting one in four Australian workers.

Vance downplays row between Trump, 'emotional guy' Musk

Vance downplays row between Trump, 'emotional guy' Musk

Vance downplays row between Trump, 'emotional guy' Musk

Vance downplays row between Trump, 'emotional guy' Musk

US Vice President JD Vance has sought to downplay Elon Musk's criticism of the president as an "emotional guy" who became frustrated.

Steelworks sale on track despite hit on state budget

Steelworks sale on track despite hit on state budget

Steelworks sale on track despite hit on state budget

Steelworks sale on track despite hit on state budget

The sale of a steelworks is tracking better than expected after a state government handed down its no frills budget.

Opposition rules out deal on superannuation tax change

Opposition rules out deal on superannuation tax change

Opposition rules out deal on superannuation tax change

Opposition rules out deal on superannuation tax change

The coalition has signed off on opposing the government's proposal to increase taxes on super balances above $3 million, labelling it unfair.

Liberal premier in crosshairs, fresh election possible

Liberal premier in crosshairs, fresh election possible

Liberal premier in crosshairs, fresh election possible

Liberal premier in crosshairs, fresh election possible

A Liberal state could be heading for a fresh election, with its minority premier vowing to fight on in the face of a no-confidence motion he is set to lose.

Credit rating downgrade cost unknown for debt-hit state

Credit rating downgrade cost unknown for debt-hit state

Credit rating downgrade cost unknown for debt-hit state

Credit rating downgrade cost unknown for debt-hit state

No research has been done on how much interest repayments on spiralling state debt would soar from a possible credit rating downgrade.

Jails funded as DV services stretched to breaking point

Jails funded as DV services stretched to breaking point

Jails funded as DV services stretched to breaking point

Jails funded as DV services stretched to breaking point

A $500 million spend after "years of neglect" will help victim-survivors of domestic violence but the sector says costs are still not being covered

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Tax reprieve for farmers as drought declared statewide

Drought has taken root across an entire state, paving the way for all farmers to receive a brief discount from a controversially hiked tax.

Unions flag walk offs over 'Musk-like' saving measures

Potential state government-owned business sales and public sector job cuts have earned the ire of peak union and social bodies.

Liberal debt to double, state companies face sell-off

A state government is hanging its hat on potential asset sales and a public sector "efficiency unit" as means to pay down ballooning budget debt.

Stamp duty exemption plan reheated for first homebuyers

First homebuyers would be exempt from paying stamp duty on $1 million homes as a major party in one state tries to woo Millennials and Generation Z voters.

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Cow manure delivery stunt lands MPs in steaming mess

An opposition leader continues to refuse to condemn a cow manure stunt in state parliament, as two MPs are referred to a body that investigates misconduct.

Premier denies ticketless fares revamp is off the rails

A completion delay and cost blowout on ticketless public transport fares for commuters doesn't mean the overhaul has hit the skids, a premier insists.

Leader refuses to condemn Liberals' cow manure stunt

Liberals are making no apologies to a state premier after a farmer dropped cow poo outside her parliament office amid a budget day protest.

Debt piles up as public service faces $3b budget cut

Taxpayers are set to foot the bill as interest on debt eats a $29-million-a-day hole in a state budget, despite public service job cuts and higher tax revenue.

'Scrap the tax': angry firies, farmers shut down CBD

An expanded tax has united firefighters, farmers and home owners from across one state, with thousands descending on a parliament to protest against the move.

'Wafer-thin' budget surplus won't fix debt problem

One unforeseen event would likely erode a state's long-awaited return to surplus, as its treasurer attempts to tame mounting debt in her first budget.

Budget sweeteners roll on as debt cloud circles state

Public transport will become free for all children across one state in a major cost-of-living sweetener that will test its strained budget.

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