Government & Policy Guide
Tracking the decisions that shape life in Perth — budgets, policy, planning and local government.
Canberra's latest budget delivers mixed fortunes for Perth, with major transit upgrades offset by modest household relief measures that fall short of addressing WA's rising living costs.
Western Australia's three Perth-based federal seats face a critical reshuffle as national Labor struggles in key battlegrounds, with local voters in suburbs like Bayswater and Karawara now firmly in play.
Australia's building crisis worsens as the government falls behind, intensifying Perth's affordability crisis and straining local markets.
Federal enforcement tightens with penalties doubling for companies breaching Australia's social media age restriction rules.
South Australia is planning to overhaul speed limits and age restrictions for e-bikes and e-scooters, moves that may influence Western Australian policy makers.
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