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Is this white elephant COVID centre about to become WA's newest prison? (opens the original)
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WA's Justice Department has signed an $87,000 contract with architects as it explores the "potential repurposing" of a Perth quarantine centre as a prison. The Bullsbrook facility has only been used to quarantine people once since it was built, and is being eyed as a way to help deal with overcrowding in WA's jails. WA's corrective services minister says the state government is considering "all possible options". The conversion of WA's COVID-era quarantine centre into a prison could be one step
Brick shortage prompts $4 million sweetener to get factory reopened (opens the original)
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Western Australia's state government will pay up to $4 million to Austral Bricks to reopen its plant in the state. The Sydney-based company shut down its WA factory mid-2023, and the only other manufacturer, Midland Brick, has struggled to keep up with demand. WA Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti said the funding was an example of the government jumping in to address the needs of critical industries. Western Australian taxpayers will fork out up to $4 million to restart a second brick making facility
Fighting a $3 million payout, the state of WA tried to have its cake and eat it too (opens the original)
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The Western Australian government was trying to have its cake and eat it too when it walked into the Court of Appeal last week. Child sexual abuse survivor Dion Barber was last year awarded nearly $3 million in compensation for abuse he suffered while in state care in the 1980s and 1990s. The government wanted to argue it was too much, or shouldn’t have been given at all — a case even the most talented politician wouldn't be able to sell to the public. It paid Mr Barber's compensation in full an
Local government inspector launches probe into City of Perth (opens the original)
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Western Australia's Local Government Inspector has launched another inquiry into the City of Perth. Tony Brown says there are "fractured working relationships and ongoing governance issues" at the city. The inquiry is expected to last three months and its findings will be made public. Dysfunction at the City of Perth is set to be investigated further, with the local government watchdog launching an inquiry into the problem-plagued council. Local Government Inspector Tony Brown said the inquiry w
'Bad language, threats': WA politicians have had enough of copping it online (opens the original)
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The political arena has never been for the faint of heart, but social media has taken what elected officials have to contend with to a whole other level. It's an issue Labor, the Liberals and One Nation have grappled with this week, each in their own way. Western Australia's Liberal MP Andrew Hastie declared war on One Nation over an online cartoon that dubbed the former Special Air Service (SAS) officer a "traitor" for giving evidence in a defamation case against SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith.
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