Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says the government's contribution to the Great Eastern Highway upgrade in Western Australia is concrete proof it is spending enough on infrastructure in the mining state. Mr Swan also dismissed complaints by WA Premier … Read more at Ninemsn.

Engineering company Monadelphous Group says it has been awarded two new construction contracts in Western Australia worth about $150 million. The first contract was for BHP Billiton's petroleum business and involved structural, mechanical and piping … Read more at Ninemsn.

The pathology businesses were in NSW/Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and Western Australia, and had a combined annualised revenue of about $105 million, Sonic said in a statement on Wednesday. Sonic said the purchase would be funded through … Read more at Ninemsn.

WA today The case is baffling. Yesterday, 26-year-old Mr Mack's judge-only trial was due to start in the Supreme Court of Western Australia. However, it was adjourned after it was revealed Mr Mack is “assisting police” with their investigation.Autistic accused murderer 'assisting police'WA todayall 10 news articles » … Read more at Sydney Morning Herald.

Rallies will be held around the country tomorrow (Wednesday, May 16) to protest the outrageous use of police resources to crush community opposition to the proposed James Price Point gas industrial complex in Western Australia's Kimberley. … Read more at Green Left Weekly.

Rallies will be held around the country tomorrow (Wednesday, May 16) to protest the outrageous use of police resources to crush community opposition to the proposed James Price Point gas industrial complex in Western Australia's Kimberley. … Read more at Green Left Weekly.

Plans for prescribed burning in Western Australia will be scrutinised by an independent body before ignition, following the disastrous Margaret River bushfire last summer. The bushfire spread from a prescribed burn by the Department of Environment and … Read more at Ninemsn.

Autistic accused murderer 'assisting police'The trial of an autistic man due accused of murdering his stepmother has been adjourned because he is “assisting police” with their investigation. Brent Donald Mack, 26, was due to stand trial in the Supreme Court of Western Australia today, … Read more at Sydney Morning Herald.

WA can't afford wealth fund: businessWestern Australia cannot afford a sovereign wealth fund and will be financially straightjacketed if it is introduced by the Colin Barnett-led government, the state's peak business lobby group says. The Liberal leader last year said the state was … Read more at Ninemsn.

Four hikers who set off an emergency beacon in Western Australia's Stirling Ranges National Park last night are safe. The four men had been hiking for three days and were well equipped with food and water when they set off the distress beacon on Bluff … Read more at ABC Online.