Holly Thompson
Holly Thompson is a journalist with WAtoday, specialising in education and the environment.
- Analysis
- One Nation
Perth MPs in One Nation’s sights hit back as Hanson show leaves town
Pauline Hanson put two Perth seats firmly in One Nation’s sights during her whirlwind visit to Perth this week. Their sitting Labor MPs aren’t concerned.
- Holly Thompson and Michael Philipps
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A state-first trial was trying to save WA’s prized reefs, until a cyclone threatened months of hard work
Millions of coral eggs and embryos during two separate spawning events – one in Exmouth and the other in Coral Bay – to save the reefs after a mass bleaching event. But Cyclone Narelle threatened to derail the project.
- Holly Thompson
A Woodside report promised thousands of Browse jobs. New analysis tells another story
Climate Integrity’s analysis claimed the commissioned report inflated the economic benefits of the project, including “cherry-picking” job figures while ignoring destruction elsewhere.
- Holly Thompson
The ‘risky’ plan to take 31,000 Olympic swimming pools from beneath WA’s largest river
The state government says the draft plan to increase groundwater extraction is science-based and supportive of both industry and the environment. These experts are not convinced.
- Holly Thompson
The simple shift that unlocked thousands of ‘hidden’ WA construction workers
A Perth builder is offering flexible hours for parents. The overwhelming response has exposed a massive blind spot in the industry.
- Holly Thompson
WA public schools hit ‘grim milestone’ as student numbers boom
The 2026-27 budget shows the state government expects to spend more than $350 million over the forward estimates on increasing capacity.
- Holly Thompson
- Updated
- Gas
Unlikely allies and ‘blackmail’ claims as WA premier raises spectre of fracking the Kimberley
Premier Roger Cook said WA had a “Browse-sized hole” in its future energy needs, and has claimed that without it, fracking in the Kimberley could be on the table.
- Michael Philipps and Holly Thompson
WA is spending another $4.8m to manage the shot-hole borer. Councils say it’s ‘deeply concerning’
The 2026-27 state budget promised a further $4.8 million to help manage the pest over the next four years. Local governments say that is nowhere near enough.
- Holly Thompson
How will Chalmers’ tax changes impact WA’s ‘original startup’?
Concerns that changes will stem investment in mineral exploration projects because they are considered higher risk have been floating around in the industry since the possibility of reform was made public.
- Holly Thompson
AI cameras continue to catch WA drivers pulling ‘insane’ stunts
During a budget estimates hearing on Wednesday morning, Police and Road Safety Minister Reece Whitby has slammed a “hard core of drivers” who continue to do the wrong thing on the roads, putting lives at risk.
- Holly Thompson