WA budget
Prison union says new correction facility ‘needed 10 years ago’
According to a government spokesperson, a long-term custodial infrastructure plan is progressing, including the expansions of Acacia and Casuarina prisons.
- Michael Philipps
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WA opposition slams state budget as ‘reckless and unsophisticated’
Shadow Treasurer Sandra Brewer gave the opposition’s official response to the 2026-27 state budget in parliament on Tuesday afternoon.
- Holly Thompson
WA drivers are getting a $100 top-up. Here’s how to claim it
Got questions about the fuel support payment, how to get it (and whether it actually needs to go to fuel?) WAtoday is here to help.
- Michael Philipps
A big box of Band-Aids: Advocacy groups weigh in on WA budget
See what WA advocacy groups and stakeholders think about the 2026-27 state budget.
- Indigo Lemay-Conway
- Opinion
- Bills
$100 will barely fill my tank, but I’ll take free money when its on offer
The headline of today’s budget was a novel $100 “fuel support payment” that will only just be enough to fill my the tank of my Ford Focus once with maybe enough left over to get a cheese and bacon traveller pie with sauce.
- Hamish Hastie
Burswood racetrack cost unmoved despite warnings over Iran conflict’s impact on construction
The estimated cost of the Perth Park remains unchanged in Thursday’s budget papers, with $104 million to be spent by June and $113.5 million to be spent next year.
- Hamish Hastie
Saffioti takes aim at rate hike as housing takes centre stage in WA budget
West Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti claims the government’s big spend on housing will not further inflate house prices, despite the housing crisis being firmly in the budget’s sights this year.
- Michael Philipps
Your five-minute guide to the winners and losers in this year’s WA budget
We break down all the winners and losers from this year’s state budget, including a $100 fuel payment, and the return of student allowances.
- Holly Thompson
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- Perth
WA drivers get $100 to top up their tanks under $1 billion of budget sweeteners
Every West Australian driver will receive a $100 “fuel support payment”, as the state posted its eighth straight operating surplus of $3.5 billion.
- Hamish Hastie
What we know about this year’s WA budget
WAtoday takes a look at the major money spending that has already been allocated by Premier Roger Cook and his cabinet before the official budget is set out on Thursday.
- Michael Philipps