The Latest Breaking News from Reece Whitby

There are fears Western Australia's south coast abalone sector could be devastated by restrictions flagged as part of the creation of a controversial marine park.

Western Australia's restrictions on Good Friday alcohol sales need to be modernised, according to the minister tasked with overseeing the state's liquor laws.

WA fishers say the sanctuary zones flagged for a new marine park intended to rival the Great Barrier Reef could spell the end of local commercial fishing.

Takeaway alcohol sales could be banned on Sundays and Mondays, as the liquor regulator seeks a raft of restrictions.

Western Australia's gaming minister defends keeping the final word over who is appointed to the state's Gaming and Wagering Commission, which regulates the casino, as he presents the government's response to last year's royal commission.

The Environmental Protection Authority says there are likely to be opportunities for Woodside Energy to seek more substantial reductions in greenhouse gases at its Pluto gas plant in the Pilbara this decade.

Western Australia's government will take immediate steps to roll out a banned drinkers register to the crime-affected tourist town of Carnarvon.

Non-compostable takeaway coffee cups will be banned from sale in Western Australia by March 2024 as the state government cracks down on single-use plastics.

WA is set to legislate emissions reduction targets in its push towards net zero, but there are warnings it could be business as usual for the state's big polluters for at least the next decade.

Western Australia will legislate its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 but the government is no closer to revealing economy-wide interim targets.

WA's environment minister concedes the government has set a high bar with its emissions reduction target, given the state's heavy reliance on high-emitting industries like mining, resources and agriculture.