2016 NAIDOC Celebrations in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Photo by Martine Perret, supplied by Country Arts WA.
Sworn into power in March, the WA Premier Mark McGowan and his Treasurer Ben Wyatt handed down their first state budget last Thursday.
The tough budget includes a new payroll tax targeting firms with payrolls of $1.5 billion or more, and additional cuts to the public service, with 3000 positions to be axed this year. Given current debt levels, WA will remain in deficit until 2020-21, at which a point a surplus is expected to be recorded.