St John of God Health Care will stop operating maternity services at its Bunbury Hospital next month, citing a staff shortage in delivering private obstetric care in regional areas.

The boss of a rapidly expanding Western Australian regional airline wants to unlock Broome’s potential as a home for the Pilbara’s fly-in, fly-out miners.

A second budget in the black will deliver a near $10 billion surplus as well as cost-of-living relief for struggling Australians dealing with increasing prices.

Matt Fulton knew he’d face some urgent challenges when he was named acting chief executive of the Western Australian Institute of Sport last October, beginning on November 1.

Miners hope to be big winners Lithium and nickel miners that lobbied for tax breaks are set to be among the big budget winners as the Albanese government tries to shore up its ‘‘made in Australia’’ plans. The Fin Surplus of $9.3b, then a sea of red ink