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Matt Zis is The West Australian's Chief of Staff. He a long-time Perth news specialist who spent two decades as a reporter and editor at Community Newspaper Group, including 5 years as Editor in Chief overseeing 17 newspapers, before helping to launch PerthNow Local newspapers.

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Anthony Albanese’s Government has taken a further dip in the polls as economic pressures and the cost of war ring home for Australians.

Federal PoliticsCommentsAlbanese’s popularity takes a hit as cost of war rings home

Anthony Albanese’s Government has taken a further dip in the polls as economic pressures and the cost of war ring home for Australians.

Matt Zis

Police have issued a public warning as they investigate reports a stranger tried to lure a child away from basketball courts in Koondoola.

CrimeWA police warning: suspicious stranger approaches child

Police have issued a public warning as they investigate reports a stranger tried to lure a child away from basketball courts in Koondoola.

Matt Zis

Police allege another 17-year-old was behind the wheel and deliberately drove the Holden Commodore at him after a physical altercation in the driveway. 

CrimePremiumWA teen suffers ‘life threatening’ injuries after attack

A teenager was left fighting for life after being pinned against a house wall by a car on Saturday night.

Matt Zis

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been evacuated from The Lodge, his official Canberra residence, due to a safety threat.

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Albanese evacuated from The Lodge following safety threat

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been evacuated from The Lodge, his official Canberra residence, due to a safety threat.

Matt Zis

Police say the same man was responsible for two recent attempts to break into cash-dispensing ATMs in Perth’s north, including a failed heist inside a Balcatta shopping centre last week.

CrimePremiumATM wannabe thief charged after forklift robbery attempt

Police say the same man was responsible for two recent attempts to break into cash-dispensing ATMs in Perth’s north, including a failed heist inside a Balcatta shopping centre last week.

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Police say they had no option but to use lethal force against the man. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)

CRASHPremiumUte fells power pole in crash and roll on West Coast Hwy

A ute slammed into a power pole and rolled in an overnight crash that closed a stretch of West Coast Highway. 

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Freight & Trade Alliance head of business operations and industry group chair John Park.

FREIGHT FURORE PremiumFremantle Traffic Bridge closure runs smoothly... so far

WA’s freight industry has given itself a pat on the back after the closure of the Fremantle Traffic Bridge passed its first major test.

Cally Dupe, Brooke Rolfe and Matt Zis

The West Australian undertook a peak-hour drive from South Fremantle to North Fremantle to test the traffic.

TrafficCommentsUnexpected reality of Fremantle bridge closure revealed

We undertook a peak-hour drive from South Fremantle to North Fremantle to test the traffic. Here’s what we found.

Brooke Rolfe and Matt Zis

Carer Maddie Page said the family had been let down by the National Disability Insurance Scheme, stating the pair’s parents were their ‘biggest, fiercest supporters.’

WA NewsCarer leads heartbreaking tribute to brothers

A support worker who cared for the two boys who died in a suspected double murder-suicide in Mosman Park has led tributes to the brothers, who she said had captured her heart.

Oliver Lane and Matt Zis

An e-scooter rider has died after colliding with two vehicles at an intersection in Morley overnight.

E-scooter deathPremiumE-scooter rider dies after collision in Perth’s north

An e-scooter rider has died after colliding with two vehicles on Saturday night at an intersection in Morley.

Matt Zis

Authorities have announced a new quarantine zone for Perth as they try to manage the spread of the shot-hole borer.

WA NewsCommentsAll of Perth placed under new quarantine plan

The expansion of the quarantine zone starts today as part of significant changes to dealing with a destructive pest destroying WA’s trees.

Matt Zis

Change has swept across WA’s local government sector after voters sent packing a trio of respected metropolitan mayors while electing at least eight first-timers to rule their councils.

Local GovernmentCommentsPremiumNew blood sweeps WA council elections, three mayors outed

Change has swept across WA’s local government sector after voters sent packing a trio of respected metropolitan mayors while electing at least eight first-timers to rule their councils.

Matt Zis and Sophie Gannon