Jessica Page

State Political Editor 🗞️ @westaustralian 📺 @7newsaustralia | ❤️ Mum-of-2 in my spare time ❤️

[Jessica Page @JessicaPage7]

Reposting and pinning as my only comment in the wake of the proposed NDIS overhaul ⬇️
Ensuring 2.0 is both sustainable AND kinder won't be easy.
Don't lose sight of the people running their own race.
https://t.co/tM5bBomhK8

[Andrew Greene @AndrewBGreene]

Sometimes it just has to be said. Committee Chair @SenRaffCiccone says what most people watching senate estimates were thinking

[The West Australian @westaustralian]

A teenager’s 116 hours in limbo in ED has exposed a mental health system in crisis, with hospital bosses admitting the system failed her. READ HERE: https://t.co/1VvGyiIKef

[Andrew Greene @AndrewBGreene]

Orange is the new blue? (via @JessicaPage7) https://t.co/bIPrANf1KP

[Jessica Page @JessicaPage7]

Mark Butler: “I want to stress that our primary responsibility as a government, obviously, is to keep our community safe and healthy. We also have a responsibility to those passengers, to bring them home and to protect them from any risk, no matter how small.”

[Jessica Page @JessicaPage7]

Breaking: 6 passengers from the Hantevirus-hit cruise ship will quarantine in Bullsbrook, after their repatriation flight lands in Perth tomorrow.
The 4 Aust citizens, 1 permanent resident and 1NZ will spend at least 3 weeks at the quarantine ctr that was built during h Covid

[Sussan Ley @sussanley]

Media Statement on Farrer By-election

[The West Australian @westaustralian]

The front page of Friday's The West Australian.

[Jessica Page @JessicaPage7]

Rita Saffioti has revealed a $3.5BILLION surplus and a $100 fuel handout for every driver (that can be spent on anything, anywhere).
Is it enough? @westaustralian

https://t.co/hA92Qth7nt

[The West Australian @westaustralian]

A $297 million tax package can be revealed as Rita Saffioti’s final Budget pitch to first homebuyers as part of a $4.7 billion spending spree on housing. READ HERE: https://t.co/0JBNOt1j8P

[The West Australian @westaustralian]

Anthony Albanese has all-but ruled out a new tax on gas, declaring there are currently no ‘windfall profits’ after anti-gas activists disrupted his appearance at an industry event in Perth.

Read the full story in comments.
https://t.co/gnsz1bMKmg

[Jessica Page @JessicaPage7]

My column today is personal ⬇️
The NDIS needs to be fixed, dithering has made the financial mess worse, but the criteria needs to be sorted before causing mass panic

[Jessica Page @JessicaPage7]

Three anti-gas activists have disrupted PM Albanese’s event in Perth, they were quickly pulled off stage and escorted out
after walking in - plain clothes - with no security check @westaustralian

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

Using the Pentagon podium to lash out at journalists in extreme biblical terms is unprecedented, misguided, and frankly wrong on the substance. Ever since Sunday School Catholic classes, I have been well aware of the Scribes and the Pharisees. They were the bad guys against Jesus, the good guy… in current U.S. good v evil war parlance. Bearing witness to the truth is what we journalists are commanded to do, without fear nor favor.
I am also well aware of the Ten Commandments, and therefore urge any government radical anywhere, to follow the 9th… against bearing false witness.
And finally an observation: the current Secretary of War, f/k/a Defence, left the military with the rank of Major. I recall my dogtag in the first Gulf war had the rank of major... the very same rank. Just sayin’!

[Latika M Bourke @latikambourke]

CEASEFIRE

Trump on Truth Social: "I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a double-sided CEASEFIRE."

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

The president of the United States, 8:06 am ET, threatens Iran: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.“

[Latika M Bourke @latikambourke]

I checked, it's real.

[Roger Cook @RogerCookMLA]

WA’s weekly fuel update for Friday, 3 April 2026.

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

I joined over 40 countries on a call on the Strait of Hormuz as part of Australia’s support for international efforts to reopen the critical waterway. I thank @YvetteCooperMP for convening the meeting with representatives from every continent, and organisations including @IMOHQ.

[Andrew Greene @AndrewBGreene]

Breaking: Federal Liberal Party Director Andrew Hirst has resigned: "It has been an enormous honour to serve as Federal Director for close to nine years" https://t.co/5SzoOtFPlc

[Jim Chalmers MP @JEChalmers]

BREAKING: We've secured a deal that will deliver an extra 6c a litre of petrol price relief for Australians, to add to the 26c we delivered earlier this week.

Today the states and territories have agreed to provide another $400M of fuel relief, through an additional cut to the fuel excise for three months, saving you an extra 6c per litre.

This is on top of halving the fuel excise, bringing our total relief to 32c per litre every time you fill up.