Rita Saffioti
AustraliapoliticianFemale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Rita Saffioti is the Western Australia Minister for Sport and Recreation, known for her role in supporting the state's sports initiatives and infrastructure. She has been influential in the announcement of the NRL's new expansion team, the Perth Bears, by securing state funding to support the team's establishment, highlighting her commitment to enhancing the sporting landscape in Western Australia.
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All but West Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti favour either dumping or dramatically changing the GST deal.
Productivity Commission report to label Scott Morrison-era arrangement a $60 billion failureAustralia· 2026-08-08
Rita Saffioti is the then Transport Minister mentioned in the context of the land-swap deal.
Secret tape exposes land-swap deal for ‘toxic’ wasteAustralia· 2026-07-22
In an email from Transport Minister Rita Saffioti’s media advisor, who was sent questions over the alleged soil transfer.
Andrew Hastie in court as businessman sues over ‘toxic soil’ claimsAustralia· 2026-07-20
The state’s acting premier, Rita Saffioti, was briefed on Glynn's arrest.
Perth man charged with racial harassment for alleged post backing Bondi attack | Bondi beach terror attack
United Kingdom· 2025-12-25
Acting Western Australia premier Rita Saffioti reported that a community member recognized Mr Glynn's online post was not right and reported it to police.
Australian man charged after endorsing Bondi attack had weapons stockpile, police sayUnited Kingdom· 2025-12-24
Rita Saffioti is the WA treasurer who supports the GST deal for funding transport needs in her state.
Why councils, states don’t fix things they’re supposed toAustralia· 2025-11-17
Western Australia’s Treasurer Rita Saffioti says the division of health and aged care responsibilities is a glaring problem.
Australia tax grab $1 trillion but federation reform needed to fix housing crisis, living standards, health fundingAustralia· 2025-11-16
Rita Saffioti is the WA Sport and Recreation Minister.
Perth Bears; West Coast Eagles; Fremantle DockersAustralia· 2025-06-01
