Roger Cook
AustraliapoliticianMale6.5Global Dominance: 0.01%Roger Cook is the Premier of Western Australia who has been in the news for his urgent warnings regarding Tropical Cyclone Zelia, describing it as a dangerous and unpredictable system that poses significant risks to the residents of the Pilbara region.
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WA Premier Roger Cook revealed that his state would 'bid hard' for the rights.
Melbourne, Brisbane join race to host 2028 NRL grand finalAustralia· 2026-08-11
Roger Cook is the WA Labor Premier who warned against voting for One Nation.
Liberal MP faces mounting pressure from One Nation in Canning as party ramps up national expansionAustralia· 2026-08-08
West Australia Premier Roger Cook has revealed the state will 'bid hard' for the 2028 NRL grand final if a scheduling clash with Pope Leo XIV’s Sydney visit forces the game to move its showpiece event.
Perth to come to the rescue if Pope forces NRL grand final to relocateAustralia· 2026-08-08
WA Premier Roger Cook was present at the jersey unveiling event for the Perth Bears.
Mal Meninga unveils red and black jersey for inaugural NRL seasonAustralia· 2026-08-07
WA Premier Roger Cook expressed concern about any disruption to industry in the Pilbara.
Miners in Pilbara to strike for first time in 40 years over BHP pay disputeAustralia· 2026-07-08
WA Premier Roger Cook stated that the statue of Nicky Winmar would be removed following his conviction.
Nicky Winmar statue to be removed from Western Australia Optus Stadium after being found guilty of assault in Bendigo Magistrates’ CourtAustralia· 2026-07-03
Albanese has already had discussions with the chair of the Council of Federation, Premier Roger Cook.
Tapering the right thing, prime minister says in defence of $400m in fuel reliefAustralia· 2026-06-21
Roger Cook is the other Labor premier affected by the budget's widespread unpopularity.
Business groups are howling over the budget, and it’s getting messyAustralia· 2026-05-28
Premier Roger Cook provided further details of the alleged terrorist plot at a press conference.
Man arrested over alleged ‘white supremacist ideology’ terrorist plotAustralia· 2026-02-27
Premier Roger Cook expressed gratitude for the prevention of the alleged bomb detonation at the rally.
Accused Invasion Day rally terrorist identified after suppression order liftedAustralia· 2026-02-17
Roger Cook is the current WA Premier who attended Tim Picton's memorial.
Tim Picton’s accused attacker claims Labor figure hit on 18-year-old cousin before nightclub assaultAustralia· 2026-02-13
Roger Cook stated that the coroner would decide on the initiation of an investigation.
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Hungary· 2026-02-05
WA Premier Roger Cook praised Austin's extraordinary effort in rescuing his family.
Hero teenager swims 4km to rescue family stranded in ocean off DunsboroughAustralia· 2026-02-03
West Australian Premier Roger Cook said 'we can't let hate win'.
Australian PM says man who allegedly tried to bomb rally deserves 'full force of law'
United Kingdom· 2026-01-28Roger Cook described the incident in Perth as 'completely unacceptable' and emphasized the importance of respect for differing views.
Perth plaza evacuated after man throws device into crowdUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-26
Premier Roger Cook said the loss would be felt deeply across WA and Australia, offering condolences to Picton's family.
Tributes flow for WA Labor election mastermind after death following alleged ‘coward-punch’Australia· 2026-01-19
Roger Cook is leading reform proposals for national cabinet.
Australia launches biggest gun buyback in 30 years after Bondi beach terror attack | Gun controlUnited Kingdom· 2025-12-19
Western Australian Premier Roger Cook opened Australia's first energy recovery facility, the Kwinana Energy Recovery facility.
Energy-from-waste facility sparks health, pollution and Aboriginal cultural heritage concernsAustralia· 2025-12-07
Albanese, siding with WA Labor premier Roger Cook, ruled out any concessions.
Labor minister delivers environment protection reformsAustralia· 2025-11-26
Roger Cook is the WA premier who is planning to fight any changes to the GST system.
Why councils, states don’t fix things they’re supposed toAustralia· 2025-11-17
WA Premier Roger Cook and his treasurer Rita Saffioti came to Canberra to defend their share of the GST.
Australia tax grab $1 trillion but federation reform needed to fix housing crisis, living standards, health fundingAustralia· 2025-11-16
West Australian Premier Roger Cook scuppered the Environment Protection Act following vigorous lobbying against the bill from the mining industry.
Labor will force developers to protect wildlife – but it needs the Coalition’s helpAustralia· 2025-10-19
WA Premier Roger Cook described the allegations as particularly disturbing and emphasized the need for acceptable behavior.
Osborne Park Football Club evicted by City of Stirling after player dresses in ‘distasteful’ Silly Sunday costumeAustralia· 2025-10-08
Western Australia Premier Roger Cook said that Western Australia Police were alerted to the case while conducting welfare checks.
Optus was warned twice about outage to Triple-0, which is linked to four deaths
New Zealand· 2025-09-21
Western Australia Premier Roger Cook says a fourth person has died as a result of the call failures.
What happened in the 32 hours after a customer told Optus Triple Zero wasn’t workingAustralia· 2025-09-20West Australian Premier Roger Cook said he was urgently seeking more information from the telco.
Three deaths linked to Triple Zero failure after network upgradeAustralia· 2025-09-19
WA Premier Roger Cook successfully lobbied Albanese to abandon a deal with the Greens last term.
Albanese asks ‘Mr Fix-it’ to conduct overhaulAustralia· 2025-08-25
Roger Cook will be hosted at North Sydney oval.
Mestrov to meet Trbojevic brothers amid simmering tension at ManlyAustralia· 2025-08-23
WA Premier Roger Cook stated that Wilga was in good hands after her rescue.
Backpacker plans to gain back the 12kg she lost in WA outbackAustralia· 2025-07-15
Premier Roger Cook stated that Wilga would remain in the hospital for a few more nights as her condition improves.
German backpacker releases statement after rescue from Western Australia’s outbackAustralia· 2025-07-14