Politics
Western Australia
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ALP
How Scarborough pool laps changed John Quigley’s mind on retirement
After weeks of speculation WA’s attorney-general, and its oldest and most colourful MP has confirmed his retirement. But he’s not quite done with law reform.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Net Zero Perth
Perth climate voters get MP on board with net-zero ‘vision for future’
The teal independent, who is glad to be free of “party ideologies”, says her constituents’ action and work will help her advocate for them at a federal level.
- by Hamish Hastie
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WA election
Clan-aligned WA Liberals candidates to duke it out for winnable upper house spot
Anthony Spagnolo and Phil Twiss have both nominated themselves for the WA Liberals’ east metro ticket, which was vacated after the retirement of MP Donna Faragher last month.
- by Hamish Hastie
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WA Parliament
Time’s running out for Roger Cook to tell us what he stands for
After Steven Bradbury-ing his way into the state’s top gig after the shock retirement of Mark McGowan, Cook has struggled to emerge from McGowan’s shadow.
- by Hamish Hastie
Touch WA’s GST and suffer the political consequences: Saffioti
Saffioti delivered the warning amid warnings of more cost blowouts to the deal, and state opposition claims that the Albanese government might renege on it.
- by Hamish Hastie
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ALP
Johnston lieutenant shaping up as his replacement in Cannington
Ron Sao was former mining minister Bill Johnston’s chief of staff when Johnston announced his retirement. His preselection would maintain Labor’s status quo.
- by Hamish Hastie
Game on: WA’s biggest union’s move into politics official as party reaches 500-member quota
The Australian Nursing Federation WA hopes support from its more than 40,000 members will transfer to the new party, called Nurses and Midwives WA.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Gun control
‘Tempting targets’: WA Police reveal their gun map PR stunt could have increased firearm crime
“Maps identifying the locations and concentrations of firearm owners provide bad-faith actors with information on tempting targets, increasing the risk of home invasion, theft, and ultimately, firearms-related offences,” WA Police’s own Freedom of Information officer said.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Political lobbying
Burke’s tip to Basil: Cull the Clan or go nowhere with the Libs
When asked what he spoke to Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas about, the former premier said it related to the Liberals’ powerbroking faction known as the Clan.
- by Hamish Hastie
Feel like your emergency department visit lasted forever? You are not alone
WA is the worst in the nation when it comes to seeing urgent patients on time, well below the national average of 58 per cent.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Live exports
RSPCA urges sheep and cattle stuck off WA coast be offloaded before heatwave
The ship was bound for the Middle East but as it neared the region it was turned away because of safety concerns due to Houthi rebels’ attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
- by Hamish Hastie