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The supposed economic bonanza from WA’s tourism cash splash doesn’t add up, but don't expect any semblance of transparency of it.

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WA economy not reaping rewards of Labor’s tourism splurge

The constant public criticism of the Cook Government’s spending priorities must be starting to bite. 

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Many Australians have lost faith in parliamentarians.

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Failures across political spectrum have voters losing faith

No wonder most Australians have lost faith in parliamentarians who appear more interested in playing politics for electoral advantage than fixing our problems.

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WA bans uranium mining. So why is Labor funding it?

Why would the Cook Government give hundreds of thousands of dollars to a mining company to explore for uranium when Labor has an effective ban on uranium mining in WA? 

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Premier Roger Cook and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Henderson.

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Cook and Zempilas reduced to bit players in Secret Harbour

The big secret in Secret Harbour - the one some people apparently don’t want to know - is that today’s by-election for a seat in the WA Parliament isn’t really about State issues at all.

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Paul Murray

Labor candidate for Secret Harbour Georgia Tree with Premier Roger Cook.

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Cook Government deluded in claiming credit for rail line

In hitting the panic button over One Nation’s soaring popularity, Cook went down a well-worn path of telling fibs about the southern rail link.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail in Western Australia.

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Retreat on energy policy shows incompetence and delusion

In case anyone missed it, that was the Cook Government waving a big white flag of defeat over Labor’s flawed energy policies on the front page of the Sunday Times last weekend. 

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

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If Hanson wants power, we need to be shown the plan

If Pauline Hanson’s supporters think One Nation is a genuine party of government, then she has to be measured by the same metrics as any other political leader.

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Paul Murray

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi appearing with PM Anthony Albanese at Melbourne meets Modi at Marvel Stadium.

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Albo’s willing embrace of the irrational and unforgiveable

Labor’s once-every-three-years national conference is expected to dodge meaningful debate on two of the government’s most significant shortcomings.

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Paul Murray

Andy Burnham, Labour MP for Makerfield, takes a "Selfie" with the Parliamentary Labour Party.

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Burnham the ‘messiah’ for Britain with no solution

Britain is going through a slow-motion bloodless coup that points ominously to the continuing deterioration of the established system of western democracy.

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Paul Murray

Footballers Christian Panucci, Edgar Davids, Christian Vieri, and Simone Barone, pictured with Minister Reece Whitby and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti (centre).

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Why is Rita silent on wasteful Italian soccer ‘coup’?

If Rita Saffioti’s festival of Italian football was such a good idea, why do WA taxpayers need to subsidise the air fares of those wealthy enough to come from outside the State to watch it?

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Love it or loathe it, Pauline Hanson’s composure during the protest banner stunt at the National Press Club spoke loudly to the One Nation leader’s single-minded focus and authenticity.

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Hanson unconvincing, but her rivals’ idiocy lets her shine

Love it or loathe it, Pauline Hanson’s composure during the protest banner stunt at the National Press Club spoke loudly to the One Nation leader’s single-minded focus and authenticity.

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Paul Murray

Albanese needs to get ready for a long debate on immigrations chaos that he can't win.

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Migrant deluge the political litmus test, who will win?

Albanese’s truculence and the rise of One Nation have set the scene for a long pre-election debate about migration that Labor can’t win. 

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Jim Chalmers has destroyed his credibility with the Budget.

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Treasurer’s Budget lament: Good thing, where have you gone?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has a catch-cry when he is in spin mode — which is just about all the time — to describe passing political events as ‘a good thing’.

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It’s show time for One Nation. The Budget was an important opportunity for the party to put policy meat on the bones of discontent. It needed to be more than slogans.

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Why Labor needs to be wary of rise of One Nation

It’s show time for One Nation. The Budget was an important opportunity for the party to put policy meat on the bones of discontent. It needed to be more than slogans. 

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Paul Murray

Labor loves cutting ribbons and slashing public transport fares but hates talking about the cost

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Taxpayers are being taken for a ride by Labor

When government ministers blow their own trumpet, they need to make sure they are using their mouths and not just any old orifice that expels gas.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen.

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Fossil fool: Chris Bowen blind to nation’s critical reliance

Does Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen not read his own department’s reports that detail Australia’s critical reliance on fossil fuels?

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Mark McGowan.

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Mark McGowan, WA’s fuel crisis is all your fault

If BP and our politicians could turn back time, would WA still have an oil refinery at Kwinana?

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Paul Murray

Senator Pauline Hanson addresses the Minerals Council of Australia conference in Canberra regarding support for investment in the Australian minerals industry and related issues.

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The orange crush threatening to suffocate the Libs

Angry and disaffected voters attracted to Hanson are unwittingly gifting power to Labor. This is how conservatives can fight back.

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Nothing pressure-tests a nation’s internal systems like war.

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War has put government deficiencies in crosshairs

Nothing pressure-tests a nation’s internal systems like war.

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Energy Minster Amber Jade Sanderson.

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Labor quietly admits defeat in fight against coal stations

After a long wait, Amber-Jade Sanderson’s capitulation over Labor’s failing renewable energy transition away from coal-fired power was meek. 

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One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson.

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One Nation rises when everyone else in on the nose

More Australian voters are leaning towards Pauline Hanson and One Nation but electoral consequences are murky.

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Anthony Albanese has found an unlikely ally in Colin Barnett on GST mess.

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Albo finds an unlikely ally in Colin Barnett on GST disaster

Ex-WA Premier Colin Barnett has offered up a sound solution to bail out the PM amid disaster GST mess.

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Smiths Beach near Yallingup.

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EPA’s bizarre backflips must face scrutiny

It would be a considerable understatement to say that the Environmental Protection Authority struggled to approve the highly contentious Smiths Beach land development proposal.

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Paul Murray

Government spending is at a four-decade high outside of COVID.

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Chalmers’ relentless spin is insulting Australian families

Paul Murray: We’re all tired of Jim Chalmers flashing a schoolboy grin while he throws out excuses in an attempt to avoid responsibility for the harm his economic policies are causing.

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