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West Australian Government NewsWhy the advice?Thursday, 29 May 2008 - No analysis yet of why the view of the economists in the public service so unanimously provided Cabinet with the view that Fuel Watch was not such a good idea when the Labor politicians in Perth, who soon enough will face the judgment of voters on just such a scheme, would not dream of scrapping it. If it really did lead to higher prices it is a wonder that the people out west have not scared their politicians into putting Fuel Watch on the scrap heap. Perhaps the free market ideology of the government economists is prevalent as well in the Canberra press gallery. A two leader strategyThe Western Australian Liberal Party has come up with a novel approach to settling the leadership dispute between incumbent Troy Buswell and potential challenger Rob Johnson. On the official Party website both men are now designated as Leader of the Opposition.
I am grateful to my astute reader Mr Struggle Street for drawing this matter to my attention or the astuteness of the WA Party Branch might have escaped the wider attention it deserves. Bully boy ways (2)Friday, 2 May 2008 - Punishing the press is not just a Federal Labor phenomenon. They are pretty good at it over in Perth too. more That Troy Buswell is an awful snedgerThursday, 1 May 2008 - I can thank the Irish for help in finding a word to describe the eccentric sniffing habits of Western Australian Liberal Party Leader Troy Buswell. Apparently in County Cork the practice of sniffing bicycle seats after women riders alighted was prevalent enough for the word snedger to be coined and make the urban dictionary of slang. more Snedger's hard taskThursday, 1 May 2008 - That the influence of a newspaper on voting behaviour is not a simple one is well illustrated in Western Australia where the Perth daily The West Australian has been running a vicious campaign against the Labor administration for years now yet the opinion polls show the Party still well ahead of its Coalition opponents. more Sniffing the breeze in WAWednesday, 30 April 2008 - Things are hardly any better for the Coalition parties in West Australia where the bra snapping Liberal Party Leader Troy Buswell has managed a tear or two while fessing up to being a seat sniffer. This unique political practice is a radio talk show host's delight and will make it difficult for voters to take Mr Buswell seriously when the State election comes. more The wonderful hypocrisy of politicsWednesday, February 13, 2008 - Labor's national leader Kevin Rudd and company spent many words condemning the scandal of the millions spent on government advertising before his last election. In Western Australia, Labor Treasurer Eric Ripper as chairman of the Cabinet sub-committee on communication, has "urgently'' asked the expenditure review committee, which he chairs, for $5.25 million for the first half of this year and a further $10.75 million until July next year. more Sleaze Disappoints AgainMonday, 5th February 2007 - The danger of relying on the sleazy behaviour of a government as a way of winning an election was shown yet again at the weekend when the West Australian Labor Government had the rare distinction of increasing its vote at a by-election. more West Australia's Canberra EmbassySunday, 5th March, 2006 - The Government of West Australia is taking federal-state relations to a new level with the opening of a virtual WA Embassy in Canberra. The Department of Premier and Cabinet advertised on Saturday for "invitations to register interest" in becoming what it describes as "WA Intergovernmental Representatives". more West Australian's Slurs Get WorseSunday, 5th March, 2006 - The editor of The West Australian, Paul Armstrong, is clearly not in a mood for mitigating any damages that result from his paper's extraordinary attack on the Police and Justice Minister John D'Orazio. On the contrary, Mr Armstrong seems determined to make the defamation greater and to bring the Corruption and Crime Commission into his imaginary conspiracy. more The West Australian Newspaper Plays it RoughThursday, 23rd February, 2006 - Yesterday The West Australian published a savage and defamatory attack on the Police and Justice Minister John D'Orazio who it described as a "Godfather". Today the paper continued its misleading slurs with another page one headline suggesting that Mr D'Orazio is "part of a fresh probe" by the Corruption and Crime Commission. more Police Minister DefamedWednesday, 22nd February, 2006 - Hatred, ridicule and contempt. The words spring readily to mind when a man with an Italian name is called a Godfather. Put the word in a headline on page one of a state's only daily newspaper and apply it to the Police Minister and you really do have a defamation. The West Australian Police and Justice Minister John D'Orazio was the subject of just that treatment in The West Australian this morning. more New West Australian MinistryWednesday, 1st February, 2006 Premier Alan Carpenter will retain the crucial economic State Development portfolio as part of his new look 17-member State Cabinet unveiled today. New WA Ministry Signals End of Brian Burke ExileThursday, 2nd February, 2006 For many years a friendship with Brian Burke was a political kiss of death and no one suffered more than Norm Marlborough. The former fitter and turner turned union official entered the WA Legislative Assembly aged 40 at a by-election back in June 1986 when Mr Burke was at the height of his popularity. more Labor's New Style of BallotWednesday, 25th January, 2006 The Labor Party is fast perfecting a new way of holding a ballot. Instead of all getting together at a formal meeting and actually voting, members of parliament talk among themselves until a consensus emerges as to who would win if a vote was held. Then that person is unanimously declared the winner. So it was for Alan Carpenter who was anointed as Premier ... more
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