How did we get here? That’s the question State MPs were asking on Tuesdayas they reacted to the horrific injuries that were, allegedly, deliberately inflicted on Federal colleague Helen Haines.
Jessica Page
It’s not just ageing boomers who will suffer. We all will, as a result of the domino effect.
Expert advice is important, but is not an excuse to go slow. Not when the welfare of children is in any doubt.
Indigenous disadvantage is a sad fact in regional WA, but shouldn’t be tolerated.
The rule book used to include respect. That’s largely been thrown out the political window too.
The Premier has called the by-election defeat 10 days ago ‘bruising’ but Labor still appear mystified by what it means.
Labor will be desperate to avoid any more by-elections, as nervous ministers and backbenchers crunch One Nation’s numbers.
If Secret Harbour is vulnerable then they all are. A loss would be a wake-up call for Labor, that thought only the right side of politics was angry.
Electronic monitoring is giving WA’s worst criminals a ‘get out of a jail free’ card at taxpayers’ expense, and stretching police resources.
Until the PM defines what a ‘fair share’ for WA means, his current guarantee is worth diddly and squat.
No policy, no worries is One Nation’s strategy, while for Labor it appears to be a case of go low or go home with your tail between your legs. Whoever wins the Secret Harbour battle will have a pyrrhic victory.
Secret Harbour has been safe Labor territory, with a young, working class demographic. That’s why it will hurt so much if they lose it.
Labor doesn’t want to get involved in the unions’ fight — but the Sgt Schultz defence is hard to believe.
Iran’s footballers became the subject of a literal tug of war. Tony Burke’s presence made it political.
The winter strategy’s numbers don’t add up and that’s a problem for a Government that is belatedly playing catch-up on hospitals.
Building housing supply takes time. So in the meantime, the Federal Government must address demand.
The Clunes failed as parents, we all failed as neighbours and the systems; schools, NDIS and government failed to stop the Mosman Park tragedy.
The public transport cash splash that has been WA Labor’s election-winning hallmark could become a luxury this Government can’t afford.
Whether it was blissfully, or deliberately, ignorant of disrepair in some of Perth’s hospitals, the government has now been forced into action.
Labor did learn a lesson out of the election. It learnt that it can ride out this fish ban backlash. But the Government’s not off the hook.
WA has been slowest to act on a black market for vapes. But where there is a will there is a way.
The blood is on the hands of the father and son terrorists who pulled the triggers. But our leaders are culpable.
The Cook Government is blaming the dog for eating its homework. The legislative backlog was of its own making.
There’s no right to disconnect for politicians. But 19 weeks is not enough.
