GOVERNOR Stirling Tower's reputation as a haven for the national Liberal Party faithful appears secure following two key state government staffers' decisions to step away from high-profile roles.
WESTERN Australians are often accused of being behind the times when it comes to regulations governing retail shopping hours, but national lawmakers aren’t beyond of bit that themselves.
IT is with some trepidation that I leap in to defend politicians & allowances in the wake of a $240 mistake by Treasurer Troy Buswell in claiming for accommodation in Perth.
IS it a case of the squeakiest wheel getting the lubrication? For those outside it, the political process is an extraordinary thing, with rapid changes in policy possible within just a few hours.
WESTERN Australians may well ask if they are destined to again become colonials, that is, be administratively controlled by distant ruling elites over whom we'll have little or no oversight.