News Articles for Brian Burke

OPINION: The politics of power could put paid to WA hopes of retaining its GST share.

OPINION: Former premier Brian Burke warns that iron ore developments abroad could have meaningful implications for the state economy.

Steve Thomas was a man humbled as he stepped out to face the waiting media pack outside Parliament House at lunchtime on Tuesday.

Steve Thomas has stood down as deputy leader of the Liberal Party of WA following revelations he held conversations with disgraced former premier Brian Burke.

Where will dozens of departing members of state parliament find themselves in the months ahead?

OPINION: The Corruption and Crime Commission has experienced highs and lows since being established with draconian powers in 2004 by the Gallop Labor government to root out poor practices in the public sector.

Opinion: The departure of career public servant Stephen Wood has raised questions about the role of the bureaucracy in providing frank and fearless advice.

Uncertainty about the direction of the government and its leadership is likely to persist despite the premier's win last week.

Whether Premier Colin Barnett stays or goes is a political decision, but it would be unwise for anyone to imagine that a change at the top of government will not have a significant effect on the way business is conducted in Western Australia.

Two high-profile reports from the commission have reaffirmed its role in upholding public accountability.

In his history of Rottnest Island, Laurie O'Meara looks to how the popular holiday destination's future can be settled.

Political parties' focus on the polls, and winning power for its own sake, have led to an absence of mature policy debate in Australia.

Asset sales, cost cutting and restructuring are under way across WA, creating opportunities for professional services firms. Click through to see details of more than 30 privatisation deals in WA, from 1961 to the present day.

Colin Barnett aimed low when Labor questioned Dean Nalder's fitness for office over conflict of interest claims.

The third instalment from Peter Kennedy's new book on WA's recent political past examines the pressure on Carmen Lawrence to set up a royal commission into what became known as WA Inc.

The second of four extracts from Peter Kennedy's new book examines the Rothwells rescue and the murky links between WA business and politics.

Western Australian magnate Len Buckeridge has died of a heart attack at his home at the age of 77 – leaving one of the nation's biggest construction and building materials businesses in the hands of his children.

It might be playing with fire to own a pair of asbestos gloves these days, but Colin Barnett should borrow a pair before finalising a red-hot deal to sell the Kwinana Bulk Terminal to building mate

THE world of lobbying was turned upside down with the ousting of Alan Carpenter's Labor state government in September last year.

It's surprising that the ongoing revelations of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's close contacts with former Premier Brian Burke have sparked so little media attention

The Corruption and Crime Commission will conduct an investigation into whether there has been misconduct in the relationship between the Director-General of the Department of Health, Dr Neale Fong, and former premier Brian Burke, after a referral from the

NINE emails between disgraced lobbyist Brian Burke and Department of Health director-general Neale Fong concerning "health department related matters" will be the focus of a state parliamentary inq

Former premier and political lobbyist Brian Burke heads the group of people who have fallen off the list of Western Australia's most influential in the past year.

R MARINE dealer principal Brendon Grieve created a bit of a stir when he ran an ad for his Riviera and Princess yachts recently.

FEDERAL human services minister Ian Campbell resigned on Saturday after a meeting he had with lobbyist Brian Burke was publicly revealed.

DISGRACED minister Norm Marlborough was sacked from cabinet this week, after an investigation by the CCC revealed secret communication between Mr Marlborough and former premier Brian Burke.

Norm Marlborough and Brian Burke

The daughter of former West Australian premier Brian Burke is one of a number of Labor hopefuls tipped to be seeking to become the party's next state president.