As the APEC meeting in Sydney dominated news headlines this week, the State government had a fair bit of explaining to do, with a cost blow-out in the Perth-to-Mandurah railway and sharply pointed fingers over the Esperance lead contamination.

As the APEC meeting in Sydney dominated news headlines this week, the State government had a fair bit of explaining to do, with a cost blow-out in the Perth-to-Mandurah railway and sharply pointed fingers over the Esperance lead contamination.