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Airbnb outrage‘Onerous and unnecessary’ Airbnb plans slammed

Saddling online accommodation platforms like Airbnb with unnecessary red tape will hurt WA tourism and take money out of the pockets of families and small businesses.

Josh Zimmerman

Harrowing taleWyatt reveals journey from boy to indigenous leader

Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt is sharing his story for the first time with The West Australian following the release of the Closing the Gap report.

Lanai Scarr

‘Really tough time’Liza Harvey ‘disappointed’ about dumping of senior MPs

WA Liberal leader Liza Harvey says she’s disappointed her party dumped three experienced members of her parliamentary team and revealed the shake-up would force a reshuffle of her shadow cabinet.

Peter Law

Taking a standMathias Cormann slams Canavan’s renewables comments

Finance Minister Matthias Cormann has publicly denounced comments by the former Resources Minister Matt Canavan calling renewables the “dole bludgers” of the energy system.

Sarah Ison

Coronavirus crisisMinister lashes reported racism towards Chinese Aussies

Health Minister Greg Hunt is “very concerned” by reported racism towards Chinese Australians in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, confirming the Government was reviewing its travel ban “this week”.

Sarah Ison

Liberal candidateChurch minister close to Jandakot pre-selection

An executive minister at a southern suburbs Christian church is a step closer to being pre-selected as the Liberal candidate in the ultra marginal seat of Jandakot.

Peter Law

Energy dispute‘They’re asking for higher prices, emissions’: Turnbull

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has issued a slap-down to his ex-colleagues and his successor saying there is “no reason” for coal-fired power stations to be funded by Government.

Sarah Ison

‘Selective amnesia’Premier slammed for keeping retiring Murray in Cabinet

Mark McGowan has been accused of “double standards” over his decision to keep retiring Collie MP Mick Murray in Cabinet at the expense of promoting emerging talent.

Peter Law

The FerretLabor's Rotto love-in & is Bartlett on 6PR’s radar?

Despite it being more than a year until West Australians head to the polls for the next State election, both parties are preparing to shift gears and accelerate into campaign mode.

ExclusiveNew Australian coal-fired power station one step closer

Australia is one step closer to getting a new coal-fired power station with the Morrison Government committing up to $4 million to a feasibility study for a project in Queensland’s north.

Lanai Scarr

Election promise scrappedLibs dump truck tolls on Roe 8 and 9

WA Opposition leader Liza Harvey has dumped plans to impose a truck toll to help fund the extension of Roe Highway to Fremantle if she becomes premier next year.

Peter Law

Exclusive‘Ridiculous’: Wyatt faces revolt over referendum chaos

Ken Wyatt is facing a revolt over his stance on indigenous constitutional recognition, with party insiders saying they were fed up with the Indigenous Australians Minister’s lack of consultation.

Lanai Scarr

Inside CoverBunbury strikes at politicians again

Bunbury often gets the rough end of the pineapple when it comes to media attention but it’s fair to say the city often brings negative publicity upon itself — as a WA Liberal MP found last week.

Ben O'SheaInside Cover Editor

Turnbull memoirCormann labelled ‘weak and treacherous’

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann is facing renewed public criticism from former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who released an excerpt of his autobiography calling him “weak and treacherous”.

Sarah Ison

Sports rorts falloutMcKenzie resignation could see axe fall on Nats leader

Nationals MPs were tonight weighing up whether to spill the entire leadership of the party, paving the way to roll leader Michael McCormack, following Bridget McKenzie’s resignation.

Lanai Scarr

Newspoll shockBushfires, sports rorts burn Morrison Government vote

The political fallout from the Coalition’s handling of the bushfire crisis and the Bridget McKenzie sports rorts have seen the Morrison Government hit in the latest Newspoll.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Lanai Scarr

Preselection shockFormer WA Attorney-General tumbles down pecking order

Former WA Attorney-General Michael Mischin has tumbled down the Liberal pre-selection pecking order into an all but unwinnable position.

Peter De Kruijff

Burning rubberLiberals rally to bring back WA favourite

The State Opposition wants to bring Rally Australia back to WA, 15 years after it was axed.

Kate Emery

Sports grant scandalHow National woes could drag ScoMo down

As the storm clouds gathered over Canberra yesterday, battering the city with hail the size of golf balls, another storm inside Parliament House was brewing.

Lanai ScarrFederal Political Editor

Sport scandalHow McKenzie clean bowled a Mt Lawley sporting club

A WA bowling club missed out on grant funding under the Federal Government’s scandal-ridden community sports program as pressure mounts for the minister in charge of the scheme to resign.

Lanai Scarr

ExclusiveLiza Harvey’s cross to bear

Focus on the influence of conservative Christians in the WA Liberal Party is unfair and churchgoers are not out of step with mainstream values on many issues, says Liza Harvey

Peter Law

Gender imbalanceWA women stay away from ‘winnable’ Liberal seats

The WA Liberals have failed to attract any women nominees for seven of the 12 most winnable seats for next year’s state election.

Josh Zimmerman

Nomination timeA broad church of Liberal pre-selection hopefuls

Liberal pre-selection battles in key target seats across Perth are shaping up as a battle between two religions — God and Australian rules football.

Peter Law

ExclusiveFormer WAFL boss swoops into State political game

Former West Perth Football Club president Brett Raponi wants to make a move into State politics by nominating to be the Liberal candidate in a key northern suburbs seat.

Peter Law