She laughed, she cried and she pledged allegiance to our GST deal. Pauline Hanson had off-Broadway energy as WA took centre stage in a grand political production the likes of which nobody could have made up.
Amanda Keenan
LATIKA M BOURKE: The resignation makes a mockery of Richard Marles’ nothing-to-see-here feast of words whenever he is asked about the the UK’s ability to deliver AUKUS boats.
Latika M Bourke
‘What would you do?’ It’s a common question when you’re in Opposition. This week at The West’s Leadership Matters event I was pleased be able to lay out some of our plans.
Basil Zempilas
All the Budget criticism appears to have lit a fire under the man who would be Prime Minister, springing as he has out of the gates knowing he has some serious ground to make up.
MARK RILEY: Hanson is aiming to blast through the metropolitan Pauline-proof fence that has long stopped her posing a credible threat to the major parties.
Mark Riley
The Federal Budget’s extension of funding for the Albany GP After Hours Collaborative is a temporary reprieve, rather than a long-term solution, writes Member for O’Connor Rick Wilson.
Melissa Sheil
Football world cups are special. With Ronaldo and Messi playing in their last World Cup, this year’s will be one to remember.
Rita Saffioti
Good riddance to investors from interstate who have exacerbated Perth’s housing crisis.
Kim Macdonald
Senator Pauline Hanson arrived in Perth flush with cash, having raised close to $1 million in her Fire the Liar campaign.
Voters were begging for choice. They’ve got it. Now the devil will be in the detail.
Jessica Page
The Cook Government often likes to point to its track record in education, but having the worst student-to-teacher ratios in Australia is hardly something to boast about.
Bethany Hiatt
Australians are facing some of the bleakest consumer sentiment in decades, leaving households increasingly pessimistic about what comes next.
Editorial
AARON PATRICK: The return of one of the greatest communicators in conservative politics is an opportunity and threat for Liberal leader Angus Taylor.
Aaron Patrick
The $120 for a cheeky midweek feed and a chance to get out of the house is now being weighed against a more pressing need to allocate that money on fuel or groceries.
Ben O'Shea
A flat economy, low growth and the spectre of a per capita recession is weighing heavily on the minds of hardworking Australians.
So dire is the Coalition’s standing that Labor MPs are starting to feel sorry for their opponents and are genuinely worried that One Nation will soon take their place as the formal opposition.
Andrew Greene
When I saw Nat Fyfe walking back into the Freo change rooms after the Brisbane match, I understood that community comes in all forms.
Justin Langer
Winters suit me better than 40 degree summers. I can take my sad Celtic pallor outdoors without my internal organs getting sunburnt.
Andrew Miller
Basil Zempilas has put extended shopping hours back on the political agenda, promising to modernise Perth’s outdated shopping laws — if, one day, he becomes premier.
Brace yourself. The FIFA World Cup is coming. And you might not know it yet, but you’ll likely be on the bandwagon very soon.
A few readers have observed that it’s been a while since I have written about my occasionally infuriating dog Clancy.
BEN HARVEY
I’m not sure that Cook would willingly be prepared to stand with his mate at Elizabeth Quay during a Federal election campaign should Albo’s popularity continue to plummet.
JOE SPAGNOLO
Finally, after decades of waiting, quicksand finally made an appearance in the news. You could almost hear my entire generation thinking: ‘At last. The training is relevant.’
Nat Locke
Avoid anything of a romantic nature, so absolutely no Taylor Swift playlists or Bridgerton binges
Jay Hanna
