Colin Barnett


Costello to be next Victorian premier?

Peter Costello is at a career crossroads. He should head into state politics, get rid of the Labor government and become the next premier of Victoria, writes Arthur Sinodinos.

Political snippets: WA Premier not a Sheridan believer

Richard Farmer predicts WA Premier Colin Barnett’s silence on Stern Hu will come back to haunt him, discovers the real reason behind Queensland’s early election and other meaty chunks from the world of politics.

Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: MacKillop ain’t my saint

One Crikey reader questions just what a “saint for all Australians” means in a multicultural secular society, plus views on WA politics, bushfires and more.

SA & WA Newspolls: Rann and Barnett on top

Sometime back yonder, the latest South Australian and WA Newspoll State politics quarterly estimates were released onto the Newspoll public database. Here’s what they’re saying.

Debus’s straight bat is the way to play this

Bob Debus did the right thing by refusing to talking about the Ashmoer explosion, but his poor media manner didn’t do him any favours.

How will Colin Barnett treat the big miners?

The new Liberal premier of WA will now have an opportunity to deliver on his threats as there won’t be a politician in Australia with more influence over big miners than him, writes Stephen Mayne.

WA poll 1: Conservatives should stitch a winning patchwork

Conservative politics has a new hero in Colin Barnett, who in just five weeks has transformed the WA Liberal Party from feather-duster to rooster, writes Poll Bludger William Bowe.

WA election 1: Carpenter makes Barnett look like a fairy godmother

Premier Carpenter is not liked, however apparently no one has bothered to tell the Labor Party who have run a presidential style campaign based entirely upon Carpenter, writes Noel Crichton-Browne.