WA Labor set for leadership change: Ripper out, McGowan inIt is being widely reported that Eric Ripper will officially stand aside as leader of WA’s Labor opposition today, with Rockingham MP Mark McGowan to fill the vacancy unopposed.
Eric Ripper
In WA, Labor attention turns from Gillard to the backroom
Lost in this week’s mild panic over Labor’s dire national Newspoll performance has been the parlous state of the party’s primary vote in Western Australia.
If I were a Carpenter…would you vote for me anyway?
The inglorious departure of former WA Premier Alan Carpenter has left some curious characters fighting to replace him, writes the Western Warrior.
