When the Reserve Bank lifts interest rates next Tuesday and again either in December or February, you can thank the lazy, fat, rapacious State Governments.
State government
WA election 2: Crunching the one-vote one-value seat by seat
On paper Labor has a handy buffer, but a lot of its seats are tougher than the notional margins make them appear, writes Poll Bludger.
The WA Liberals: no place for a woman
When nominations closed on Friday, it was revealed the Liberals had managed a grand total of six female lower house candidates out of 58, writes William Bowe.
WA poll: Barnett falters on daylight and the shops
The Western Australian Liberal Party stumbled badly on two issues this week, writes Noel Crichton-Browne.
One last appeal to democracy in Tasmania
A ‘last ditch’ community petition to the Tasmanian Upper House has netted some 20,000 signatures in just a few weeks. The petition calls for a return to democratic process, equal treatment for all and public participation in planning, writes Mike Bolan.
