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Newspoll: the ALP fall spreads to WA
From an already parlous position in July-September, WA Labor is down a point in the latest Newspoll on both the primary vote, now at 29%, and two-party preferred, with the Coalition now leading 58-42, reports William Bowe.
Westpoll: swing to federal Labor
Today’s West Australian carries a Westpoll survey of federal voting intention, with the usual small sample and large margin of error. The poll has the Coalition with a two-party lead of 52-48, says William Bowe.
Newspoll: 57-43 to Liberal-National in WA
The latest quarterly Newspoll survey of state voting intention in Western Australia provides grim news for the Labor opposition, writes William Bowe.
Sonti: Eerie flashbacks to 2008
This federal election is like time travelling to the last WA state election, writes Chalpat Sonti. Liberals ran a low-profile campaign while just allowing the incumbent Labor to stuff it all up royally.
Newspoll: Coalition cruises ahead in WA
The latest state Newspoll result for Western Australia reflects a national trend in showing Labor diving on the primary vote. Coalition lead is up 54-46 on two party preferred, writes William Bowe.
Buswell’s brother-in-law employed by Treasury after he took charge
Troy Buswell’s brother-in-law was hired by the West Australian Treasury just weeks after the now-disgraced Liberal took charge of the department, Crikey has learned.
Van Onselen: The embarrassing tales of Buswell
Ex-WA Treasurer Troy Buswell is a talented pollie, but he’s also talented at constantly shaming himself. But he’s gone from a larrakin to a disgrace and WA politics will suffer from it, writes Peter van Onselen.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Gail Kelly doesn’t like women in the exec ranks?
Is Gail Kelly actually not a fan of promoting women in the exec ranks at Westpac? Is it a repeat of her time at St George? Plus, they are a cruel bunch down at the WA Libs.
Turnbull takes his potent template to the west
Whatever his current polling woes, in Malcolm Turnbull, the Liberal Party may just have found a potent template for its political direction and indeed, its very future, writes The Western Warrior.
Turnbull in a Wild West shoot out
Malcolm Turnbull may have headed over to the WA Liberal faithful to discuss ETS negotiations, but they didn’t want to hear it, with all but one voting for no ETS negotiations pre Copenhagen. Now what for the West?
Should party leadership or local members decide safe seats?
Safe seats are an opportunity to elect someone bright and controversial. However, state leaders being able to override preselection committee candidates are affecting the candidates selected, writes Anna Winter.
WA part II: this election is Barnett’s to win. Or lose
The people of Western Australian just want good government, writes Noel Crichton-Browne.
WA part I: Libs are underdogs, but backable
The timing is cynical, and the odds are stacked against the opposition, but don’t write the Liberals off in WA, writes William Bowe.
Tips and rumours
Matt Birney from the WA Liberals has recently quit politics for a “business” career. What people don’t know is he was stacked out by the northern alliance. They closed the preselection votes a couple of weeks ago, and Matt has found he has been stacked out, so he has jumped rather than been pushed. The […]
