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Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumInside the fight over Labor’s federal EPA

A fight over a federal EPA has demonstrated just how important WA is to the election.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

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Fatima Payman yet to receive full staff allocation from PM

Labor defector Fatima Payman warns a lack of staff could make it hard for her to decide positions in crucial bills after Anthony Albanese left her in a holding pattern over her request for more resources.

Katina Curtis

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumCook slams trading hour debate as ‘anti-small business’

A political push to extend Perth’s retail trading hours is ‘anti-small business’, the Premier has declared, saying a move would risk pitting small operators against big companies on Sundays.

Dylan Caporn

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumLabor pledges to work with all parties in Upper House

A third-term Labor State Government would work with anyone elected in the Upper House, Roger Cook says, as it emerged One Nation was preparing to run a suite of candidates at the next election.

Dylan Caporn

Federal PoliticsCommentsBill Shorten announces retirement and reveals next job

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten will quit politics for a top university position, ending a rollercoaster 17-year career in Federal Parliament that came within an inch of the prime ministership. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal politicsCommentsALP Bullwinkel candidate spurns push to name seat for local

Labor’s candidate for Bullwinkel has spurned a local push to have the name of the new electorate changed to honour a West Australian instead of an ‘Eastern States lady’.

Katina Curtis

STATE POLITICSPremiumLabor MP confirms end of career after losing federal bid

A State Labor MP who failed in a bid to shift to federal politics through the new seat of Bullwinkel has revealed he will retire after being unable to ‘walk the factional tightrope’ to secure his future. 

Dylan Caporn

Federal PoliticsPremiumCoalition dismisses PM’s Nature Positive offer

Labor is no closer to securing a deal to create its Environment Protection Agency after the federal Opposition dismissed a formal offer to gut the watchdog.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

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Servicing a community is not ‘woke’

I’m not sure either of our major political parties covered themselves in glory during last week’s debate over new census questions.

Daniel Smith

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PM points to $30b reasons to back resources tax credits

Anthony Albanese returns to WA for a four-day visit with news that his signature budget policy is underpinning at least $30 billion of investment in the State.

Katina Curtis

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsPremiumFatima Payman not ruling out forming own political party

Independent senator Fatima Payman is not ruling out forming her own political party as she consults with her new chief of staff over the best way to spend the rest of her four-year term in the Senate.

Katina Curtis

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Battle to win WA takes shape as Libs gear up

The fight to win back the West is shaping up with the Liberals preparing to rollout a WA-specific election campaign for the first time, including brainstorming a big policy offering for the State.

Katina Curtis

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Labor to slash green tape with new approval laws

Major job-creating projects are set to see an end to multi-year delays caused by complicated approvals processes, with Labor introducing much-promised green tape reforms to Parliament on Wednesday.

Dylan Caporn

Federal politicsCommentsPremiumReshuffle leads to quick starts for new ministers

The swathe of federal ministers with new roles hit the ground running with international meetings and looming legislative fights after joining Albanese for the first meeting of the new-look cabinet.

Katina Curtis

The NightlyHow a political cartoon exposed more than Albo’s jocks

THE FRONT DORE: Anthony Albanese’s reaction to a political cartoon depicting him in Y-fronts has exposed a lot more than our PM would have liked.

Christopher Dore

Federal PoliticsPremiumCash labels Albanese’s WA cabinet snub ‘slap in the face’

Anthony Albanese’s decision not to hand WA a second cabinet spot is a ‘slap in the face’ to the State, according to Liberal senator Michaelia Cash

Dan Jervis-Bardy

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsPremiumBurke takes over Home Affairs, Immigration in PM’s reshuffle

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his Cabinet reshuffle, with Tony Burke appointed both Home Affairs and immigration minister.

Dylan Caporn and Dan Jervis-Bardy

STATE POLITICSCommentsPremiumUnions can’t let ‘bad apples’ ruin reputations: Saffioti

Unions need to ensure their reputations are not destroyed by ‘bad apples’, Acting Premier Rita Saffioti has said, maintaining allegations about CFMEU criminal conduct on the East Coast had not been seen in WA.

Dylan Caporn

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Labor settles ticket, as four MPs face tough re-election

Labor is set to cast out four sitting Upper House MPs to unwinnable spots on its Legislative Council ticket after the party’s factions settled the final order ahead of the March State election. 

Dylan Caporn

Federal politicsPremiumIndependent Fatima Payman may be in line for extra staff

Newly independent senator Fatima Payman could be in line for an extra two staff after she quit the Labor Party — but she is at the mercy of Anthony Albanese to get the additional support.

Katina Curtis

FEDERAL POLITICSPremiumFatima Payman could ‘flame out’, minister Bill Shorten warns

Ex-Labor senator Fatima Payman could ‘flame out’, Government minister Bill Shorten has warned, claiming there was nothing else the Prime Minister could have done to keep the WA senator in the party.

Dylan Caporn

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PM’s brutal takedown of Payman’s vow to stand up for WA

Anthony Albanese has taken a huge swipe at renegade Labor senator Fatima Payman’s intention to be a voice for Western Australia, saying she never once stood up to put the State’s perspective in caucus.

Katina Curtis

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Heavy heart, no boundaries: Payman speaks after quitting ALP

Fatima Payman has vowed to be a voice for Western Australia ‘without boundaries’ after she spectacularly quit the Labor Party over what she saw as the Government’s indifference to the Gaza conflict.

Katina Curtis

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In her own words: Payman tells why she quit Labor Party

Fatima Payman has resigned from Labor, two years after she was elected to a rare third Senate seat for the party in WA but has vowed to be a “true voice” for the State. Read her reasons for the decision.

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