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| UpdatedRenewables company Carnegie Clean Energy confirms it is interested in developing WA Labor's proposal for a wave power farm in Albany, in Western Australia's Great Southern.
Topics: tidal-energy, energy, elections, states-and-territories, albany-6330, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedVoters will now be able to see how much has been donated to political parties and candidates within a week of money changing hands, in a move the Queensland Government says should be adopted nationally.
Topics: political-parties, elections, government-and-politics, liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, minor-parties, state-parliament, parliament, alp, activism-and-lobbying, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedPeople with an incapacity or disability that makes it difficult for them to vote at ballot boxes will be able to have their say at the March state election via the internet, a first for Western Australia.
Topics: computers-and-technology, internet-technology, elections, government-and-politics, wa, perth-6000
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With just over two weeks to polling day, WA's political leaders clash in a televised debate over debt, experience and political promises, with each trying to "aggressively" undermine the other's credibility.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, wa
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WA Premier Colin Barnett promises a new dedicated live export berth in Kwinana if re-elected, but proposes no timeline for when it will happen.
Topics: livestock-welfare, livestock, rural, trade, business-economics-and-finance, elections, kwinana-town-centre-6167, fremantle-6160
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Money was at the heart of a lot of the debate on the WA election hustings today, with barbs traded over hospital funding, the sale of Western Power and the spending of taxpayers' money in general.
Topics: elections, political-parties, livestock, islam, wa
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| UpdatedA group of Islamic leaders in Perth urges its followers not to vote for the Liberal Party in the state election following the party's preference deal with Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
Topics: elections, political-parties, greens, islam, wa
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| UpdatedWestern Australia's struggling economy and high level of debt is likely to dominate tonight's leaders' debate, with Opposition Leader Mark McGowan considered the frontrunner.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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Accusations fly as the Liberals and Greens attack Labor's stance on salmon farming, after the party threw its support behind Tassal's expansion plans but at the same time announced policy around tighter industry regulations.
Topics: state-parliament, elections, government-and-politics, fishing-aquaculture, tas
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The sitting Liberal member for the seat of Perth hits out at her party's preference deal with Pauline Hanson's One Nation, paying for Facebook advertising to highlight her lack of support for the party and its policies.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, one-nation, liberals, wa
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| UpdatedWeek three of the election campaign is in full swing! While the major parties have grabbed much of the spotlight of late, with the PM and Opposition leader in town, today it was Greens' leader Richard Di Natale's turn to try to win your vote.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, wa
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| UpdatedWA Labor says it will not impose any new taxes or tax increases on West Australians if it wins government in next month's state election, while the Premier holds on to hope for action on GST distribution.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, tax, wa
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The changing mining industry has led to significant job losses in Port Hedland, where the battle for Brendon Grylls' Pilbara seat is intensifying amid a debate about his proposed mining tax.
Topics: elections, political-parties, mining-industry, port-hedland-6721, south-hedland-6722, karratha-6714, newman-6753
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| UpdatedNew ground has been broken in a small Micronesian state in the Western Pacific, where not one, but two female candidates will be running for state election.
Topics: elections, women, pacific, micronesia-federated-states-of
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| UpdatedTraditional political campaign launches such as the ones put on by the WA Liberal and Labor parties on the weekend are a waste of money and are increasing voter apathy, marketing experts say.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, perth-6000, wa
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The Liberals continue to roll out the big guns on the campaign trail as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull appears on the hustings, while Labor accuses Mr Turnbull's colleague Christian Porter of a "grubby and nasty" personal attack.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedThe Madam of Hay Street's century-old Questa Casa Brothel says neither the Government or Opposition has the will for serious reform of the sex industry.
Topics: prostitution, elections, state-parliament, kalgoorlie-6430, perth-6000
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Christian Porter calls Mark McGowan a 'slimy sweaty' junior Navy lawyer during the WA Liberals campaign launch.
Topics: elections, federal---state-issues, wa, australia
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| UpdatedThe leaders of five opposition political parties in Fiji have jointly called for the removal of the country's Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem.
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| UpdatedWA Opposition Leader Mark McGowan accuses a senior Turnbull Government minister of disrespecting every Australian who has served in the military with his remarks at a Liberal Party function
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedOn his first visit to Western Australia during the state election campaign, Malcolm Turnbull says reforms to the GST distribution system are "a few years away" — and warns federal funding for Labor's Metronet rail system is also a long way off.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, tax, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedA flurry of preference deals between political parties may have left you wondering how it affects your vote. We help you figure out how to make your vote count.
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, elections, wa
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Six months after his pledge to set a base level for WA's GST share, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is set to face hard questions about how it will be done and when.
Topics: elections, tax, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedLabor is pledging local jobs while the Liberal Party emphasises its political record after two terms in office, as the parties make their formal pitches for Western Australia's vote in the upcoming March election to the sounds of Daft Punk and ACDC.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, elections, wa
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| UpdatedWA Labor says it expects the Prime Minister will back down on a threat to prevent $1.2 billion in Perth Freight Link funding being diverted to the party's flagship transport project Metronet.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, elections, wa