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Two weeks from the state election, the Barnett Government is yet to submit its full business case or receive any of the promised Commonwealth funding for its priority road project, the $1.9-billion Perth Freight Link.
Topics: elections, road-transport, urban-development-and-planning, fremantle-6160, melville-6156, beeliar-6164
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| UpdatedLabor's Environment Minister Steven Miles plans to relocate to the electorate of Murrumba to contest the next election because of boundary changes that will see his current seat of Mt Coot-tha merge with the LNP-held seat of Indooroopilly.
Topics: elections, alp, liberal-national-party-queensland, state-parliament, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedA royal commission should be held to examine the approvals processes for the Roe 8 stage of the Perth Freight Link, the Conservation Council of WA says, as critics of the project hold a rally in Fremantle.
Topics: states-and-territories, elections, environmental-policy, environmental-impact, fremantle-6160, beeliar-6164, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedSupport for One Nation and the Liberal National Party is neck and neck in the Queensland seat of Dawson, which is currently held by fractious LNP MP George Christensen — who has repeatedly threatened to leave the party if it does not return to its conservative roots.
Topics: liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, nationals, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal---state-issues, elections, ayr-4807, bowen-4805, mackay-4740, proserpine-4800, townsville-4810, qld, australia
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| UpdatedLabor announces it will introduce a specialist meth task force if elected, the Liberals promise to build floating fishing platforms, and Colin Barnett has a crack at the media on today's election hustings.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, perth-6000, wa
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Politics in the far-north seat of Kimberley is breaking new ground, with both major parties fielding Aboriginal candidates for the first time.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, derby-6728, wa, broome-6725
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The WA Government vows to provide extra funding for home hospital services if re-elected, while Labor announces the Swan Valley will feature in its tourism strategy.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, political-parties
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Colin Barnett denies a claim from the Nationals leader, aired in a media report, that the Treasurer may have supported his proposed levy on BHP and Rio Tinto.
Topics: mining-industry, political-parties, elections, wa
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Week three of WA's election campaign saw the leaders go head to head in the only live televised debate, but neither Premier Colin Barnett or Opposition Leader Mark McGowan manage to deliver a decisive blow dispatching their opponent to political oblivion.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, wa
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| UpdatedA leading WA shipbuilder says highly capable maritime manufacturers in Western Australia are being overlooked for major Defence work, partly blaming the Barnett Government.
Topics: political-parties, elections, defence-industry, henderson-6166
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Haven’t we seen this movie before? This week, all eyes are on the brawl brewing between Tony Abbott and the man who ended his prime ministerial dream, Malcolm Turnbull. Combine that with the really easy issue of Middle Eastern religious politics and the landmark decision to cut penalty rates on Sundays, and political reporter Matthew Doran and our Parliament House team have plenty to chat about.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, federal-elections, australia, parliament-house-2600
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The Premier accuses Roe 8 protesters of defecating in vehicles, cyclists go missing and the Opposition makes plans for shipbuilding - all in a busy Friday on the hustings.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedFind out what the Queensland Redistribution Commission's proposed boundary changes mean for your electorate, and where the lines and names are changing.
Topics: elections, state-parliament, electoral-system, brisbane-4000, qld
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The WA Premier and Opposition Leader clash over voluntary euthanasia and the Safe Schools program during a public question and answer session organised by the Australian Christian Lobby in the lead-up to the state election.
Topics: elections, religion-and-beliefs, government-and-politics, schools, euthanasia, wa
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| UpdatedAn evangelical businessman, a Gen Y software developer and a retired public servant — meet the micro party candidates with the best chance of being elected to WA Parliament under a preference deal.
Topics: government-and-politics, minor-parties, political-parties, elections, wa
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| UpdatedQueensland's politicians, including Environment Minister Steven Miles and Shadow Treasurer Scott Emerson, are scrambling to come to terms with proposed electorate boundary changes, only months from an expected election.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, liberal-national-party-queensland, alp, federal-elections, minor-parties, electoral-system, elections, qld, brisbane-4000
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Tony Abbott says there is a risk the Government will "drift" towards defeat.
Topics: liberals, government-and-politics, elections, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedFormer prime minister Tony Abbott lashes out at the Turnbull Government, saying conservatives see it as "Labor lite" and its base will desert it for One Nation unless it shunts to the right.
Topics: government-and-politics, abbott-tony, political-parties, liberals, elections, australia
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| UpdatedOne of the imams behind a call for Muslims not to vote for the Liberal Party says the current political climate has forced them to take a stand.
Topics: multiculturalism, government-and-politics, elections, state-parliament, liberals, one-nation, greens, states-and-territories, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedThe battle lines for the next Queensland election are released, in what is the biggest redistribution of boundaries in decades.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, electoral-system, alp, political-parties, liberal-national-party-queensland, bob-katter, minor-parties, qld, brisbane-4000, mount-isa-4825
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| UpdatedWhile the WA Premier was not amused by protesters in costume outside a Perth school, at least he got some love today from Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi, who tweeted her support for his government.
Topics: elections, public-schools, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedThe Barnett Government is accused of misrepresenting the true cost of the Perth Freight Link project by billions of dollars after FOI documents are released, but Treasurer Mike Nahan says they are out of date.
Topics: government-and-politics, urban-development-and-planning, elections, wa, perth-6000
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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