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The finer points of Roe 8, flexible workplaces for public servants, and luring tourists with cheap flights were some of the issues that dominated debate on the WA election campaign trail today.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedWA Liberals say candidate Lily Chen did the wrong thing by handing out free bottles of wine while doorknocking for next month's state election, but say she did so "in recognition of Chinese New Year".
Topics: elections, political-parties, liberals, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, mirrabooka-6061
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| UpdatedLabor targeted a Liberal MP during Question Time after she told media that cuts to penalty rates were a "gift" to young people. Catch up on the day in politics.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-parliament, parliament, australia
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A push for world heritage listing for rock art on the Burrup Peninsula and calls for a radical overhaul of WA's judicial system dominate the election trail on Monday.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedFormer One Nation candidate Dane Sorensen takes aim at Pauline Hanson's chief of staff James Ashby.
Topics: one-nation, political-parties, government-and-politics, elections, geraldton-6530, karratha-6714
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| UpdatedLiberal Upper House candidate Wade De Campo phones ABC Radio calling himself "John" and "just a person on the street" in order to question Labor leader Mark McGowan.
Topics: elections, political-parties, radio-broadcasting, wa
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Hillarys MP Rob Johnson says his chances of re-election have been dealt a cruel, but not fatal, blow by the Greens' decision to preference Labor ahead of him.
Topics: elections, political-parties, hillarys-6025, wa
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull blames poor polling on an "outburst" by his predecessor Tony Abbott late last week, which is being roundly condemned by cabinet ministers.
Topics: government-and-politics, abbott-tony, political-parties, liberals, polls, turnbull-malcolm, australia
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have swapped insults over penalty rates, with both parties accusing the other of hypocrisy.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedMalcolm Turnbull's party woes go well beyond Tony Abbott's unholy war — in a fight for their lives against One Nation, some Government MPs might decide they can't battle an anti-establishment insurgency if they are the establishment.
Topics: liberal-national-party-queensland, nationals, one-nation, political-parties, government-and-politics, australia, mackay-4740, wa, qld
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| UpdatedSandy Baraiolo, a former One Nation candidate for the southern Perth seat of Thornlie, says she has been threatened over the phone after being dumped by the party.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, wa, thornlie-6108, paraburdoo-6754, cue-6640, denham-6537, tom-price-6751, meekatharra-6642, onslow-6710, exmouth-6707, carnarvon-6701
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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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| UpdatedA poll in mid-February predicted the WA election would be a dead heat, but a week later another poll showed a swing towards Labor. So which one is right?
Topics: state-parliament, political-parties, perth-6000
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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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| UpdatedPauline Hanson's One Nation officially disendorses two of its candidates for failing to reach required standards, just a fortnight out from the March poll, in what a political analyst describes as a rare move.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, wa, thornlie-6108, paraburdoo-6754, cue-6640, denham-6537, tom-price-6751, meekatharra-6642, onslow-6710, exmouth-6707, carnarvon-6701
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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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| UpdatedIf Tony Abbott abandons hope of ever being prime minister again, he might settle for mortally wounding Malcolm Turnbull and letting someone else bury the corpse, writes political editor Chris Uhlmann.
Topics: federal-government, political-parties, liberals, turnbull-malcolm, abbott-tony, australia
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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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There were winners and losers on the Federal Government frontbench this week. Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas, hosts of the Party Room, go through their selections.
Topics: turnbull-malcolm, health, political-parties, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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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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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull criticises Tony Abbott after the former leader lashed out at the Government, arguing conservative voters will flock to One Nation as the Coalition becomes "Labor lite".
Topics: abbott-tony, government-and-politics, political-parties, liberals, 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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| 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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| UpdatedA worker who stood alongside Opposition leader Bill Shorten complaining the penalty cuts would cost him $109 a week will not lose a dollar — and is a Labor Party member.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, political-parties, alp, canberra-2600, australia