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Labor defends the credibility of its election promise costings in the face of escalating criticism from the Barnett Government, including accusations any analysis from the party's experts will not be objective.
Topics: elections, budget, political-parties, wa
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Leaked emails and promises involving animals are the main talking points on the campaign trail today, as the Premier posed with fish and the Opposition Leader cavorted with dogs.
Topics: elections, political-parties, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedSome 46,000 voters have already hit polling booths across Western Australia to have their say in the state election, after early voting was opened up to everyone to reflect "modern lifestyles and employment patterns".
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, wa
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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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| UpdatedThe WA Nationals leader declares only his party has a viable plan to repair the deficit and debt plaguing the state's finances, labelling the major political parties' budget strategies flawed and doomed to fail.
Topics: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, elections, mining-industry, 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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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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| UpdatedWA Labor's election commitment to move students from the state's only academically selective school to a high-rise building is being met with fierce opposition from hundreds of parents and alumni.
Topics: education, schools, elections, government-and-politics, perth-6000, 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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Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles admits he is "gutted" to lose his seat of Mt Coot-tha in a redistribution that merges it with Indooroopilly and confirms he will instead contest a different seat north of Brisbane.
Topics: elections, state-parliament, alp, brisbane-4000
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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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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