Matthew Knott is a political reporter in the Canberra bureau covering communications and education policy.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been warned he must embrace the political centre, rather than the far right, after voter anger at a preference deal between One Nation and the Liberal Party helped deliver a massive loss for the Liberals at the West Australian election.
The mood is bleak. This party feels more like a wake than a celebration.
One Nation is set for a disastrous result at the West Australian election, prompting Pauline Hanson to say it was a mistake for the party to enter into a preference deal with the Liberal Party.
Early results showed West Australian Labor picking up double-digit swings in many key seats in Saturday's state election, and seats such as Forrestfield in suburban Perth changing from the Liberal Party to Labor.
Asked to identify his hobbies during a TV interview earlier this month, West Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan drew a blank.
When Colin Barnett was elected, George W Bush was President, iPhones had just hit the market and Amy Winehouse was cleaning up at the Grammys.
Federally, attention will focus on Finance Minister and WA powerbroker Mathias Cormann.
Eric isn't the only Abetz in politics. His brother, Peter, is a state MP but struggling to keep his once-safe seat.
One in five ABC managers will lose their jobs under a sweeping restructure announced by the ABC managing director.
The restructure is Michelle Guthrie's baby and she will own its consequences - both good and bad.
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