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Nahan says he is leader Liberals need after WA election rout
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WA's next Liberal leader Mike Nahan says he will not be just an "interim leader" and will not hand over the reins to deputy Liza Harvey mid-term, as the party seeks to recover from its "catastrophic" election loss.
Topics: elections, state-parliament, wa, perth-6000
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Masterstroke or mistake? The fall of Brendon Grylls and his mining tax Analysis
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Former WA Nationals leader Brendon Grylls departs politics beaten but unbowed after a war of attrition with the mining industry sparked by a potential miscalculation, writes Andrew O'Connor.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, nationals, wa, perth-6000
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Roe 8 leaves ugly legacy across Beeliar wetlands
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Carved through the Beeliar wetlands are the scars of the battle over the road to nowhere — the dumped Roe 8 freight link — with huge sections of banksia woodland lost.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, elections, environmental-impact, beeliar-6164, perth-6000, wa
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Are populist politicians losing their grip? Analysis
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Two elections, a world apart in the same week, has some delivering the last rites to the wave of populism that has dominated global politics, writes Stan Grant.
Topics: world-politics, political-parties, government-and-politics, elections, australia, netherlands, france
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Most voters want French presidential candidate Francois Fillon to end bid: poll Video
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The latest opinion poll has found three-quarters of French voters want conservative candidate Francois Fillon to end his bid to become the country's next president.
Topics: world-politics, elections, france
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Dishonourable Members Season 2 Episode 5: Southern Shirtfronting Audio
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Malcolm Turnbull wanted this week to be about his vision for an expanded Snowy Mountain Hydro Scheme. But Jay Weatherill had other ideas, gate crashing a Josh Frydenberg press conference and subjecting him to a nationally televised shirtfronting. We’ll dissect that biffo and the fallout from the election whitewash in the west.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, federal-elections, australia, parliament-house-2600
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Mark McGowan sworn in as new WA Premier (photos)
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Mark McGowan is officially sworn in as Western Australia's 30th Premier by State Governor Kerry Sanderson after Labor's landslide victory in last Saturday's election.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, wa, perth-6000
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Netherlands rejects far-right populism Video
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The Dutch Prime Minister says the Netherlands has rejected the wrong kind of populism, as he celebrates victory in Parliamentary elections.
Topics: world-politics, elections, netherlands
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Dutch identity in focus in national poll Video
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Tim Wagemakers, a journalist who was one of the organisers of a series of public debates in the lead up to The Netherlands election, speaks to The World.
Topics: elections, netherlands
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Dutch opt for tolerance and reject Wilders' populism Analysis
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He may have led in the polls, but on election day in The Netherlands, anti-Islam, anti-EU candidate Geert Wilders fell well short. Steve Cannane explains why.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, elections, netherlands
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Doubts cast over rural fire service as McGowan says cost an issue
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WA's premier-elect Mark McGowan says cost will be a factor in considering whether to establish an independent rural fire service, revealing he is unwilling to spend millions of dollars on administration rather than fire-fighting.
Topics: bushfire, fires, states-and-territories, state-parliament, elections, government-and-politics, collie-6225, wa, perth-6000
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Nahan firms as new WA opposition leader
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Outgoing treasurer Mike Nahan firms as the next WA opposition leader after a Barnett cabinet minister said the Riverton MP had put his name forward and there was solid support for him.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, wa, nedlands-6009
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Who are the key players in Mark McGowan's new government?
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Premier-elect Mark McGowan has revealed his 17-member ministry — but who are all the new ministers? We give you a quick guide to some of the main players.
Topics: elections, state-parliament, alp, wa, perth-6000
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Delays threaten laws governing political parties in PNG Audio
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Proposed changes to the Law Governing Political Parties in Papua New Guinea may not be passed this year.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, political-parties, pacific, papua-new-guinea
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McGowan unveils Labor cabinet 'brimming with talent'
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Incoming WA premier Mark McGowan unveils his 17-member ministry, including Roger Cook as his deputy and Ben Wyatt as treasurer, following Labor's emphatic victory in Saturday's election.
Topics: elections, political-parties, state-parliament, wa
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A woman votes in the Dutch general election in The Hague, Netherlands March 15, 2017. image
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A security guard looks on as Geert Wilders, left, cast his ballot for the Dutch general election in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. image
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Early vote counting shows PM on track to beat Geert Wilders (photos)
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's People's Party for Freedom and Democracy wins the most seats in Wednesday's parliamentary elections, with a clear lead after early vote counting.
Topics: elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, netherlands
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Election trends database in Port Moresby maps changing voter attitudes in PNG Audio
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In the lead-up to Papua New Guinea's national election later this year, researchers have launched a database in Port Moresby that paints a picture of voting trends over the past 30 years.
Topics: elections, pacific, papua-new-guinea
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Seventh minister falls as new McGowan cabinet takes shape
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The comprehensive electoral rout of the Barnett Government continues with the loss of seventh cabinet minister Andrea Mitchell, after two more seats fell to Labor.
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Liza Harvey condemns 'terrible' Liberal election campaign
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Outgoing Deputy Premier Liza Harvey says the Liberals' WA election campaign was "terrible" and the outcome "devastating", but insists she has made no decision about the party leadership.
Topics: elections, state-parliament, east-perth-6004
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Miners spent $5m to block tax: Brendon Grylls (photos)
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Former Nationals leader Brendon Grylls believes the mining industry spent up to $5 million to defeat his party's proposed mining tax at the ballot box.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, karratha-6714, wa
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Dutch voters set to head to the polls Video
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Dutch voters head to the polls tomorrow in an election seen as a test of anti-immigration and populist politics in Europe.
Topics: world-politics, elections, immigration, netherlands, european-union
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Dutch voters making a big choice about their national identity
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Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders is driving a debate about national identity in the Netherlands, ahead of the country's election.
Topics: world-politics, elections, immigration, community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, islam, netherlands
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Left is 'kicking our butts': Campbell Newman urges conservatives to step up
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The Barnett Government's loss in the Western Australian election shows conservative politics cannot match the campaigning commitment of the left, former Queensland premier Campbell Newman says.
Topics: government-and-politics, parliament, elections, brisbane-4000, qld, perth-6000, wa
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