KEEP your eye on the WA Liberal Party this week — things could get very, very interesting.
SEVERAL sources have told me this week the so-called “push and shove” incident was more about resentment and fear rather than harmless banter between “old mates”.
MEMO to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on behalf of all West Australians: Sorry, your yearly hush money for WA just won’t cut it in 2018.
IF there is one thing I have learnt over the years it is that life goes by too quickly and that you can’t take special events, like Christmas, or family for granted.
RECENTLY, there has been a bit of commentary about the success, or failure, of Ben Wyatt. For me, its way too early to judge. The proof will be in future Christmas puddings, so to speak.
IF THERE was an award for Politician of the Year, WA Liberal Senator Dean Smith would be not only be a worthy nominee, but a worthy winner.
MORE shopping hours is a legacy Colin Barnett should be acknowledged for. Will the current Government further tweak Perth’s shopping rules and regulations?
IF Urban had any ambitions of progressing beyond a humble Darling Range backbencher, those ambitions are now dead.
IT SEEMS everything is still not well in Liberal land.
JULIE Bishop may not have said so, in so many words, but her message was undeniably clear: I am able, and ready to lead.
THE WA Government is looking at a new tax - and taxi fares are in its sights.
AN interesting game of cat and mouse is being played out between former under-treasurer John Langoulant and Liberal leader Mike Nahan over a $1.5 million inquiry into where all the billions went.
YOU get the distinct impression Colin Barnett reckons he and his former Liberal-National government did little wrong in managing the State’s finances.
WHETHER by accident or design, senior Liberals Liza Harvey and Sean L’Estrange this week added fuel to what was already a simmering issue: the leadership of the WA Liberal Party.
THE WA Liberal Party is about to learn some home truths. But will they take heed of these home truths? I fear not.
ALAS, Matt Canavan might be Italiano, but it seems I am not.
THE elephant in the room is still there. In fact, the elephant has gained weight.
WHEN you cover a state budget, you look for the main headline figures; debt, surpluses-deficits. What will be interesting today is to see what measures Mark McGowan will implement to make more savings.
I DOUBT Mark McGowan and Ben Wyatt are losing much sleep over Labor’s first Budget this week because in two years time, the GST cavalry will roll in.
TO those who oppose random tests on new welfare recipients for drugs, what is your plan to stop the never-ending cycle of drug dependency and welfare handouts?
