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Western Australians just want to wake up from the nightmare of not being able to find, or afford, a doctor when they need one, writes Jessica Page.

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WA’s health blame game shortchanges patients

A flurry of plans for future upgrades of Perth hospitals will not erase voters’ memories of the past eight years, when ambulance ramping exploded, wait times and wait lists blew out. 

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Roger Cook joked that the worst comment he ever received on a report card was ‘you have to sit that test again’. March 8 is his final exam.

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Who’ll be top of the class?

Roger Cook joked that the worst comment he ever received on a report card was ‘you have to sit that test again’. March 8 is his final exam.

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‘Both are betting on a presidential-style election. Come what may, Roger Cook and Libby Mettam will wear the results of this one,’ writes Jessica Page.

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Core versus non-core priorities in State election race

Both are betting on a presidential-style election. Come what may, Roger Cook and Libby Mettam will wear the results of this one.

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Rita Saffioti talking at a press conference on Wednesday morning.

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Rita Saffioti’s attack on Liberal costings should backfire

When it was time to walk the walk and establish an independent parliamentary budget office to assess election costings, Labor baulked.

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‘Roger Cook last week embraced his predecessor’s tough love attitude, as he fired the first series of shots in a law and order bidding war,’ says Jessica Page.

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Law and order: The State election spin-off

Roger Cook embraced the tough love attitude too last week, as he fired the first series of shots in a law and order bidding war. 

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The Prime Minister and Premier are ‘friends’ who have agreed to disagree, but are their teams campaign ready?

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Show of unity as Premier waits for PM to drop the date

No leader wants to share the spotlight. The Prime Minister and Premier are ‘friends’ who have agreed to disagree, but are their teams campaign ready?

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‘Whether you like politics or not, now is the time to tune in,’ says Jessica Page.  

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A dummies’ guide to the State election

Every election promise has a catch. The Liberal party has to explain how they’ll pay for it, Labor has to explain why they’re only coming up with these solutions now.

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‘While we’re waiting for the election that is their final exam, and for Santa, here’s my report card for 2024,’ says Jessica Page.

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Report card shows which pollies are flunking and flourishing

As the State’s high school graduates celebrate or commiserate their ATAR results, WA’s politicians head into the holiday season wondering whether voters have them on the naughty or nice list.

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All aboard.....Anthony Albanese Express illustration.

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How a tennis match derailed Anthony Albanese

A terse reception was perhaps always likely, but delaying the political pain only made it worse. And it derailed what should have been an easy photo opp in Perth. 

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Cancelation of Sulptures by the Sea Illustration: Don Lindsay

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The real victims in Sculpture by the Sea funding blame game

One local artist described the cancellation as ‘like a funeral’ but the exact cause of death is hard to pinpoint.

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Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas.

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Plan Basil Zempilas failed. Now what?

Disunity is death in politics. For the sake of WA, the Liberal party must do better.

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Libby Mettam and Basil Zempilas.

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Liberal Party is beyond rock bottom and taking WA with it

A leadership switch would be a gamble with high stakes. The prospect of going backwards means the risk of doing nothing is bigger. 

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Perth needs 5,000 houses/year to tackle its housing crisis, but solutions require more than just government cash. New ideas are crucial.

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Affordable housing remains an issue. Why can’t we fix it?

Perth needs 5,000 houses/year to tackle its housing crisis, but solutions require more than just government cash. New ideas are crucial.

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Libby Mettam was the last one standing after all other options fell over, but her leadership is precarious.

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Mettam’s party doesn’t believe in her, why should voters?

If Libby Mettam is merely the sacrificial lamb being offered up to avoid hobbling a future leader with a loss, then the Liberal party is treating voters like fools.

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Freo, heave ho! The port city’s workforce now has a use-by date.

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Cook’s $7b Westport plan is a tough sell without him there

Roger Cook’s $7b Westport plan at Kwinana is a tough sell, especially since he admits he won’t be around for its completion.

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Cook cutting ties with Federal Labor?

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Why Cook and Albo’s faces won’t be side-by-side on corflutes

Voters don’t appear to have the brickbats out for WA Labor yet, but industry is increasingly itching for a fight with Roger Cook’s comrades in Canberra and the Premier might have to make a choice.

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Premier Roger Cook.

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For WA to be renewables leader, Labor must rip off Band-aid

Labor should rip the climate Band-aid off, instead of delaying the pain. Then give the industry the means to get on with it.

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