Joseph Poprzeczny

Colin Barnett’s premiership will be judged on the capacity to pay down the debt accumulated on his watch.

With a large Muslim population of its own, Vladimir Putin is hoping to counter the threat posed by Islamic terrorists before unrest begins inside Russia, while also propping up the Syrian regime.

Labor and Greens voters are so glad Tony Abbott’s gone they are indicating their support for Malcolm Turnbull. But will this support transfer to the ballot box?

A federal election before next year’s budget remains a possibility if the government remains boxed in on economic reform.

A new Perth-based think tank will have a vital research role to play in the Indian Ocean region.

Donald Trump may be the early frontrunner, but only time will tell whether his appeal with Republican voters can be sustained.

The Abbott government needs to acknowledge its mistakes if it is to mount a comeback in the polls, and win the 2016 election.

I met my first left-wingers not long after I’d left the bush to attend university in Perth. The experience was much as I’d been told to expect.

The Abbott government has been hurt by a failure to take a stand on politicians’ entitlements.