Peter Kennedy

Three leading professionals have joined forces to take control of the Peppermint Grove branch of the Liberal Party, which is influential in the preselection process for Colin Barnett’s state seat of Cottesloe.

Colin Barnett may be the government’s best performer in parliament, but his standing in voters’ eyes is fuelling talk of a challenge.

A Labor plan to boost manufacturing in WA has put it at odds with the Barnett government just months from the state poll.

Brendon Grylls’ proposal to lift the tax rate on WA’s two biggest miners may have received some bad press, but at least it has started a conversation. 

Brendon Grylls was something of a change-agent when he got the Royalties for Regions policy implemented, but his plan to tax iron ore tonnages has business worried.

Malcolm Turnbull’s campaign failings have highlighted the danger of giving your opponent a free kick, and WA Liberals are sure to heed the warning.

The GST’s corrective measures will boost WA’s financial position in coming years, if the current system remains unchanged.

The Barnett government is coming under pressure from the big end of town.

The imminent departure of four heavy hitters in the public service couldn’t have come at a worse time for the state government.