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OPINION: A Productivity Commision analysis of the tax carve-up is just the start in what could be a divisive process.

Those who forget history often prefer to fill the void with myths.

Colin Barnett hopes his capital works program will one day be seen in the same light as those of WA political giants, Charles Court and John Forrest.

A second ratings agency downgrade has prompted Colin Barnett to ratchet up the tough talk on the GST.

‘A man before his time' isn't a description many would associate with the prime minister, but the federal budget may put him in that category.