Rob Johnson

Albert JACOBPortfolios: Environment; Heritage. ALBERT Jacob’s promotion to cabinet cements his rapid rise in Western Australian politics, having been elected to state parliament in 2008, aged 28.

Bad economic news and some personnel mismanagement are putting pressure on Colin Barnett’s leadership.

Colin Barnett’s determined push to cut the number of local councils is a great example of how out of touch politicians are with public opinion.

Simmering tensions between the Liberal and National parties within the State Government are threatening to come to a head next month. The issue? Local government reform.

Former police minister Rob Johnson has fired a parting shot at Premier Colin Barnett as he resigned as a member of the Liberal Party, saying the state’s debt burden was out of control, among other issues.

Former Liberal MP Rob Johnson has thrown his hat into the ring to run for mayor of the City of Joondalup, pitting himself against former state environment minister Albert Jacob.