Respect rule of law on Porter claims: PM

The Joint Development Assessment Panel has approved amendments to a contentious $25 million high-rise in Como expected to lessen its impact on surrounding homes.

Christian Porter was Premier Colin Barnett’s heir-apparent when he announced in mid 2013 that he intended to quit WA politics for the federal arena. He clearly had bigger fish to fry.

HBF will follow through with its pledge to refund deferred claims to patients and is expecting to make about 500,000 payments worth $40 million to policyholders.