Opinion

Australia is ill-prepared to deal with potential threats in the north-west

MINING magnate Clive Palmer might be from Queensland, but he doesn’t mind weighing into Western Australia’s political scene, as he did in Albany at the weekend with promises to spend up big in support of The Nationals WA campaigning at state level.

Australia’s relationship with China is a two-edged sword, as the Stern Hu saga has shown.

The Liberals have lost a traditional ally in the suburbs of Australia.

AS Perth surveys the damage wreaked by Monday’s storm, political observers were picking over something completely different – the results of two state elections at the weekend and trying to assess the implications for Western Australia.

Three industry events held in Perth this month illustrate the city’s unique and fortuitous profile.

Canberra doesn’t have the money to take control of the health system – yet.

FINANCIAL responsibility was the big subject last week, as the state government and opposition sought to expose each other’s weaknesses on the fiscal front.

Two new reports have illuminated public debate over the merit of building major sporting venues and chasing big events.