News Articles for Bill Hassell

Support for constitutional change is firming in business and political circles despite hesitancy in some quarters to take a stance on the issue.

Richard Wilson's resignation as the Liberals' WA president more than a year after an internal party review makes clear the reasons for the 2021 wipe-out remain.

Building tensions and overhead wires await the next mayor of Nedlands after next month's election.

Whether as a stepping stone to higher duties or a role post-politics, local government provides an opportunity to serve.

Recriminations have already started within the Liberal Party over its poor performance in Saturday's federal election, with the finger being pointed at Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's campaign strategy for having shaken the party's grip on power.

In his history of Rottnest Island, Laurie O'Meara looks to how the popular holiday destination's future can be settled.