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A development company co-owned by the son of former WA premier Brian Burke has earmarked a Swan Valley site for a 105-lot retirement village.

Healthy WA may have to take GST tonic

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OPINION: The politics of power could put paid to WA hopes of retaining its GST share.

Former premier issues iron warning

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OPINION: Former premier Brian Burke warns that iron ore developments abroad could have meaningful implications for the state economy.

Liberal MP pays price for clumsy Burke dealings

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Steve Thomas was a man humbled as he stepped out to face the waiting media pack outside Parliament House at lunchtime on Tuesday.

Thomas falls on sword over Burke dealings

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Steve Thomas has stood down as deputy leader of the Liberal Party of WA following revelations he held conversations with disgraced former premier Brian Burke.

Loss as personal as it is public for defeated MPs

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Where will dozens of departing members of state parliament find themselves in the months ahead?

CCC still doing the business

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OPINION: The Corruption and Crime Commission has experienced highs and lows since being established with draconian powers in 2004 by the Gallop Labor government to root out poor practices in the public sector.

Political posts and power plays

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Opinion: The departure of career public servant Stephen Wood has raised questions about the role of the bureaucracy in providing frank and fearless advice.

Liberals facing election traps

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Uncertainty about the direction of the government and its leadership is likely to persist despite the premier's win last week.

Historical echoes haunting Barnett

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Whether Premier Colin Barnett stays or goes is a political decision, but it would be unwise for anyone to imagine that a change at the top of government will not have a significant effect on the way business is conducted in Western Australia.

CCC roars back in business

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Two high-profile reports from the commission have reaffirmed its role in upholding public accountability.

(Rottnest) Island life leads to indecision

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

Absence of leadership at federal level

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Political parties' focus on the polls, and winning power for its own sake, have led to an absence of mature policy debate in Australia.

Private and public sectors pursue change - SPECIAL REPORT

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Asset sales, cost cutting and restructuring are under way across WA, creating opportunities for professional services firms. Click through to see details of more than 30 privatisation deals in WA, from 1961 to the present day.

Barnett uses Burke to excuse Nalder

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Colin Barnett aimed low when Labor questioned Dean Nalder's fitness for office over conflict of interest claims.

Carmen under pressure

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The third instalment from Peter Kennedy's new book on WA's recent political past examines the pressure on Carmen Lawrence to set up a royal commission into what became known as WA Inc.

The Rothwells rescue farce

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The second of four extracts from Peter Kennedy's new book examines the Rothwells rescue and the murky links between WA business and politics.

Ordinary yet extraordinary, Buckeridge passes away

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Western Australian magnate Len Buckeridge has died of a heart attack at his home at the age of 77 – leaving one of the nation's biggest construction and building materials businesses in the hands of his children.

Echoes of Burke for Barnett

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It might be playing with fire to own a pair of asbestos gloves these days, but Colin Barnett should borrow a pair before finalising a red-hot deal to sell the Kwinana Bulk Terminal to building mate

Lobbyists change amid shifting political landscape

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THE world of lobbying was turned upside down with the ousting of Alan Carpenter's Labor state government in September last year.

Rudd-Burke affair to linger

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It's surprising that the ongoing revelations of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's close contacts with former Premier Brian Burke have sparked so little media attention

CCC to conduct Burke/Fong investigation

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The Corruption and Crime Commission will conduct an investigation into whether there has been misconduct in the relationship between the Director-General of the Department of Health, Dr Neale Fong, and former premier Brian Burke, after a referral from the

Burke-Fong emails spark inquiry

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NINE emails between disgraced lobbyist Brian Burke and Department of Health director-general Neale Fong concerning "health department related matters" will be the focus of a state parliamentary inq

Last hurrah for Brian Burke

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Former premier and political lobbyist Brian Burke heads the group of people who have fallen off the list of Western Australia's most influential in the past year.

A deal not even Burke could do

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R MARINE dealer principal Brendon Grieve created a bit of a stir when he ran an ad for his Riviera and Princess yachts recently.

Campbell Burke’s surprise casualty

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FEDERAL human services minister Ian Campbell resigned on Saturday after a meeting he had with lobbyist Brian Burke was publicly revealed.

Malborough sacked, Burke resigns

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DISGRACED minister Norm Marlborough was sacked from cabinet this week, after an investigation by the CCC revealed secret communication between Mr Marlborough and former premier Brian Burke.

Norm Marlborough and Brian Burke - the history

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Norm Marlborough and Brian Burke

Brian Burke's daughter to run for ALP state presidency

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The daughter of former West Australian premier Brian Burke is one of a number of Labor hopefuls tipped to be seeking to become the party's next state president.