THE West Coast Eagles might be having a dreadful season on the field but its success off the field may well lie with the long-term strength of the boardroom, which has not been handicapped by salary caps, draft restrictions or drug scandals.
WITH the drums of the global financial crisis still pounding their deep-toned warnings, the shrill sounds of peripheral issues appear to have been drowned out.
DESPITE a major spat with federal Liberal deputy leader Julie Bishop, political observer Peter van Onselen still puts her in his top 10 most influential Western Australians.
