Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett says he will ask the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to either scrap or review plans for a super profits tax on the resources sector during talks today in Perth.
TUG of war generally requires an equal balance of strength on either side to ensure the longevity of the game, but at various times in Australia’s history politicians have played the game of political push and pull with uneven strength on either end of th
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett is backing away from his initial view that a health deal struck between the Commonwealth and the Labor states and territories could fall over without his support.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will make a last ditch effort to convince state and territory premiers that his health reforms are the way to go at today's Council of Australian Governments meeting in Canberra.
BUSINESS has been cautiously supportive of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s National Health Reform Plan, the centrepiece of which is a takeover of majority responsibility for hospitals as well as other structural reforms to the health system.
THE old adage of governments being safe in good economic times might have to be turned on its head, with both Labor federally and Liberal-Nationals WA at state level looking very comfortable after winning elections in the boom and consolidating their posi
WA still the most resourceful state; PM plugs Gorgon in US investment sales pitch; WA's work safety stance carries risk; Voters back ETS but not early poll; Skills crunch looms in resources sector
Brighter outlook in the booming west; Reserve Bank wary of putting interest rates up as strong Aussie dollar could choke recovery; Premier’s 8pm shop hours offer falls flat; Rudd aligns with US on stimulus; Ministers downplay NBN risks
Western Australia is set to receive first funds from the Rudd government's $650 million Jobs Fund, with the bulk of the funds to go to projects in the south west of Perth.
ASIC warns directors on valuations, solvency; Companies face 20pc profit cut; BHP benefits as Rio robots race to 'mine of the future'; West shapes as key to Rudd's second-term hopes; Hotels in rush to sign up workers.
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.
Get ready for $58bn deficit and million jobless; Regional fund gets a haircut; Stockpile hinders Magellan's reopening; Conroy plan to split up Telstra; Woodside faces suit from pearl farmers
