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Connor Mcgoverne

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Words matter, and it’s time WA Labor took note

Words matter, and it’s time WA Labor took note

“Straight talk” went missing this week when WA’s premier said mandatory did not always mean mandatory.

19.11.2025 10

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Connor Mcgoverne

The ‘toughest anti-nang laws in the country’ only work if you enforce them

Tobacconists and retailers in the Perth CBD and Northbridge are flagrantly flouting the “toughest laws in the country”. So when will they be fined?

28.05.2025 10

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The titan and the terrier: How Roger Cook outfoxed the brains behind a ‘commercial colossus’

Make no mistake, WA’s Premier gave a firm middle finger to National Rugby League bosses when he waited until they had settled into their flight to...

08.05.2025 8

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The Australian dream is a pipe dream under WA’s housing policies

A search of online listings showed seven standalone homes in the greater Perth region were for less than the proposed threshold. Seven.

19.02.2025 10

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If WA voters’ hip-pockets are empty, why is Labor making them wait until next year for relief?

Roger Cook says, “we know people are hurting”, so surely he also knows they don’t need cost-of-living support in 2026 – they need it now.

12.02.2025 9

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My newborn son needed life-saving surgery. WA Labor’s maternity plan could risk babies like him

Babies born with life-threatening at Labor’s proposed $1.8 billion mum and bubs hospital would face a drive of up to 45 minutes to Perth...

20.01.2025 7

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Nationals weaken WA by not handing over opposition status to Liberal Party

Every West Australian politician aspires to get their feet behind a desk in Dumas House – the West Perth nerve centre of the government. The...

19.11.2024 10

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The words from a Perth teen survivor that changed how I drive

If you’re a country music fan – and even if not – you might have heard Zach Bryan’s Spotless. “I ain’t spotless, neither is you” sums up...

02.09.2024 10

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Connor Mcgoverne