With a parliamentary majority and a budget bottom line any politician would envy, critics say WA Premier Roger Cook is surprisingly unambitious and has missed a chance to embark on meaningful reform.
WA Premier Roger Cook and Liberal leader Libby Mettam. Bethany Rae
When certain West Australian ministers peer across the chamber in the state’s lower house of parliament, they are in the unusual situation of facing off against their own party colleagues rather than opposition MPs.
Such is the dominance of Labor after the last state election, when the Liberals and Nationals were reduced to just six members in the 59-seat Legislative Assembly.
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