West Australian Premier Roger Cook says voters will resist the introduction of sectarian politics to Australia, warning against “poison” from Canberra coming into his state.
Speaking days after WA senator Fatima Payman defected to the crossbench over Labor’s stance on the war between Israel and Hamas, Mr Cook warned voters hated the toxic political debates taking place in federal parliament.
Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
