Geoff Gallop
Geoff Gallop was the premier of Western Australia from 2001 to 2006.
Opinion
Education
Crisis in education a test for Perrottet government
Teaching salary levels send the wrong signal to young people considering a career in education.
- by Geoff Gallop
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Opinion
Education
Teacher salaries must reflect importance of their work
A toxic mix of workload pressures and salary disparity has led to serious teacher shortages.
- by Geoff Gallop
Despite cynical attacks, the idea of a republic lives on - for good reasons
The British Crown came to Australia in 1788 and has been with us ever since. It personified our links to a tradition that privileged some ideas without destroying others.
- by Geoff Gallop
Leaks the first sign of a sinking political ship
The WikiLeaks saga has thrust the covert concept of leaking onto centre stage. Sometimes it is an important matter of principle, but all too often it is motivated by bruised egos, threatened interests or raw politics.
- by Geoff Gallop
The battle for the soul of Labor
Amid all the criticisms that Labor stands for nothing any more, just how does such a big political party establish and refine its identity?
- by Geoff Gallop
When politics reveals a nation divided
Dealing with commonwealth-state relations is one of the most challenging aspects of leading a state government.
- by Geoff Gallop
The Frog in the Well – politics without vision and strategy
Once upon a time political values were easy to describe as left versus right, but the landscape today is far more murky.
- by Geoff Gallop
The real price of retail reform
The delay in extending retail trading hours in Perth shows the extent to which adversarial politics over the issue has descended into farce.
- by Geoff Gallop
A path to the republic
I've always believed it to be right that Australia become a republic.
- by Geoff Gallop
The politics of public engagement
One of the most badly received proposals from the recent election campaign was Labor's 'People's Assembly' to consider climate change.
- by Geoff Gallop
Oxford days with my friend Tony
In the wash-up of the British PM's highly-anticipated memoires being released, Geoff Gallop recounts a long and fruitful friendship.
- by Geoff Gallop
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