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Former WA premier Colin Barnett, Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas, WA Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash. Picture: AAP/Supplied/Alex Ellinghausen

Barnett backs Basil as he readies to launch tilt at state politics this weekend

Former WA premier Colin Barnett is one of several political heavyweights the Seven West Media personality has sought advice from as head mulls a tilt at parliament.

  • Hamish Hastie

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh are welcomed by Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett on their arrival at Perth International Airport on October 26, 2011 Perth, Western Australia.

What the Queen said to $2.6 billion Perth project being named for her

Everyone in WA has had an opinion on the monumental project that took five years to complete, but until now, only two people were privy to the Queen’s first take.

  • Hamish Hastie
Former WA Premier Colin Barnett, WA Liberals report March election 2021. Picture: Supplied

‘Disappointed’ Barnett stops short of calling for expulsion of Liberal powerbrokers

Former WA Premier Colin Barnett says the extent of factionalism in the party surprised him, but it did not stop at ‘The Clan’ and he did not think Nick Goiran and Peter Collier should be expelled.

  • Hamish Hastie
Dean Nalder has left Zak Kirkup with a gaping hole in his team just three months out of the state election.

Dean Nalder quits shadow treasury just days after announcing retirement

Shadow treasurer Dean Nalder is leaving a hole in opposition leader Zak Kirkup's shadow cabinet three months out from the next state election.

  • Fran Rimrod
The WA Libs have a new Honey, and he's expected to move to the top

The WA Libs have a new Honey, and he's expected to move to the top

The new member for Cottesloe, Liberal David Honey, is expected to be fast- tracked into the WA Liberals' shadow cabinet after his by-election victory.

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