WA Liberals and Nationals enter alliance instead of formal coalition following electoral wipeoutShareThe WA National and Liberal parties have entered into a formal alliance, after the Labor party's crushing election victory decimated the state opposition. The Liberals were reduced to just two MPs in the Lower House, and seven in the Upper House, while the Nationals have four seats in the Legislative Assembly and three in the Legislative Council.With more seats in the Lower House, the Nationals won official opposition status, and Mia Davies was appointed Opposition Leader.Ms Davies said...…WA Liberals and Nationals enter alliance instead of formal coalition following electoral wipeoutShareThe WA National and Liberal parties have entered into a formal alliance, after the Labor party's crushing election victory decimated the state opposition. The Liberals were reduced to just two MPs in the Lower House, and seven in the Upper House, while the Nationals have four seats in the Legislative Assembly and three in the Legislative Council.With more seats in the Lower House, the Nationals won official opposition status, and Mia Davies was appointed Opposition Leader.Ms Davies said...WW…

WA election: Polling shows Liberal leader Zak Kirkup on track for historic loss in seat of DawesvilleShareThe WA Liberal leader is spending the state election eve fighting for his political life in his ultra-marginal seat, after dire polling was published suggesting he is on track to lose.A YouGov poll, published in The West Australian newspaper, surveyed 400 residents in Zak Kirkup's Dawesville electorate and the results showed Labor candidate Lisa Munday would win comfortably if the pre-poll was replicated on Saturday.Based on the YouGov poll, Ms Munday was on track to win 55 per cent of...…WA election: Polling shows Liberal leader Zak Kirkup on track for historic loss in seat of DawesvilleShareThe WA Liberal leader is spending the state election eve fighting for his political life in his ultra-marginal seat, after dire polling was published suggesting he is on track to lose.A YouGov poll, published in The West Australian newspaper, surveyed 400 residents in Zak Kirkup's Dawesville electorate and the results showed Labor candidate Lisa Munday would win comfortably if the pre-poll was replicated on Saturday.Based on the YouGov poll, Ms Munday was on track to win 55 per cent of...WW…

Sex abuse survivors lose archive as Facebook removes news from 'life saving' siteShareA survivor of clergy abuse who started a Facebook group to help other survivors says he is "devastated" by the social media giant's decision to block Australian news.Richie Scutt, who was sexually abused by an Anglican priest when he was 11 years old, started the Facebook group Survivors and Friends in 2016.He said he started the group to share news reports on the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and it became a lifeline for many.Mr Scutt said the group had grown to...…Sex abuse survivors lose archive as Facebook removes news from 'life saving' siteShareA survivor of clergy abuse who started a Facebook group to help other survivors says he is "devastated" by the social media giant's decision to block Australian news.Richie Scutt, who was sexually abused by an Anglican priest when he was 11 years old, started the Facebook group Survivors and Friends in 2016.He said he started the group to share news reports on the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and it became a lifeline for many.Mr Scutt said the group had grown to...WW…

ShareBillionaire miner Clive Palmer has lost his High Court challenge against Western Australia's coronavirus border closure.The question put to the High Court was whether Western Australia's Emergency Management Act and the directions to close the border in light of the coronavirus pandemic breached section 92 of the Constitution.Mr Palmer's lawyers told the High Court the closure did breach section 92, which guarantees movement between states.But the West Australian Government told the court the closure was justified because they were reasonable and necessary to stop the spread of...…ShareBillionaire miner Clive Palmer has lost his High Court challenge against Western Australia's coronavirus border closure.The question put to the High Court was whether Western Australia's Emergency Management Act and the directions to close the border in light of the coronavirus pandemic breached section 92 of the Constitution.Mr Palmer's lawyers told the High Court the closure did breach section 92, which guarantees movement between states.But the West Australian Government told the court the closure was justified because they were reasonable and necessary to stop the spread of...WW…