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2021 WA State Election: a Campaign Like No Other – Sandwiched with Tactics from Previous Elections
2021 WA State Election: A campaign like no other – sandwiched with tactics from previous elections. By Hon Eric Ripper AM 3 March 2021 Most State Governments win a second term. Their senior ministers are still mentally and physically fresh. Festering problems have been blamed on their predecessors. The upside of their agenda has been announced but any downsides, including the implementation problems, are still to emerge. Meanwhile, on the ground their enthusiastic new MPs have been building their personal votes. On the other side, many opposition politicians struggle to make the transition from government and to recover political direction, energy and aggression after their loss. Even before COVID-19, the re-election of the McGowan Government, albeit with a smaller majority, could have been expected. The pandemic has vastly enhanced the Government’s political circumstances in at least three ways. It has created an enormous opportunity to demonstrate competence and leadership and to attract public attention to the performance of the Premier – an opportunity which the Government has fully grasped. Secondly, COVID-19 has provided an alibi for broken promises and disappointed expectations. Finally, it has provided a shield against the politics of emerging issues like public sector fraud or homelessness. Despite the pandemic’s economic impact, many voters are better off than they were in 2017, when the WA economy was in recession. JobKeeper, Federal and State economic stimulus programs, rampaging iron ore prices, a rebound in house prices and the deal on WA’s share of the GST are all contributing. Party campaigns are usually made up of 33 days of policy announcements, which the party attempts to tie into a mutually reinforcing narrative. -
Parliamentary Library Wa
Premiers of Western Australia PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY WA PREMIERS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA The Fast Facts on the Premiers of Western Australia THE FIRST PREMIER THE LONGEST THE ONLY PREMIER THEOFTHE FIRST WESTERN FIRST PREMIER PREMIER OF PREMIERSHIP IS HELD BY TO DIE IN OFFICE IN AUSTRALIAWESTERNOF WESTERN AUSTRALIA WAS SIR SIR DAVID BRAND WHO WA WAS GEORGE JOHNWASAUSTRALIA SIRFORREST JOHN FORRESTINWAS 1890 SIR. SERVED FOR 11 YEARS: LEAKE. HE DIED OF JOHN FORRESTIN 1890. IN 1890. 2 APRIL 1959 - 3 MARCH PNEUMONIA ON 24 1971 JUNE 1902. THE YOUNGEST THE SHORTEST WA PREMIER IN WA WAS PREMIERSHIP IS HELD JOHN SCADDAN AGED 35 BY HAL COLEBATCH YEARS WHO HELD OFFICE WHO SERVED FOR ONE BETWEEN 1911 AND 1914. CALENDAR MONTH IN 1919. THE ONLY PREMIER TO HE WAS ALSO THE ALSO BE A GOVERNOR OF ONLY PREMIER WHO WESTERN AUSTRALIA WAS A MEMBER OF WAS SIR JAMES MITCHELL. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE LONGEST WA THE OLDEST PREMIERSHIP IS HELD BY PREMIER IN WA WHEN SIR DAVID BRAND WHO SWORN IN WAS JOHN SERVED FOR 11 YEARS IN TONKIN AGED 69 YEARS 1971. IN 1971. THE ONLY FATHER THE FIRST WOMAN AND SON PREMIERS IN PREMIER IN WA AND WA WERE SIR CHARLES AUSTRALIA WAS COURT AND RICHARD CARMEN LAWRENCE COURT. FROM 1990 TO 1993. November 5, 2013 History Notes: Premiers of Western Australia Premiers of Western Australia “COURTESY TITLE” Premier’s Role: ‘first among equals’ When Western Australia first commenced responsible The Premier is the Head of Government of the State in Western government in 1890 the word Australia with executive power that is subject to the advice of the premier was merely a courtesy Cabinet. -
COLIN BARNETT I'm Just Going to Say Something
COLIN BARNETT I’m just going to say something about lead and then any questions on that. Okay, everyone right? Okay, the pollution of lead in Esperance over the years 2005-2007 has been one of the worst environmental accidents in this State’s history. A very serious situation, one that occurred during the time of the previous government – I don’t apportion blame, but I think dealing with the issue was slow. I visited Esperance about four weeks ago and met with community people; there’s been on-going meetings within Government between community representatives, the Port of Esperance, the mining industry and other parts of Government. Today I’ve provided an update on exactly where the issue of the lead contamination in Esperance is at. First point relates to the removal of the lead itself. Two years on, or nearly two years on, there is still 9,000 tonnes of lead carbonate stored at the Port of Esperance. That will be removed and the removal will start early in the new year. What will be involved – we’ll be placing that lead into bags that will be sealed and then placed inside shipping containers. We are talking about some 300 containers. It will then be removed in three separate shipments out of the Port of Esperance as a container lot. It’s estimated that the… all of the lead will be removed by the end of March next year, so that will be a significant operation, and I thank not only the Port of Esperance, but the mining and shipping and transport groups for working with Government to ensure that that is removed and removed under stringent conditions and safely. -
The Effects of Physical and Social Environments on the Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS ON THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Prepared for the W.A Commissioner for Children and Young People by Dr Carmen Lawrence, June 2019 Contents Section 1: Introduction…………………………………………………………….3 Section 2: Social determinants………………………………………………..4 Section 3: The spatial dimensions of children’s lives in WA…..5 3.1: Population profile..…………………………….……………………5 3.2: Social profile…………………………………………………………….6 3.3: Children’s health and wellbeing……………………………..6 3.3.1: Definitions and measurement of health and wellbeing…………………………………………………………….6 3.3.2: Children’s health and wellbeing data sets………7 3.4: Summary………………………………………………………………14 Section 4: Why place matters……………………………………………….15 4.1: Locational disadvantage……………………………………….17 4.2: Regional and remote areas…………………………………..17 4.3: Green space, backyards and public open space….18 4.4: Transport………………………………………………………………19 Section 5: The important attributes of place……………………….20 5.1: Socio-economic status and neighbourhood disadvantage……………………………………………………………...20 5.2: Pollution…………………………………………………………………24 5.3: Noise……………………………………………………………………….28 5.4: Community safety and violence……………………………29 5.5: Social capital………………………………………………………….31 1 5.6: The natural environment – Exposure to nature/greeness…………………………………..………………...33 5.6.1: Population studies………………………………………….35 5.6.2: Physical health…….…………………………………..........36 5.6.3: Mental health and psychological wellbeing……………………………………………………………………39 5.6.4: Cognitive benefits………………………………………….42 5.6.5: -
Official Hansard No
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES SENATE Official Hansard No. 3, 2002 WEDNESDAY, 20 MARCH 2002 FORTIETH PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION—FIRST PERIOD BY AUTHORITY OF THE SENATE INTERNET The Journals for the Senate are available at: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/work/journals/index.htm Proof and Official Hansards for the House of Representatives, the Senate and committee hearings are available at: http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard SITTING DAYS—2002 Month Date February 12, 13, 14 March 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 May 14, 15, 16 June 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27 August 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29 September 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26 October 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24 November 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21 December 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 RADIO BROADCASTS Broadcasts of proceedings of the Parliament can be heard on the following Parliamentary and News Network radio stations, in the areas identified. CANBERRA 1440 AM SYDNEY 630 AM NEWCASTLE 1458 AM BRISBANE 936 AM MELBOURNE 1026 AM ADELAIDE 972 AM PERTH 585 AM HOBART 729 AM DARWIN 102.5 FM SENATE CONTENTS WEDNESDAY, 20 MARCH Migration Legislation Amendment (Transitional Movement) Bill 2002— First Reading ................................................................................................. 1031 Second Reading............................................................................................. 1031 Business— Rearrangement............................................................................................... 1032 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games............................................................ -
A Police Whistleblower in a Corrupt Political System
A police whistleblower in a corrupt political system Frank Scott Both major political parties in West Australia espouse open and accountable government when they are in opposition, however once their side of politics is able to form Government, the only thing that changes is that they move to the opposite side of the Chamber and their roles are merely reversed. The opposition loves the whistleblower while the government of the day loathes them. It was therefore refreshing to see that in 2001 when the newly appointed Attorney General in the Labor government, Mr Jim McGinty, promised that his Government would introduce whistleblower protection legislation by the end of that year. He stated that his legislation would protect those whistleblowers who suffered victimization and would offer some provisions to allow them to seek compensation. How shallow those words were; here we are some sixteen years later and yet no such legislation has been introduced. Below I have written about the effects I suffered from trying to expose corrupt senior police officers and the trauma and victimization I suffered which led to the loss of my livelihood. Whilst my efforts to expose corrupt police officers made me totally unemployable, those senior officers who were subject of my allegations were promoted and in two cases were awarded with an Australian Police Medal. I describe my experiences in the following pages in the form of a letter to West Australian parliamentarian Rob Johnson. See also my article “The rise of an organised bikie crime gang,” September 2017, http://www.bmartin.cc/dissent/documents/Scott17b.pdf 1 Hon. -
Women in the Federal Parliament
PAPERS ON PARLIAMENT Number 17 September 1992 Trust the Women Women in the Federal Parliament Published and Printed by the Department of the Senate Parliament House, Canberra ISSN 1031-976X Papers on Parliament is edited and managed by the Research Section, Senate Department. All inquiries should be made to: The Director of Research Procedure Office Senate Department Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Telephone: (06) 277 3061 The Department of the Senate acknowledges the assistance of the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff. First published 1992 Reprinted 1993 Cover design: Conroy + Donovan, Canberra Note This issue of Papers on Parliament brings together a collection of papers given during the first half of 1992 as part of the Senate Department's Occasional Lecture series and in conjunction with an exhibition on the history of women in the federal Parliament, entitled, Trust the Women. Also included in this issue is the address given by Senator Patricia Giles at the opening of the Trust the Women exhibition which took place on 27 February 1992. The exhibition was held in the public area at Parliament House, Canberra and will remain in place until the end of June 1993. Senator Patricia Giles has represented the Australian Labor Party for Western Australia since 1980 having served on numerous Senate committees as well as having been an inaugural member of the World Women Parliamentarians for Peace and, at one time, its President. Dr Marian Sawer is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Canberra, and has written widely on women in Australian society, including, with Marian Simms, A Woman's Place: Women and Politics in Australia. -
Extract from Hansard [COUNCIL - Wednesday, 28 November 2001] P5953b-5960A Hon Peter Foss; Hon Frank Hough
Extract from Hansard [COUNCIL - Wednesday, 28 November 2001] p5953b-5960a Hon Peter Foss; Hon Frank Hough ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL 2001 Second Reading Resumed from 26 September. HON PETER FOSS (East Metropolitan) [4.10 pm]: It is fortuitous that you read that statement and the letter from the Clerk of the House, Mr President, because I intended to commence my speech by raising an entirely different reason that the Bill requires an absolute majority - one that was not canvassed by the Standing Committee on Legislation. It is important that you are here because I believe that you have no alternative but to rule at the second reading stage. As you are aware, Mr President, two items are on the Notice Paper: the Electoral Amendment Bill 2001 and the Electoral Distribution Repeal Bill 2001. It has sometimes struck people as curious that two Bills are on the Notice Paper. We suspected that that was to circumvent the requirements of the Electoral Distribution Act. I suggest that the introduction of these two Bills has become a complete mess-up, but a stronger phrase than mess-up would be appropriate and I will explain why. They are two separate Bills. There is nothing to say that either of them will be passed into law. You must deal only with the Electoral Amendment Bill 2001, Mr President, not the Electoral Distribution Repeal Bill. The amending Bill makes no reference whatsoever to the Electoral Distribution Act. It happens to deal with exactly the same measures as the other Bill; therefore, this Bill operates one way or another to affect the Electoral Distribution Act. -
Western Australia State Election 2017
RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2017–18 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 Western Australia state election 2017 Rob Lundie Politics and Public Administration Section Contents Introduction ................................................................................................ 2 Background ................................................................................................. 2 Electoral changes ................................................................................................ 2 2013 election ...................................................................................................... 2 Party leaders ....................................................................................................... 3 Aftermath for the WA Liberal Party ................................................................... 5 The campaign .............................................................................................. 5 Economic issues .................................................................................................. 5 Liberal/Nationals differences ............................................................................. 6 Transport ............................................................................................................ 7 Federal issues ..................................................................................................... 7 Party campaign launches .................................................................................... 7 Leaders debate .................................................................................................. -
Case Summary: Western Australia V Ward (Miriuwung-Gajerrong)
THE NATURE AND CONTENT OF NATIVE TITLE: THE MIRIUWUNG- GAJERRONG CASE Overview On 8 August 2002, the High Court handed down its decision on Western Australia v Ward & Ors, relating to the native title claim by the Miriuwung- Gajerrong peoples. The decision has been anticipated as one which will answer critical questions about the nature and content of native title. Cases Western Australia v Ward & Ors - High Court decision (8 August 2002) State of Western Australia v Ward [2000] FCA 191 (3 March 2000) - Full Federal Court decision Ben Ward & Ors v State of Western Australia & Ors [1998] 1478 FCA (24 November 1998 - Federal Court decision Legislation Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) Media Releases Media Background from Kimberley Land Council Media Release from Kimberley Land Council Media Release from ATSIC Media Release from Attorney-General's Department Media Release from ANTaR Media Release from Carmen Lawrence Media Release from Senator Aden Ridgeway Media Release from WA Premier, the Hon. Geoff Gallop Comments Initial statement by the High Court, 8 August 2002 Lisa Strelein, Manager, NTRU, Initial comment on the High Court decision. Paul Kennard, Faira Land Rights Newspaper - abridged version of a summary of the Full Federal Court decision by Paul Kennard, in-house counsel for the Land and Heritage Unit at the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc). AIATSIS NTRU THE NATURE AND CONTENT OF NATIVE TITLE: THE MIRIUWUNG-GAJERRONG CASE 1 Bibliography Barnett, Katy 2000. ‘Western Australia v Ward. One step forward and two steps back: Native title and the bundle of rights analysis', Melbourne University Law Review, Vol. -
1 Heat Treatment This Is a List of Greenhouse Gas Emitting
Heat treatment This is a list of greenhouse gas emitting companies and peak industry bodies and the firms they employ to lobby government. It is based on data from the federal and state lobbying registers.* Client Industry Lobby Company AGL Energy Oil and Gas Enhance Corporate Lobbyists registered with Enhance Lobbyist Background Limited Pty Ltd Corporate Pty Ltd* James (Jim) Peter Elder Former Labor Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development and Trade (Queensland) Kirsten Wishart - Michael Todd Former adviser to Queensland Premier Peter Beattie Mike Smith Policy adviser to the Queensland Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, LHMU industrial officer, state secretary to the NT Labor party. Nicholas James Park Former staffer to Federal Coalition MPs and Senators in the portfolios of: Energy and Resources, Land and Property Development, IT and Telecommunications, Gaming and Tourism. Samuel Sydney Doumany Former Queensland Liberal Attorney General and Minister for Justice Terence John Kempnich Former political adviser in the Queensland Labor and ACT Governments AGL Energy Oil and Gas Government Relations Lobbyists registered with Government Lobbyist Background Limited Australia advisory Pty Relations Australia advisory Pty Ltd* Ltd Damian Francis O’Connor Former assistant General Secretary within the NSW Australian Labor Party Elizabeth Waterland Ian Armstrong - Jacqueline Pace - * All lobbyists registered with individual firms do not necessarily work for all of that firm’s clients. Lobby lists are updated regularly. This -
3489 ARRC Annual Report Print.Indd
ARRC Australian Resources Research Centre 2005-06 Annual Report Foreword ...................................................................................1 Alan Carpenter Executive Summary ...................................................................2 David Agostini Five Years at ARRC .................................................................3-7 Research Highlights Minerals and Petroleum Exploration ......................................9-16 Petroleum Reservoir Definition and Performance .................16-18 Drilling and Well Performance .............................................18-19 Environment and Gas ..........................................................19-21 Major Collaborative Ventures ..............................................22-26 Industry Clients .......................................................................27 Awards and Recognition .....................................................28-29 Financial Report ......................................................................30 ARRC Advisory Committee ..................................................31-32 FOREWORD FOREWORD The Australian Resources Research Centre (ARRC) plays a vital role in supporting research in our mining and energy sectors and encouraging technological advancement at the State, national and international levels. The Western Australian mining and energy sectors are powerful factors in our State’s economy. Since 2000, the Western Australian economy has grown by 30 per cent, compared to a national growth rate of 17 per cent.