Time to hand in the keys to the post box tomorrow morning and head down to 80 mile beach. A lot of national parks to visit between here and Black Rock in Melbourne. We'll miss the Federal budget, the remaining U.S. primaries and a few AFL games. It's a hard life! Read more »
As part of the continuing Community Cabinet visit to Broome, Fran Logan, WA Minister for Industry and Enterprise, announced the connection of Broome and the remote Indigenous communities of Ardyaloon, Bidyadanga, Djarindjin and Lombadina to high-speed broadband. Read more »
Law and order is an expensive business. When announcing a second magistrate for the Kimberley, the WA premier Alan Carpenter explained that the need for a second magistrate in the region is not just a question of geography and population. Read more »
John Button, a great Australian and a much loved Labor politician is dead. He was all the things that will be said of him in the coming days and more. Many will remember his genuine humility, sharp mind and dry wit. Can' t remember him losing it or becoming flustered though he's sure to have done both given the sacred cows he regularly prodded out of the way. He was a great believer in the power of ideas and the spoken and written word. He was dedicated to winning people over, not through spin but by gentle persuasion. Read more »
Meet the Next John Howard - except that I don’t think this one will win government.
Meet the Next Peter Costello - except that I think this one will have the guts to challenge his new leader. Read more »
It is true that as a black-hearted blogger allegedly of the 'hard left' I sometimes mock some of the more inane right-leaning bloggers in Australia. God knows there are more than a few embarrassments among them. One blogger with whom I will attempt to engage in this post, rather than mock, is Mark R. Read more »
Community Cabinet in Broome has been a public relations blitz with 20 media events planned for the visit. The local journalists have warmed to the task with an increasing number of questions off the topics of the ministerial announcements. Read more »
The Western Australian State cabinet meets in Broome as part of its regional community consultations. Local public sector workers rally outside about the cost of living. Diesel is $1.76 per litre and rising, and bananas fetch $3.98 per kilo on a good day. Read more »
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