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IAN MCAULEY. Warning from Colin Barnett: Privatisation is on the nose

13 March 2017

The WA Government’s proposal to privatise Western Power – the government-owned electricity utility – was one of the factors contributing to the extraordinary anti-Liberal swing in Saturday’s Western Australia election. Privatisation of electricity has also been an issue in the … Continue reading →

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Federal Election bits and pieces

31 January 2013

There was nothing new in the timing of the next election announced by Julia Gillard. There wasn’t much doubt that it would be some time in August or September. There may be a marginal benefit for the government in the … Continue reading →

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