Climate action that prices people out of the energy system is not a moral victory. It is a political failure. A technology-agnostic approach — focused on affordable, reliable power — is the only way to cut emissions without punishing the households least able to absorb the cost.

Thresholds, concessions and tweaks are not reform. Stamp duty is a bad tax that distorts the market and punishes ordinary people for moving house. The only serious reform is abolition.

Electors’ Meetings exist to remind councils who they serve. They are where transparency is tested, priorities are challenged, and leadership shows itself.

Most West Australians assume the bridges they cross every day are properly maintained. When governments fail at that basic level, every other promise becomes harder to believe. The Narrows Bridge is a warning sign; not just about infrastructure, but about how WA is being governed.

Labor didn’t just ban fishing. It shut down livelihoods, fractured coastal communities, and then told people to be grateful for the cheque. This wasn’t conservation. It was power, exercised without care for the human impact.

Hate must be confronted. But when governments enforce speech laws selectively, they don’t strengthen social cohesion, they corrode trust and undermine the very principles they claim to defend.

WA’s shopping hours don’t reflect how people live anymore, and the government knows it. What’s missing isn’t evidence or demand, but the political will to let go of our state's outdated trading hours.

As the Coalition’s primary vote erodes, One Nation is emerging as the main beneficiary. The latest Queensland polling suggests this is no longer a protest spike, but a structural shift driven by disillusioned centre-right voters.