WA’s surplus is not in doubt. What is increasingly in question is whether the Government can credibly explain why, amid booming revenue, households are still being told to wait for relief.
by Morgan Byas
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.
Nearly $400,000 on legal services in under half a financial year should make every ratepayer pause. This isn’t about confidential advice — it’s about accountability for escalating costs paid for by the community. When answers aren’t forthcoming, scrutiny becomes unavoidable.
