Freelance journalist and broadcaster, columnist for The West Australian.
The further we get away from the May Federal Election, the more it feels like the campaign was a giant charade.
Paul Murray
There are two things that should particularly exercise an editor’s mind when deciding on the publication of certain sensitive reports. Public safety and national security.
At the start of this year’s State election campaign, the Cook Labor Government released a statement that is required by law announcing a boost in the forecast Budget surplus to $3.2 billion.
The Prime Minister’s resistance to increasing defence spend to reasonable levels risks putting Australia at risk well into the future.
Treasurers who can’t control debt in times of unprecedentedly high revenues don’t deserve applause. That’s the bad news, Rita.
Labor has been in power in WA for eight years and three months, and long ago ran out of excuses for the poor performance of any government agencies under ministerial control.
One of the biggest by-products of the WA Labor Government’s renewable energy transition has been the emission of torrents of hot air.
By failing to learn the lessons of the past, and failing to work out what they actually believe in, the Liberal Party has been left to flounder in irrelevance.
We’ve reached a very interesting stage in our social development when the academic left expects the essence of capitalism — banks and corporate boards — to act as their climate change policemen.
Labor has gone down an Alice In Wonderland-style rabbit hole in its word games over the harbour decision, turning it into a shambles and making Metronet look positively transparent.
At some stage, the Liberals need to cauterise the gender wounds which are now routinely inflicted on the party by its political opponents as being anti-women.
PAUL MURRAY: Labor has had a convincing win, but the primary votes show only a third of people wanted it. Who really benefits from an unpopular government?
