A leadership switch would be a gamble with high stakes. The prospect of going backwards means the risk of doing nothing is bigger.
Jessica Page
Perth needs 5,000 houses/year to tackle its housing crisis, but solutions require more than just government cash. New ideas are crucial.
If Libby Mettam is merely the sacrificial lamb being offered up to avoid hobbling a future leader with a loss, then the Liberal party is treating voters like fools.
Roger Cook’s $7b Westport plan at Kwinana is a tough sell, especially since he admits he won’t be around for its completion.
Voters don’t appear to have the brickbats out for WA Labor yet, but industry is increasingly itching for a fight with Roger Cook’s comrades in Canberra and the Premier might have to make a choice.
Labor should rip the climate Band-aid off, instead of delaying the pain. Then give the industry the means to get on with it.
