Great Scott, Kirkup turns the Liberals Green
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Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup took his metaphorical DeLorean for a ride through the timestream this week as he went backwards with a failed Barnett policy from 2017 whilst simultaneously dragging the Liberal Party into the future with an energy policy that is downright green.
Itâs been hard to keep up with the strategies from team Kirkup which racked up more than $1 billion of promises since Saturday as the Liberals wasted no time in restarting campaign activities once the Wooroloo fire was under control.
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Election writs have been issued but campaigning is still on hold as Perth confronts a bushfire that has destroyed more than 70 homes and much of WAâs population faces two more days of a COVID-induced lockdown.
Premier Mark McGowan visited Government House on Wednesday to ask Governor Kim Beazley to issue the writs for the election.
WA Governor Kim Beazley and Premier Mark McGowan meet for the issuing of the election writs.
Credit:WA Government
Mr McGowan said in a statement on his Facebook page it might seem like a strange thing for the government to go into caretaker mode when there was a natural disaster, pandemic, and election campaign suspension.
Daylight Saving Party in push to add National Liberals to name as WA election looms
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Western Australia heads to the polls on March 13, but there are fears some political party name changes could catch voters out.
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A West Australian minor political party that promotes daylight saving is applying to change its name in a move some experts say is designed to confuse voters.
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The Daylight Saving Party and the Flux Party have applied to the WA Electoral Commission to change their names
The ABC s election analyst Antony Green says parties often change their name to mimic a larger, more successful party