Category Archives: Western Australia

Those of us who have studied Australian politics at all learn a fairly important point about referendums under the Commonwealth Constitution, i.e. that they’re pretty hard to win. That’s why if there’s another, simpler way to achieve an objective Federal … Continue reading →

By Rewi Lyall The other big conversation point in my visit to Perth last Christmas concerned variations about nationalism in Australia. One of my friends was decrying the lack of a national identity in Australia, or at least an identity … Continue reading →

By Rewi Lyall Classified B by the Oqurum Office of Classification. Reader’s Advisory: Readers are advised that this post includes Some Big-Noting. I’ve read that my old boss Eric Ripper is growing back his moustache for Movember, which is of … Continue reading →

By Rewi Lyall In an earlier post I criticized the trend of successive Western Australian State governments and Local Government Authorities to ever harsher policing powers, from the expanding surveillance of citizens to the proposed police powers to stop and … Continue reading →

By Rewi Lyall A couple of interesting bits and pieces have come to my attention recently regarding the delicate and perennial issue of internal reform of the Labor Party. It’s a funny thing about Labor that it has a relatively … Continue reading →

News has emerged that the Western Australian government will almost halve the maximum amount of compensation which can be awarded to Aboriginal Western Australians who are recognized as having suffered during their time as wards of the State. I won’t … Continue reading →