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Rob Johnson fails to stay in parliament

Rob Johnson fails to stay in parliament

Former Liberal MP Rob Johnson has failed in his attempt to stay in parliament as an independent. Johnson quit the Liberal party eleven months ago after declaring he’d lost faith in the Liberals and Premier Colin Barnett. The fall out between Johnson and the Premier built up over several years after he was dumped as […]

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John Carey celebrates after winning a place in state politics

John Carey celebrates after winning a place in state politics

John Carey has successful made the move from local government to state politics. “I am excited and looking forward to working in a Mark McGowan Labor government.” Carey enthusiastically told supporters before declaring it was time to party. The seat was one of the first called as votes were counted with the Labor party claiming […]

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Rob Johnson quits the Liberals, might run as an independent in 2017

Rob Johnson quits the Liberals, might run as an independent in 2017

Liberal MP Rob Johnson has announced he’s quitting the party and going to serve out his term on the cross benches. The Hillarys MP said he had lost faith in the government and his own leader Premier Colin Barnett. In a statement about his resignation Johnson said he had serious concerns about the Western Australian […]

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Vincent Mayor John Carey announces move to state politics

City of Vincent Mayor John Carey has ended speculation about a move into state politics announcing this morning that he will seek pre-selection to be Labor’s candidate for the seat of Perth. Mr Carey said he had loved being the Mayor of Vincent but there were issues residents were raising with him that he couldn’t […]

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Hyde Predicted His Loss to Liberal

Hyde Predicted His Loss to Liberal

After twelve years of serving as Labor MP for the Perth electoral area, John Hyde is set to lose his seat to Liberal candidate Eleni Evangel. Having been the first openly gay man directly elected into a lower house in Australia, Hyde seemed disappointed at the loss, but unsurprised: “It’s puzzling that a minority of younger gay voters can […]

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Energies High For Marriage Equality Rally

Energies High For Marriage Equality Rally

Another Equal Love rally for marriage equality hit the streets of Perth CBD last Saturday, and although attendance was low, energies were high. The 400 strong group showed initial exasperation for continued campaigning, but delivered a lively protest full of high hopes that drew onlookers out of shops and cafes to watch and join in. […]

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Equal Love – The Speeches

The Equal Love Rally for marriage equality on Saturday November 24th saw speeches by Sam Cavallaro from Equal Love, representatives of the National Tertiary Educator’s Union, Member for Perth, the honorable John Hyde MLA and Green’s MLC for South Metro Lynn MacLaren.

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