Dylan Caporn
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Dad to Eloise, Husband to @amy_eb. Lego Nerd. Ex journo, now political staffer. Views mine.
Perth, Western Australia
Joined May 2009
Big news tonight - long serving CCC boss John McKechnie is retiring at the end of the month.
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RT @FootyRhino: Alex Pearce is free to play this weekend against @GoldCoastSUNS. The @freodockers skipper had his three match ban overtur….
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Truly a beautiful day. Justice has been served.
Alex Pearce is free to play in round 12 after his three-match suspension for rough conduct was overturned by the AFL Tribunal. Full details:
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Breaking news - Nick Goiran elected Liberal leader in the Upper House.
Breaking news from State Parliament, Liberal powerbroker Nick Goiran is set to take on the party’s Upper House leadership as the new term starts on Thursday.
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RT @ukpapers: 🇦🇺 State's Police Under Attack. ▫Assaults against police officers rose to a two-decade high last year, with Commissioner Col….
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Breaking news from State Parliament, Liberal powerbroker Nick Goiran is set to take on the party’s Upper House leadership as the new term starts on Thursday.
thewest.com.au
Liberal powerbroker Nick Goiran is set to emerge as new Upper House Opposition Leader on Thursday, as the new term of the Legislative Council shakes up the political dynamic.
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Big news this morning, with confirmation wrestling champion and actor John Cena will come to Perth as part of the WWE's weekend of events. Massive tourism coup for WA.
thewest.com.au
The Tourism Minister has refused to say how much the event has cost WA taxpayers, citing commercial sensitivity.
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Final results are in:.Labor gets 16 seats.Liberals 10.Greens 4.Nationals 2.One Nation 2.Christians 1.Animal Justice Party 1 .Legalise Cannabis 1.
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WA’s Upper House count is finally being calculated after what the WAEC has described as a higher than anticipated number of voters preferencing above or below the line.
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RT @westaustralian: New shadow treasurer Sandra Brewer has accused Rita Saffioti of having an ‘insatiable desire to spend taxpayers’ money’….
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FINAL WA PENDULUM. All of WA's Lower House seats have been declared. Updated pendulum below. ALP vs LIB – 43.ALP vs IND – 2 (Fremantle and Bassendean).ALP vs GRN – 1 (Bibra Lake). LIB vs ALP – 6.LIB vs IND – 1 (Cottesloe). NAT vs ALP – 4.NAT vs LIB – 2
Pendulum for the WA State Parliament. Three seats are based off preference estimates (Bassendean, Bibra Lake and Kimberley), but shows Liberals and Nationals would need a 9.53 per cent Statewide swing in 2029 to win Government.
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RT @JessicaPage7: Major overhaul of WA public service locked in, impacting 9 of 25 govt depts and adding 1 more. The mega JTSI department….
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Pendulum for the WA State Parliament. Three seats are based off preference estimates (Bassendean, Bibra Lake and Kimberley), but shows Liberals and Nationals would need a 9.53 per cent Statewide swing in 2029 to win Government.
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WA’s Electoral Commissioner Robert Kennedy has taken leave, while the count for the Upper House continues and without responding to any of the serious questions over the operations of the election.
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Roger Cook will stamp his authority on the State Government in a major departmental overhaul that will see him tear up some of his predecessor Mark McGowan’s previous mergers. Read more about the looming Government shakeup in @westaustralian today.
thewest.com.au
The Premier is considering merging Tourism with the current Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries Department.
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RT @westaustralian: EXCLUSIVE: In his first major sit down interview as Opposition Leader along with new deputy Ms Mettam, Mr Zempilas told….
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Bringing Parliament back early would give Labor almost a month of its double majority, due to the Legislative Council's fixed term through to May. Liberal MP Nick Goiran speculated on Tuesday Labor may try to force laws through as "urgent" through the lame duck period.
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News from @westaustralian, Premier Roger Cook to call Parliament back on April 8, with plans to pass new stamp duty reforms.
thewest.com.au
Roger Cook will summon politicians back to work early with April 8 locked in as the first day of the new Parliament, it can be revealed.
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New from @westaustralian: Former Queensland Labor MP and DPC boss Mike Kaiser has firmed as Roger Cook's new DPC boss in WA. Already Kaiser has taken on a new role with a State Government department in Perth.
thewest.com.au
A former Queensland Labor MP forced to resign after a vote rigging scandal is firming as Roger Cook’s hand-picked replacement as chief public servant, raising concerns over his independence in the...
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@westaustralian Interestingly, the Greens preferences flowed more favourably than usual in Hort’s favour, with nearly a third of votes preferencing the Liberals above Labor at the final distribution.
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