Tuesday: Barnett keeps policies off opposition agenda
Do-nothing coalition plans to win government by default as Barnett dithers with campaign agenda
In just over four weeks Colin Barnett could be WA’s next premier. Yet most people have no idea what he stands for.
The Opposition has not released a single costed policy, its MPs publicly contradict each other and it has managed to alienate traditional business allies over what is being perceived as a lack of direction.
There is an astounding amount of apathy within the Opposition … and arrogance …
[T]he Opposition Leader … is not well liked by the public …
MPs have flip-flopped …

Wednesday: Barnett is out of position
The coalition’s election campaign is in disarray before it starts, with senior members attacking leader Colin Barnett over his surprise deicision yesterday to commit them to a string of major policies.
Confusion reigned within the coalition camp …
Mr Barnett stunned his colleagues … putting him at odds with deputy coalition leader Max Trenorden and deputy Liberal leader Dan Sullivan.

Friday: ‘Serial privatiser’ rules out further asset sales
Mr Barnett refused to be interviewed on the issue, instead issuing a one line statement …
Deputy Premier Eric Ripper said Mr Barnett could not be believed …
“Mr Barnett can not be believed. He is a serial privatiser,” he said.

Artdul dodgers go for tax avoidance
But it is the coalition (Chamber of Commerce boss John) Langoulant is most concerned about.
Back in October 2003, Opposition Leader Colin Barnett vowed that a coalition government would reduce land tax and stamp duty rates on property purchases. But with the election a little more than a month away, it remains a mystery how the coalition intends to fund such fiscal largesse.
Of course, Mr Barnett is refusing to detail the coalition’s financial plan for the State until sometime after the election is called. Until then, it is difficult to give the coalition any credibility on its promise to cut taxes.
In Monty Python terms, Dr Gallop acknowledges he’s been a naughty boy on tax. But there is certainly no signpost pointing to Colin Barnett as the Messiah.

Clearly the Liberal Party is getting a dream run.

I am sick to the back teeth of the dodo editor of The West Australian, Paul Armstrong, who has obviously given all the journos the brief to lean right as much as possible, even Inside the Covers was doing a dutch oven on the Labor party today.

I can hardly wait for the day Armstrong gets the unceremonious flick like all his predecessors.

Give us our only daily paper back and go peddle your right wing propaganda somewhere else Paul Armstrong!!!

That’s my 2-bob’s worth, thanks Robert – I needed that…