West Australian (WA) Premier Mark McGowan has suggested the state will continue to pursue a zero-COVID strategy even when 80 percent of the population has been vaccinated. This is despite agreeing to a national cabinet plan to relax restrictions once that benchmark was reached. It also follows a decision by the WA government to impose…
Western Australia Likely to Continue Zero-COVID Strategy, Despite Vaccine Roadmap
China’s Hunger for Iron Continues to Underpin Australia’s Economy
Last month, Australia funnelled more than a third of all its exports to feed China’s insatiable appetite for iron ore. Recent Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data revealed that June saw a record month in history as exports of the Australian ore to the Chinese communist regime reached an unprecedented $15 billion (US$11 billion). This was out…
WA’s Small Businesses Hammered After Lockdown Grants Exclude Low-Earners
A recent pledge by the Western Australia (WA) Government to provide lockdown assistance payouts to small businesses has left industry stunned after those signing up to the scheme discovered it would not, in fact, be granted to low-earning small businesses. The state’s snap 4-day lockdown following the discovery of three cases of the CCP (Chinese…
World’s Largest, $95Bn Renewables Hub to Be Developed in Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is poised to become the host of the world’s largest renewable energy hub, promising a mix of wind and solar that could match Australia’s entire energy fleet and contribute a whopping 50 GW (gigawatts) in power generation. The Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH) is set to cost $95 billion (US$70 billion) and…
WA Govt Venues Cancel Christian Event Over Its ‘Political Motivations’
An event by the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) presenting the Bible’s teachings towards “thorny issues” has been blocked from performing at the Perth Concert Hall and Albany Entertainment Centre, venues managed by the Western Australia (WA) Government. Emails obtained by The Epoch Times have revealed that the WA Government’s Perth Theatre Trust (PTT) told the…
WA Govt Venue Cancels Christian Event Over Its ‘Political Motivations’
An event by the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) presenting the Bible’s teachings towards “thorny issues” has been blocked from performing at the Perth Concert Hall and Albany Entertainment Centre, venues managed by the Western Australia (WA) Government. Emails obtained by The Epoch Times have revealed that the WA Government’s Perth Theatre Trust (PTT) told the…
Western Australia Govt Criticized for Appointing CCP Affiliates to Advisory Council
July 2, 2021
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The Western Australian government has been accused of ignoring the state’s non-Mainland Chinese (NMC) community after the McGowan government appointed two allegedly pro-Beijing community leaders to a taxpayer-funded policy advisory council. Western Australian CCP influence expert Tshung Chang called out the WA Government for choosing CCP-linked individuals Ting Chen and Edward Zhang over other leaders in…
Perth Rushes Into ‘Circuit-Breaker’ Lockdown After Sydney Outbreak Spreads
Western Australia’s capital, Perth, has rushed to freeze the spread of a growing CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cluster, slapping down new lockdown measures at midnight on Monday after recording a second case of the highly transmissible Delta strain. The case prompted the WA Government to rapidly escalate restrictions to a minimum 4-day lockdown after…
We Should Preserve Western Australia’s Excellent Bicameral System, Not Change It
Commentary In Western Australia (WA), the Mark McGowan-led state Labor government was re-elected for a second term on Mar. 13, 2021, with an unprecedented majority of 53 out of 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly (lower house) and 22 out of 36 seats in the Legislative Council (upper house). This was a major increase from…
Federal Parliament Targeted by Brute Force Cyber Attack
Australia’s federal parliament was the target of a brute force cyber-attack that lasted less than 24 hours in late March which resulted in the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) staff losing access to their phones and tablets for 10 days. “On March 26, 2021, the DPS was the subject of malicious cyber activity,” Scott Ryan, president…
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