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Former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk with her new book, The Politics of Being Me, at South Bank on Thursday.

‘I felt quite threatened’: Palaszczuk opens up on private call with former PM

In a reflective return to the spotlight, former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk suggested hotel quarantine was a mistake, and more could have been done for families.

  • Cameron Atfield

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Tim Picton’s wife Priya Brown read a poem at the memorial.

Australia’s political, business elite turn out to farewell Labor mastermind Tim Picton

Tim Picton’s sister Jo said it was devastating to know she would never receive another “Timbo hug”.

  • Hamish Hastie
Former WA Premier Mark McGowan has quipped one of his favourite political moments was locking Eddie McGuire out of the AFL grand final when it was held in Perth during the pandemic.

McGowan rails against Trump, rates locking Eddie McGuire out of WA as a political highlight

“I got the trifecta,” former WA Premier Mark McGowan quipped, referring to keeping McGuire, David Koch and Scott Morrison out of the state during the pandemic. 

  • Hamish Hastie
Charlie Teo back in 2011.

Super start for disgraced neurosurgeon Charlie Teo on corporate speaking circuit

Teo’s back in the limelight, this time speaking to finance types about leadership.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and Gine Rinehart

Dutton pairs with Rinehart in billionaire boot battle

RM Williams, owned by mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, dominated the footwear of federal MPs. Then Gina Rinehart bought a rival bootmaker.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Liam Mannix
Beaches either side of the Gorgon jetty where turtles nest are being eroded.

WA’s eco-watchdog rejected Gorgon. Chevron’s performance has proved it right

Labor has ignored WA’s environment watchdog on a huge gas project before. Will Roger Cook learn the lesson before it decides on Woodside’s Browse?

  • Peter Milne
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Mark McGowan’s hardline policies during the pandemic resulted in celebrity-like fandom in WA and gained him a record-breaking 90 per cent approval rating.

‘We won’t see another quite like him’: Former premier Mark McGowan gets top honour

Love him or hate him, WA’s newest Companion of the Order of Australia Mark McGowan left behind an unforgettable legacy.

  • Claire Ottaviano
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Labor leaders top a shaved-down King’s Birthday Honours list

Contentious premiers Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan along with former Labor leader Simon Crean head a slimmed-down honours list.

  • Shane Wright
Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews.

Daniel Andrews tops King’s Birthday Honours

The former premier’s public health role and Big Build legacy have helped put him in the company of next governor-general Sam Mostyn on this year’s honours list.

  • Kieran Rooney and Shane Wright
NSW Premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in a file picture.

Revealed: How Minns will campaign against PM over GST snub

As the NSW government takes on the Commonwealth over GST, Premier Chris Minns says per-capita distribution of the tax would see an extra $3.6 billion dollars flow into the state.

  • Michael McGowan