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February 2025

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Liar, liar, nation on fire: Why we keep electing serial fibbers

There was a time, not so long ago, when politicians at least made an effort to pretend they were telling the truth. Sure, they stretched it, massaged it, and occasionally trampled all over it, but there was still some vague expectation that outright, blatant lying was a career-ending mistake. But today? Forget it. Lying is no longer a political liability—it’s a winning strategy. Across Western democracies, voters keep electing and re-electing leaders who lie through

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Trevor Whittington February 28, 2025
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Heritage: Can’t you see it? It’s everywhere

The recent decision in the Tony Maddox case is yet another example of how Western Australia’s Aboriginal heritage laws have become a legal minefield for private property owners. What was once a well-defined, albeit imperfect, piece of legislation largely aimed at the mining sector has evolved into a tool for increasingly ambiguous and arbitrary interpretations of cultural heritage. The ruling against Maddox has confirmed what many landholders feared: there are no clear boundaries, no definitive

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Trevor Whittington February 28, 2025
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Keeping the family silver—or hoarding rusted relics

By now, most farmers will have heard that the State Labor Government is “flying the kite” on taking back ownership of WA’s rail network. For some, particularly the Tier 3 romantics, the idea of reviving a government-run rail system is a dream come true. For others, especially those who remember the old Westrail, the idea brings back memories of bloated inefficiency, endless strikes, and the kind of bureaucratic mismanagement that only the private sector could

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Trevor Whittington February 17, 2025
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The Nationals’ Northam DPIRD fantasy falls apart

Every now and then, one of my weekly articles stirs up a reaction (published recently plus reprinted at the end of this one) —usually in the form of a phone call to the President, complaining that I’m spreading “fake news” and should be cancelled. The usual response? An open invitation for a right of reply, though few ever take up the challenge. But every so often, someone does, eager to set me straight. That’s exactly

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Trevor Whittington February 10, 2025
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