by Senator Dean Smith – originally published in The West Australian on 12 November 2025 It should not take a taxpayer-funded trip to Canberra and a million-dollar advertising campaign on the east coast for Western Australians to know their GST deal is safe. Yet that is exactly what Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti have done — an expensive exercise that speaks volumes about WA Labor’s lack of confidence in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. If the Prime Minister we

by Senator Slade Brockman – originally published in The West Australian on 19 November 2025 In recent weeks, a United Nations Special Rapporteur has sought to intervene in Australian litigation over WA’s North West Shelf gas project. To some, this may appear technical or even benign — an expert offering insight on environmental and human rights issues. But the implications are much deeper. Allowing UN officials to influence domestic court proceedings strikes at a fundamental