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Property developers are among the biggest political donors in Australia, but should they allowed to be?
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A property think tank has been scrutinising donation disclosures to the Australian Electoral Commission.
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After scrutinising donation disclosures to the Australian Electoral Commission between 1999 and 2019, the centre found that the property and construction industry donated more than $54 million in this time.
Although the WA branch of the Liberal Party has struggled to raise funds in recent years, the centre found it received almost $3.7 million, the fifth-biggest share of this pool of funds.
WA election: Premier Mark McGowan and Liberal leader Zak Kirkup face off in heated leader s debate
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FebFebruary 2021 at 12:55pm
The pandemic and WA s health system featured heavily in the debate between Mark McGowan and Zak Kirkup.
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Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup has staunchly defended his decision to effectively concede defeat in WA s election two weeks before polling day, insisting he is taking a dignified approach and not taking voters for mugs .
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Premier Mark McGowan slammed Mr Kirkup for the early concession
The pandemic and WA s health system featured heavily in the debate
But Premier Mark McGowan used the only televised debate of the election campaign to lay into Mr Kirkup for his shock decision to publicly accept he cannot win, accusing the Liberals of giving in and asking why should anyone support them?
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As WA Liberals sandbag their strongholds, Mark McGowan gathers powerful friends
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At a recent swing-voter focus group, the WA Liberalsâ campaign brains thought they finally had a message they could work with.
Voters were shown a headline: âMark McGowan says your water bill needs to go up.â
Mark McGowan is on track for a comprehensive victory on March 13, thanks largely to his governmentâs handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Working on the time-honoured assumption that hip pocket issues always drive voter behaviour, the brains trust thought it would road-test well enough to underpin an effective cost-of-living campaign message.