Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman believes new West Australian Liberal aspirant Basil Zempilas can lead the languishing party to the next state election from outside the parliament.
The annual Telethon Ball lived up to its reputation as Australia’s most exclusive and generous invitation-only black-tie event on Saturday night with millions of dollars raised for sick children.
Billionaire philanthropists and influential politicians, including the father of Telethon and Seven West Media chair Kerry Stokes AC and his wife Christine Simpson Stokes, descended on Crown’s Grand Ballroom.