POLITICAL PARTIES – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Celia Hammond wins Liberal preselection for Curtin

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Original article by Andrew Burrell
The Australian – Page: Online : 11-Mar-19

Former vice-chancellor of the University of Notre Dame Celia Hammond has been selected by the Liberal Party as its new candidate for the seat of Curtin. The seat is currently held by former foreign minister Julie Bishop, who is not standing again at the upcoming federal election. Foreign policy analyst Erin Watson-Lyn, who was being backed by moderate allies of Bishop, secured only one vote in the preselection. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has tweeted his congratulations to Hammond, who joined the Liberal Party in December.

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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, LIBERAL PARTY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FINANCE

GST sparks WA secession push

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Original article by Andrew Burrell
The Australian – Page: 2 : 31-Aug-17

The Liberal Party of Western Australia’s 2017 conference will be presented with a motion for the state to secede from Australia and become an independent state within the commonwealth. The motion has been prompted by growing unrest in WA over the distribution of goods and services tax revenue. Under the current funding arrangement, WA receives just $A0.34 out of every dollar that the GST raises in the state. The Federal Government has yet to implement a "floor" for the distribution of GST revenue, which was announced at the 2016 state conference.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, LIBERAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA