Hasluck

There’s a Liberal campaign ad running frequently on Perth television that seeks to remind voters how reliant the rest of the country is on the Western Australian mining boom:

The country's only Liberal Premier with Liberal candidate for Hasluck Ken Wyatt. Picture: Lincoln Baker

“Labor = Labor’s cash cow” goes the punchline.

This plays into a common perception in the west: we’re the backbone of this economy and the bludgers over in the east are milking us dry.

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  • Pete says:

    10:51am | 21/08/10

    6000 jobs will go under Abbott so your a fortune teller now? If you cannot win an argument just make up some stats and people will believe you…. hmmm sounds like something that party would do.. what was it again… thats right LABOR! Wow impressive Read more »

  • Adrian says:

    04:00am | 21/08/10

    Sharyn Jackson is the only reason I will be voting labor. She is not only hard working, but she cares about her electorate and her door is always open to anyone who cares to drop in. If you havnt seen her in the electorate and you need to see her,… Read more »

 

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