A Harry Potter-themed event set to take over a public reserve in Kalamunda,and already drawing stiff opposition from irate locals,is facing a fresh headache.
The headline of today’s budget was a novel $100 “fuel support payment” that will only just be enough to fill my the tank of my Ford Focus once with maybe enough left over to get a cheese and bacon traveller pie with sauce.
West Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti claims the government’s big spend on housing will not further inflate house prices,despite the housing crisis being firmly in the budget’s sights this year.