What the minor parties stand for in Canning by-election

What the minor parties stand for in Canning by-election

Minor parties have offered up 10 candidates for the September 19 Canning by-election to run along with Labor’s Matt Keogh and Liberal’s Andrew Hastie. Amy Blom and Hamish Hastie spoke to them all except those from the Pirate Party and Family First party who not...
‘I won’t hand myself in’

‘I won’t hand myself in’

Canning by-election independent candidate Teresa van Lieshout said she would not hand herself in despite an arrest warrant being issued after she failed to turn up to a court hearing on Tuesday. She was due to appear in the Fremantle magistrates court on charges of...
NBN in Canning hotly debated

NBN in Canning hotly debated

Communications issues and the NBN rollout throughout Armadale and Serpentine Jarrahdale were at the forefront of the political agenda with both major parties holding communications forums in their Canning by-election campaigns. In parliament on Monday Federal Member...
PM says small business confidence up

PM says small business confidence up

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said last week small businesses had been acknowledged in a way they had never been previously by a federal government in Australia. In an interview with Mr Abbott and Canning candidate Andrew Hastie last week, Mr Abbott said small business...
Mixed views on who will win Canning

Mixed views on who will win Canning

With the Canning by-election fast approaching on September 19, journalists Amy Blom and Hamish Hastie took to the streets of Armadale and Byford to hear what people were thinking about the election and who they would vote for. The seat became vacant in July when...