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PM brings new-look cabinet to Perth, but his trip has been overshadowed
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To politics news first up and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in town with ministers to hold a special cabinet meeting, heralding WA as an integral part of his election success.
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Fresh off the high of securing a defection from Greens-turned-Labor Senator Dorinda Cox, Albanese will be out later this morning to discuss some road commitments made during the campaign.
No doubt the prime minister will also be peppered with questions about the GST, after our colleagues over east revealed the New South Wales and Victorian governments were joining together in a renewed push to scrap the Coalition-era deal that has seen WA's share rise to 75 cents for every dollar it sends to the pool of money.
Protesters are also expected to greet the cabinet in the city –the recent approval of the North West Shelf expansion has drawn staunch criticism from environmental groups and the Greens.
Cox has also been vocal about her disapproval of the North West Shelf expansion plans, but she has stated she believes being part of the Labor government is still the best way to enact change.
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