From The Australian on the recent poll commissioned by business luminaries on the leadership of Colin Barnett:
Mr Barnett said today that all the business people involved should confess to their role in the polling, and that he had referred the matter to the head of the Department of Premier and Cabinet to determine whether there were any conflicts of interest
“The attempt by various business leaders to interfere in a government and to take it upon themselves to try to basically appoint who should be premier was almost a silent coup,” he told ABC Radio.
…Today, Mr Barnett said Mr Nalder had assured him he was not involved in the polling, though he admitted that senior Liberals wanted the Transport Minister sacked.
Mr Barnett’s decision not sack Mr Nalder sparked a fresh round of unrest among some MPs, who are pushing to install Deputy Premier Liza Harvey as premier.
But Ms Harvey insisted yesterday she would never be involved in a spill motion against Mr Barnett or tell him it was time to step down.
The bust that Mr Barnett made so much worse than it needed to be has arrived at his door:
