The Pilbara is a large,dry,thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples;its ancient landscapes;the red earth;and its vast mineral deposits,in particular iron ore. It is also a global biodiversity hotspot for subterranean fauna.
Brian Thomas Burke was Labor premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988. He was imprisoned for seven months in 1994,after being convicted of "false pretence" regarding travel expenses.
Patrick Lionel Djargun Dodson is an Australian politician representing Western Australia in the Australian Senate. He is a Yawuru elder from Broome,Western Australia. He has been chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation,a Commissioner into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody,and a Roman Catholic priest. He was the winner of the 2008 Sydney Peace Prize and the 2009 John Curtin Medallist. His brother is Mick Dodson,also a national Indigenous Australian leader.
John James Mansell Bowler is a former Australian politician who was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2013.
Riverton is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Riverton is named for the southern Perth suburb of Riverton which falls within its borders.
The Electoral district of Pilbara is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Pilbara is named for the region of Western Australia in which it is located. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia,with its first member having been elected to the Second Parliament of the Legislative Assembly at the 1894 elections.
Benjamin Sana Wyatt is an Australian politician who was the Labor Party member for the seat of Victoria Park in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2006 to 2021.
Thomas Gregory Stephens is a former Australian parliamentarian.
Julian Fletcher Grill is an Australian former politician. Grill was a member of the Parliament of Western Australia between 1977 and 2001.
Margaret Mary Quirk is an Australian politician who has been a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia since 2001. She served as a minister in the governments of Geoff Gallop and Alan Carpenter between 2005 and 2008.
John Robert Quigley is an Australian barrister,solicitor and politician in Western Australia. A member of the ALP,he has served as a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from the 2001 election until the present,initially as the Member for Innaloo (2001–2005) until that seat's abolition in an electoral redistribution,then as the Member for Mindarie. As of March 2017,he is the state's Attorney-General and Minister for Commerce in the McGowan Ministry.
John Edwin McGrath is a Western Australian politician and was the Liberal member for the electorate of South Perth in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2005 election.
William Hedley Richardson Bunbury,known as Bill Bunbury,is a former radio broadcaster and producer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation,and an accomplished historian and writer.
The Carpenter Ministry was the 34th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia,and was led by Labor Premier Alan Carpenter and his deputy Eric Ripper. It succeeded the Gallop Ministry on 3 February 2006 due to the retirement of Dr Geoff Gallop from politics on 25 January,and was in turn succeeded by the Barnett Ministry on 23 September 2008 after the Labor Party lost government at the state election held on 6 September.
Michael Dennis Nahan is a former Australian politician who was Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia's Western Australian branch and Leader of the Opposition from the 2017 state election until his resignation in June 2019. He served as Treasurer of Western Australia under the Barnett Ministry from March 2014 until the government's fall in March 2017. Nahan was also the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Riverton from 2008 until 2021,when he was succeeded by Labor's Jags Krishnan.
Kenneth George Wyatt is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2010,representing the Division of Hasluck for the Liberal Party. He is the first Indigenous Australian elected to the House of Representatives,the first to serve as a government minister,and the first appointed to cabinet. Wyatt was appointed Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Indigenous Health in the Turnbull Government in January 2017,after previously serving as an assistant minister since September 2015. He was elevated to cabinet in May 2019 as Minister for Indigenous Australians in the Morrison Government.
Malcolm John Bryce was an Australian politician,who served as a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1971 to 1988,representing the seat of Ascot. He was deputy leader of the Labor Party from 1977 to 1980 and from 1981 to 1988,and served as deputy premier under Brian Burke.
Reece Raymond Whitby is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2017 state election,representing Baldivis. Shortly after the 2017 election,Whitby was appointed by Premier of Western Australia Mark McGowan as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer and Minister for Energy and Finance,and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment and Disability Services. Whitby was successfully re-elected to the seat of Baldivis in the 2021 state election,and he was appointed to the Second McGowan Ministry,becoming the Minister of Emergency Services;Racing and Gaming,Small Business and Volunteering.
Donald Thomas Punch is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2017 state election,representing Bunbury.
James Dorrin Hayward is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2021,and was a member of the National Party of Australia (WA) from 2012 until 3 December 2021,when he resigned after being charged with child sex offences.
