How a brutal Liberal spill will reshape WA politics for years to come

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, 28th August, 2018 AM News Update [Former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's likely departure from politics would lead to a changing of the guard in WA politics.]( [How a brutal Liberal spill will reshape WA politics for years to come]( BY Nathan Hondros With Julie Bishop intending to resign from Cabinet, but yet to decide on her future in politics, speculation is rife about who might want her safe Liberal seat. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [French pair arrested by police after 'disruptive' Bali to Perth flight]( A plane from Bali to Perth was forced to stop over in Port Hedland and a French pair was arrested after one of them became disruptive on the flight on Monday night. 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