New WA Liberal leader to fire up opposition anger over government transparency

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 13th June, 2019 PM News Update [Liza Harvey speaks to the media outside Parliament House on Thursday after becoming WA Liberal leader.]( [New WA Liberal leader to fire up opposition anger over government transparency]( BY Nathan Hondros New WA Liberal leader Liza Harvey says she will force Labor to "step up and actually start listening to households". --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories ['Sleep-deprived' Perth father who murdered his crying baby jailed for 12 years]( A sleep-deprived father who "just snapped" at his infant daughter and threw her to the floor when she wouldn't stop crying will spend at least 12 years behind bars for her murder. 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