Brian Burke was Labor premier of Western Australia from February 1983 until his resignation in February 1988, amid concerns of political corruption which later became known as WA Inc. As a result of ...

Disgraced former Western Australian premier Brian Burke has sought to intervene in the federal election campaign, lashing his former Labor Party as rudderless and shambolic at the federal level.

As usual, Mr Burke has resurfaced at an awkward time both for incumbent WA Labor Premier Roger Cook, who faces an election within weeks, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who must hold on to WA ...