Mark McGowan

All of Australia is talking about the front page of today's The West Australian, where Mark McGowan is depicted as Harry Potter and Peter Dutton as his ...

And another user wrote: “I haven’t seen a funnier front page since Prosh called it’s edition ‘The Wet Alsatian’.” Reader Michael Ginever said on Facebook: “Dutton as Voldemort — not fair on Voldemort really.” The “Mark McGowan And The Not That Smart Absolutely Crazy Extremist” splash on Tuesday has the new Federal Opposition leader standing over the Premier with wand at the ready, seemingly about to strike.

The WA Premier questioned the intelligence of the former defence minister, attacked the Liberals, Clive Palmer and the national press gallery after his party's ...

“He’s an extremist and I don’t think he fits with modern Australia at all, and he doesn’t seem to listen,” the WA Premier claimed on Monday. Press PLAY to hear Gareth Parker’s take on the WA Premier’s recent comments The WA Premier questioned the intelligence of the former defence minister, attacked the Liberals, Clive Palmer and the national press gallery after his party’s strong election result on Saturday.

WA Premier Mark McGowan has slammed Peter Dutton on national television, calling him an "extremist" who he doesn't think is very bright.

“I don’t think he fits with modern Australia at all. And he doesn’t seem to listen. And I don’t think he fits with modern Australia at all. I actually don’t think he’s that smart. Consider this potato skinned, salted and roasted to a crisp. Now look, I hardly believe Peter Dutton is anyone’s favourite person in the world.

In a blistering attack in Perth, the Western Australia premier also took aim at Peter Dutton, labelling him a conservative 'extremist'

Why would a mainstream political party be talking about that? Several reporters followed Albanese out of the area, voicing further questions. I’ve seen him present on things, I don’t really pick up there’s much there. At one of his press conferences with Albanese in Perth last week, McGowan lashed Dutton for his rhetoric about a Chinese spy ship off the coast of WA, calling the then defence minister “the biggest threat to national security”. He also hit out at subsequent reporting that Albanese had “fled” the press conference, calling it “lies” and “lying”. In an ABC Melbourne interview that same day, Albanese said “some of the campaign, frankly, has been for some of the journalists, dare I say it, more about them than about information and about policies”.