STATE POLITICS
Steve Thomas quits Liberal frontbench over Burke contact
Deputy Liberal leader Steve Thomas has quit his frontbench position, after The West revealed his contact with former Labor premier Brian Burke.
Dr Thomas, the party’s Shadow Treasurer, met with Liberal leader Libby Mettam on Tuesday morning where he quit both his senior roles.
The West spoke with a visibly dejected Dr Thomas as he left the meeting on Tuesday — refusing to say whether he was still in the Shadow Cabinet, saying he did not want to be “independent of the process”.