The Waikiki Tavern saga sums up WA in all its frustrating glory, highlighting many of the good and bad features of our fair State.

It explains why we joke that WA is an acronym for Wait Awhile, and points to our nanny state bureaucracy, our sense of civic duty and the public resistance to new developments.

It also exposes the hypocrisy of our system — that two complaints risked killing a planned pub but thousands won’t stop the Burswood street circuit — and highlights the public backlash when you come between a West Aussie and a beer.

No wonder one online reader wryly commented: “Aaah Perth, you’ve still got it.”

For those not familiar with the saga, it goes like this: A publican and developer won planning approval to build a $12 million mixed-use development on Safety Bay Rd at the si

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