If the Perth Mint saga is a ‘storm in a teacup’, just how big is Mark McGowan’s cup?

Always assume they’re on. It’s the golden rule of microphones, but perhaps the WA Premier could be forgiven for forgetting it on Tuesday. Earlier that day, he’d been too unwell to attend a major press conference with his federal colleagues announcing WA’s involvement in the AUKUS sub deal. Despite that setback, he soldiered on to make it to parliament for question time in the afternoon before making the now infamous remark to his right-hand man, Deputy Premier Roger Cook. “Storm in a f***ing teacup,” he said of the Opposition’s questions about issues with some of the gold the Perth Mint…