As the WA Inc scandal that came to be synonymous with his predecessor first became public knowledge then came to dominate political discourse in the State, Carmen Lawrence became Premier on 12 February 1990, and he resigned from parliament two months later.
When the WA Inc scandal, closely linked to his predecessor's past, became a major news story and dominated political conversations in the state, Carmen Lawrence took over as Premier on February 12, 1990, and left parliament just two months later.