PoliticsFederalFederal electionPrint articleExclusiveBasil Zempilas laments Liberal failure as teal Chaney holds CurtinTom RabeWA political correspondentUpdated May 4, 2025 – 12.25pm, first published at 12.10amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginFollow our live coverage of the 2025 federal electionWest Australian Liberal leader Basil Zempilas says his party is no longer relevant to enough Australians and the federal opposition bungled its nuclear power policy, after the Coalition fell to a crushing election defeat.Loading...Tom Rabe is the WA political correspondent, based in Perth. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.rabe@nine.com.auSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreFederal electionKate ChaneyMichael ChaneyPeter DuttonLiberal PartyTealsLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe next trend in hotels? Ones you don’t check out ofAnna McCooeThe CEO who rediscovered his love of motorbikes (40 years later)It’s the coolest chalet in Switzerland – though not for everyoneBOSS Financial ReviewThe CEO of this $7b company is doubling his workforce – by using AIPatrick DurkinThis executive tripled his salary in 5 years. Here is how he did itHow a banker, coal owner and pokies baron passed the ESG pub testLife & Leisure‘AI agents’ could turn out to be as useless as The Internet Of ThingsJohn DavidsonThe luxury caravan of the future is here – and it’s bulletproofThe designer who made the leggings you’re probably wearing right nowRich ListToorak Rich Listers caught up in mansion fireHannah Wootton‘How very Sydney’: Justin Hemmes forced to unleash charm offensiveBillionaire Geminder mulls asset sales at struggling Pro-Pac business
