November
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- WA Parliament
The man who would be the new king of WA
Basil Zempilas is now the most high-profile name in WA politics, and he hasn’t even been elected to parliament.
- Tom Rabe
WA Liberal leader slaps down speculation over her future
Libby Mettam has vowed to lead the party to the next state election amid renewed speculation that Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas might swoop on the position.
- Tom Rabe
September
AUKUS jobs and Korean carbon planned for Labor’s big week in WA
Anthony Albanese’s bid to woo Western Australia includes a cabinet meeting and a swathe of events and announcements throughout the week.
- Ronald Mizen
February 2023
‘Rivers of grog’: Dutton blames Albanese ending cashless welfare card
The opposition leader has criticised the government’s response to energy costs, interest rate increases and cost-of-living pain while visiting the west.
- Tom McIlroy
March 2021
Liberal survivor puts spotlight on right-wing churches
One of the last Liberal MPs left standing in WA says the party needs to review the influence of evangelical right-wing Christian churches.
- Brad Thompson
How the Liberal Party lost its way in WA
The party sinks to all-time low as recriminations begin and Labor moves deep into what was the conservative heartland.
- Brad Thompson and Julie-anne Sprague
PM shrugs off WA Liberal wipeout
Scott Morrison says Mark McGowan’s crushing win in Saturday’s West Australian election was a resounding endorsement of leadership during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Phillip Coorey, Julie-anne Sprague and Brad Thompson
- Opinion
- Opinion
WA rout is a warning for Scott Morrison
This is a political disaster of truly epic proportions - even by the new rule of politics that state governments will be rewarded for managing COVID-19 well.
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- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Opinion
How the West was won and lost
With federal Labor hoping the McGowan magic boosts its chances, Scott Morrison will have to take a leaf out of John Howard’s book to shore up WA’s 11 Liberal seats.
- Peter Kennedy
- Analysis
- Scott Morrison
PM draws inspiration from Labor’s WA landslide
Voters, mostly, differentiate between state and federal politics and Scott Morrison was most probably right to observe that in the case of Saturday’s state election, they really did differentiate.
- Phillip Coorey
McGowan landslide a ‘disaster’ for Liberals
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has led the Labor Party to a resounding election victory that could leave the Liberal Party with as few as two seats in the state’s lower house.
- Brad Thompson
McGowan bangs border drum on eve of landslide Labor win
The WA Liberal Party is facing one of the worst election wipeouts in the nation’s history after a disastrous campaign under inexperienced leader Zak Kirkup.
- Brad Thompson
WA Liberals in last-ditch pitch to save seats
Zak Kirkup has put the spotlight on the McGowan government’s financial management, just days after a global rating agency hailed the state’s economy as the best in the world.
- Brad Thompson
- Opinion
- Opinion
Winning by dividing the West from the rest
The winner in the Western Australian election on Saturday is a foregone conclusion thanks to Mark McGowan’s Superhero status. But the reverberations will spread across the border.
- Jennifer Hewett
WA Liberal leader sounds alarm on business donations
WA premier Mark McGowan has hit back at suggestions businesses must pay a price to get the ear of his Labor government.
- Brad Thompson
McGowan flags post-pandemic border controls
WA Premier Mark McGowan says his Labor government may extend border controls beyond the pandemic as part of the war on drugs.
- Brad Thompson
November 2020
WA Liberal leader quits less than four months out from election
Liza Harvey conceded she has not been able to resonate with voters and it was time to give a new leadership the chance to "reset our election strategy".
- Julie-anne Sprague
February 2020
WA Treasurer quits in blow to Labor re-election hopes
WA treasurer Ben Wyatt says he is quitting politics for health and family reasons in a major setback for premier Mark McGowan just over a year out from the next state election.
- Brad Thompson