Basil Zempilas
Cook accuses Zempilas of playing victim but agrees leak should be investigated
Zempilas phoned the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries director general Lanie Chopping for an explanation.
- Hamish Hastie
Latest
One of Perth’s biggest car parks set to close later this year
Premier Roger Cook clarified the date of the car park’s closure after a confusing press conference at the site on Tuesday morning where Education Minister Tony Buti initially suggested the entire car park would be closed by the end of the week.
- Hamish Hastie
Zempilas takes aim at Cook’s chief of staff as election campaign fires up
Basil Zempilas has taken umbrage at the criticism levelled at him over the blurring of lines between his role as Perth lord mayor and Liberal candidate – and turned it back on Labor.
- Hamish Hastie
Borers, a ‘businessman’ and 35 kilometres of train line: The political headlines of 2024
From sports broadcasters entering the political fray to tiny beetles destroying the city’s urban tree canopy, we look back at the stories that had us laughing, cringing – and scratching our heads.
- Hamish Hastie
Zempilas to face teal challenge in Churchlands from Stirling councillor
Independent candidate Lisa Thornton could make Liberal hopeful Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas’ path to parliament far more difficult.
- Hamish Hastie
Zempilas unleashes on Labor in what could be his last mayoral address
The Perth lord mayor read aloud a letter he had sent to Roger Cook’s office airing several grievances which had developed since his election in 2020.
- Hamish Hastie
- Analysis
- Liberal Party
Basil’s ‘10 things’ megaphone may be about to be taken from him
It has been deployed during two successful mayoral campaigns and now his state politics tilt but could Basil’s Top Ten column’s days be numbered?
- Hamish Hastie
Zempilas says he’s unscathed after rough week in politics
The Churchlands candidate maintained he did not lie about the polling facilitated by his former campaign manager that triggered a Liberal leadership challenge.
- Hamish Hastie
- Updated
- Liberal Party
Marketing guru steps away from Zempilas’ campaign after ‘deep regrets’ over Mettam polling conflict
Libby Mettam says there are still questions to be answered. “There is still a businessman, a cowardly businessman hiding in the shadows, who is willing for Ben Small, Basil Zempilas and Cam Sinclair to wear the full brunt of this,” she said.
- Hamish Hastie
- Updated
- Liberal Party
Zempilas’ campaign manager facilitated secret leadership poll for mystery businessman
Ammo Marketing founder and Basil Zempilas’ two-time mayoral campaign manager Cam Sinclair confirmed to WAtoday that his agency arranged the polling that triggered a leadership challenge.
- Hamish Hastie
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