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WA Premier Roger Cook.

Roger Cook’s new cabinet is a branding exercise tied to his economic dreams

Since coming to the job in May 2023, Roger Cook has stated several times he wants to grow other industries so WA is not as reliant on the resources sector. But it is a difficult prospect.

  • Hamish Hastie

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WA Premier Roger Cook.

Health split in major Cook cabinet shake-up

See the full results of Roger Cook’s first cabinet reshuffle this term.

  • Hamish Hastie
Premier Roger Cook was not happy with how the WA Electoral Commission ran the election on Saturday.

WA Electoral Commission under fire over ‘unacceptable’ stuff ups

When asked whether the commissioner should resign Roger Cook said: “let’s just wait until after the election is done and dusted.”

  • Hamish Hastie
WA Premier Roger Cook after election day.

‘Pride and love’: Cook offers tearful thanks to wife and family as work begins on Labor’s third term

On the current vote count Labor has secured at least 40 seats with tight contests in Pilbara and Kalgoorlie likely to fall their way.

  • Hamish Hastie
Liberal leader Libby Mettam delivering her concession speech on Saturday night.

Time is ticking for WA Liberals after another catastrophic defeat

The WA Liberals learnt nothing from their supposed rebuild after 2021 and their future in this state is not guaranteed.

  • Hamish Hastie
Premier Roger Cook and his wife Carly after the victory speech.

Roger Cook leads WA Labor to third consecutive election win

Labor remains in government, and while a swing gives WA’s decimated Liberals some hope, the votes didn’t all flow as planned.

  • Hamish Hastie and Jesinta Burton
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The Armadale line elevation project.

Metronet ‘circle line’ could rise from ashes if Labor wins another term

Labor’s original vision for Metronet included north and south circle routes, but that has not yet come to fruition.

  • Hamish Hastie
Premier of Western Australia Roger Cook at The Wellard, Wellard.

Roger Cook is ‘hungry for government’

Roger Cook says he knows the The Wellard menu like the back of his hand and orders a cheeseburger with no chips – just salad – and a Side Track XPA from local brewery Gage Roads.

  • Hamish Hastie
WA Premier Roger Cook and Liberal leader Libby Mettam have gone head to head in the only leaders debate.

First and only WA leaders debate rushed and uninspiring

The pair largely stuck to their talking points in the 40-minute snoozefest in which a small audience watching on determined Cook was the narrow victor.

  • Hamish Hastie
Premier Roger Cook at his party’s campaign launch on Sunday.

WA Labor and Liberals trade barbs as election campaigns launch half an hour apart

Don’t Change, Labor pleaded to voters as their campaign song blared – while the Liberals have High Hopes for a huge improvement on 2021.

  • Hamish Hastie and Rachael Clifford

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