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Liberal leader Libby Mettam conceding defeat at her function in Cottesloe on election night.

‘The Baz effect’: Liberal Party reflects as Labor is handed another emphatic victory

She donned a brave face as she took to the lectern, but there was no escaping the magnitude of the task before Liberal leader Libby Mettam as she conceded defeat in another emphatic victory for WA Labor.

  • Hamish Hastie, Jesinta Burton and Mark Naglazas

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Roger Cook and wife Carly lane arrive at Medina Hall after being re-elected as WA Premier.

WA state election 2025: How it all went down on election night as Labor wins historic third term

Labor has won a third term of government. Roger Cook will remain premier of Western Australia.

  • Daile Cross, Hamish Hastie, Jesinta Burton and Sarah Brookes
Former Nationals MP James Hayward speaks to media outside Perth District Court on Friday.

‘A nightmare’: Former WA MP James Hayward has child sex abuse charges dropped

Former Nationals MP James Hayward — who was serving almost three years in jail for child sex abuse until his conviction was quashed — has had the charges against him sensationally dropped.

  • Jesinta Burton
Libby Mettam and Basil Zempilas at the WA Liberal Party Campaign launch.

As it happened March 7: Libby Mettam has ‘someone breathing over her shoulder’. Three guesses who

Follow our live coverage here.

  • Holly Thompson
Roxette performed at Kings Park on Wednesday night.

Roxette’s tearful tribute to original singer as they kick off Aussie tour in Perth

Ten years after they last played in WA the Swedish duo are back with a new frontwoman.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
The Supreme Court of WA.

Perth man sentenced over love triangle ‘frenzied’ stabbing of partner’s ex

The 41-year-old stabbed his girlfriend’s ex partner seven times in the neck and chest through the window of his car, saying he was ‘upset’ over the death of their pet chihuahua.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
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Invisible Boys author and self-confessed ‘Gero derro’ Holden Sheppard.

This author wrote a coming of age novel set in the WA town he grew up in. Now, it’s a TV show

Holden Sheppard’s novel Invisible Boys, set in the Mid West town of Geraldton, has been transformed into a Stan original series.

  • Holly Thompson and Tracy Vo
The view from the existing Transperth ferry route.

WA news LIVE: No Swan River ferry expansion under WA Liberals; Sparks fly as John Carey and Basil Zempilas kick off debate

Follow our live coverage here.

  • Cameron Myles
Fremantle won the derby.

Will Freo finally lift the cup in 2025? WA experts weigh in ahead of AFL season opener

Our experts look into their crystal balls ahead of the launch of this year’s AFL season.

  • Paddy Sweeney
Crime has increased across WA in 2024.

The Perth suburbs where crime rose by more than 50 per cent last year

WAtoday pored over the 2024 police statistics to bring you a look at which suburbs have since a dramatic increase in crime in the last 12 months.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt

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