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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

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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
WA Premier Roger Cook, Liberal leader Libby Mettam, WA election 2025.

Labor pledges $210m housing package as Liberals get tough on crime

A re-elected Cook Labor government would build up to 1000 new units as part of its Keystart shared-equity scheme, while the Liberal Party promises to “name and shame” prison fugitives.

WA Premier Roger Cook, Perth Lord Mayor and Liberal candidate 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
WA Premier Roger Cook and Liberal leader Libby Mettam.

Your ultimate promise tracker for the 2025 WA election

If you were a little bleary-eyed after the Christmas Holidays and still couldn’t stomach the thought of politics all the way up to Australia Day, fear not – WAtoday has the tool for you.

  • Hamish Hastie
WA Liberals leader Libby Mettam and Premier Roger Cook.

Mettam vows to run WA and its health system at same time if elected premier

Libby Mettam said retaining the health portfolio alongside premier duties would show the public how seriously her party took fixing Labor’s mess. 

  • Hamish Hastie
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Perth MP and Housing Minister John Carey, Premier Roger Cook and Education Minister Tony Buti at the site of the new East Perth Primary School on Monday.

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
WAtoday year in review politics main picture. Picture: WAtoday

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
What’s on WA politicians’ reading and watch lists this festive season? Pictures: Supplied

The books, podcasts and TV shows keeping WA politicians entertained these holidays

When they’re not reading legislation or listening to parliamentary debate what books, podcasts and movies are WA politicians using to relax?

  • Hamish Hastie
erth Lord Mayor and Liberal candidate for Churchlands, Basil Zempilas.

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

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