Steve Martin says ‘Western Australians are doing it tough and a free pass to the zoo or the Royal Show is not going to cut it’.
Joe Spagnolo
I’m not sure either of our major political parties covered themselves in glory during last week’s debate over new census questions.
Daniel Smith
Political foes Matt Moran and Holly Ludeman have joined forces to focus on winning the new seat of Bullwinkel for the Liberals with assistance from Keep the Sheep campaigners.
Katina Curtis
The Liberal Party has to create a political contest in WA, Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has declared, as he embarked on a trip to the must-win State.
Dylan Caporn
WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam is under pressure over political donations, after weeks of attacking Labor’s union links.
Jessica Page
Internal Nationals polling puts Labor ahead 52-48 in the crucial new federal seat of Bullwinkel but shows candidate Mia Davies is highly popular with voters.
Katina Curtis and Dan Jervis-Bardy
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton made an eleventh-hour pledge to support a bid for a Perth-based rugby league team in the latest sign his party is desperately trying to win over WA voters.
A pair of community independent movements believe they can replicate Kate Chaney’s success at the next Federal election despite the Liberals insisting they do not see any significant threat in WA.
The fight to win back the West is shaping up with the Liberals preparing to rollout a WA-specific election campaign for the first time, including brainstorming a big policy offering for the State.
WA Liberals have recorded a bounce back in support amid voters’ bleak economic forecasts, with internal party polling revealing the race for the next State election has narrowed.
Peter Dutton says a thriving mining industry in the West is integral to the national economy, as he vowed to support the sector while meeting with Liberal faithfuls in Perth.
Rebecca Parish
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has conceded that the Liberal Party has work to do to improve its standing in WA amid concerns not enough ground has been made up ahead of the looming Federal election.
Late last year, Liberals were hopeful they could win back three or four of the West Australian seats they lost in 2022. Now some warn the party might not gain any ground at the Federal poll due within months.
Dumped Liberal MP for Moore Ian Goodenough says his mind is ‘90 per cent’ made up on contesting the next election as an independent.
The Opposition leader needs to turn the State blue if he wants the keys to the Lodge.
Katina Curtis, Dylan Caporn and Dan Jervis-Bardy
Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley notches up a milestone of visiting every seat in WA when she heads to the State this week to kick off a national blitz of key electorates.
Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash has accused Anthony Albanese of ‘insulting’ the State that handed him majority government two years ago, as speculation grows WA will stay a minor player in Cabinet.
An Albany councillor has publicly refused to complete his directed inclusivity training, labelling it ‘forced indoctrination’ and ‘conversion therapy’.
Melissa Sheil
An Albany councillor and Liberal candidate will undergo inclusivity training, four months after complaints were filed over comments he made linking paedophilia to the LGBTQIA+ community.
Farmers and food wholesalers would be offered lucrative tax concessions to donate produce to charities like Foodbank under laws drafted by a WA senator.
Labor-turned-independent Hayley Edwards has won support from local Liberal members to take on Magenta Marshall in the safe seat of Rockingham.
Police are investigating a fire at Liberal MP Ian Goodenough’s electorate office in Joondalup after reports a man set alight a paper bag on its door on Wednesday evening.
Ian Goodenough’s latest flyer for voters is notable more for its graphic design than content — it features the Australian coat of arms, zero party logos and a distinctive green and gold colour scheme.
Anthony Albanese’s status as the nation’s preferred leader has slipped, with Newspoll reporting Opposition Leader Peter Dutton narrowing the gap to single digits.