WA’s proposed women’s and babies hospital is set to remain a divisive point between the Government and the Opposition, with Libby Mettam revealing she did not believe Labor had a mandate for the Murdoch site.
Dylan Caporn
Negotiations between the Liberals and the Nationals over shadow cabinet and resource arrangements will be new Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas’ first priority, he says.
Failed Albany Liberal candidate Thomas Brough - whose controversial comments were a feature in the election campaign - was clearly a distraction on the trail, Libby Mettam has conceded.
For Basil Zempilas, Tuesday’s Liberal party room meeting was the culmination of years of intrigue, rumours, speculation and ambition.
Mr Hort joins Vasse MP Libby Mettam and six new lower house MPs in the Liberal team, including Mr Zempilas, who heaped praise on the new MP in his first press conference.
The National party was better able to seize the regional backlash, while the Firearms Act divided the Liberal party room down the middle.
Jessica Page
In his first major sit down interview as Opposition Leader along with new deputy Ms Mettam, Mr Zempilas told The West Australian he had spoken to MPs about the need to work as a team.
In news that came as no surprise to anyone paying attention, Basil Zempilas has been announced as the new leader of the WA Liberal Party.
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The prime minister has gone after the Greens in Question Time over salmon farming in Tasmania.
Duncan Evans
Olympians will be paddling in crocodile-infested waters at the Brisbane Olympics.
Blair Jackson
The highly controversial venues for Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics have been revealed, including where the opening and closing ceremonies will be held.
Roger Cook will summon politicians back to work early with April 8 locked in as the first day of the new Parliament, it can be revealed.
Roger Cook has given his first indication of a timeframe for an NRL deal to bring a team west, saying the League’s reported four-week deadline to sign an agreement was ‘achievable’.
It’s personal for new Minister Jessica Stojkovski, who has vowed to use her own family’s experience to drive change in the challenging portfolios of child protection and family violence.
A former Queensland Labor MP forced to resign after a vote rigging scandal is firming as Roger Cook’s hand-picked replacement as chief public servant, raising concerns over his independence in the role.
The Liberals have claimed victory in the eastern hills seat of Kalamunda, with Adam Hort narrowly beating Labor’s Karen Beale by just 82 votes.
John Quigley intervened to instruct the State’s solicitors to drop objections to Danny Hodgson’s bid for compensation, it can be revealed.
Albany’s first Nationals MLA in 68 years Scott Leary is tired but “ecstatic” after winning the seat in a State election count that stretched over two weeks.
Eliza Kavanagh
Shane Love has been re-appointed Nationals leader but conceded he is unlikely to remain Opposition Leader, as the Liberals hang onto a slim lead in the seat of Kalamunda.
The Climate-200 funded independent who came within 500 votes of ousting a State Government minister has now set her sights on Federal politics and come out as anti-AUKUS.
Jessica Page and Katina Curtis
Under the promise, first homebuyers will not pay excise on purchases on homes up to $500,000, raised from $450,000.
The husband of a federal Teal politician has been filmed pulling down a rival candidate’s poster and the furore is trending on social media.
Blair Jackson and Duncan Evans
Timing is everything in politics, as in life.
Andrew Miller
The future of WA’s NRL side hangs in the balance, as the State’s new Sports Minister says she will not be rushed on a deal, despite reports of a four-week deadline from the game’s bosses.
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