Voters in some of Victoria’s key battleground seats have shared their biggest concerns for this election. Find out the three most common issues.
Georgie Kibel
The Cook Government insists a deal to bring an NRL club to WA hasn’t been done, despite a North Sydney Bears board member saying an agreement has been reached and the mooted coach buying property in Perth.
Danielle Le Messurier
Premier Roger Cook can’t guarantee how many home games would be played in Perth by a WA rugby league team, saying the decision would be ‘entirely’ up to the NRL.
Claire Sadler
The Premier has been accused of secrecy after he refused to reveal the details of a beefed-up deal with the NRL to bring a club to WA.
Dylan Caporn
Salvation from a higher power would be the only this to ‘save’ Australia should Labor and the Greens control parliament after the election, the Leader of the Nationals says.
Blair Jackson
A white supremacist has crashed a candidates forum in one of the richest electorates in the country, leading to a confrontation with the audience.
Anthony Albanese has spoken out after a man was allegedly seen tearing up corflutes while a teenager has been charged with assault at pre-polling centres.
Alexandra Feiam
The Australian Rugby League Commission has approved a bid to bring a NRL team to WA after receiving an increased proposal from the State Government.
The Albanese government will invest $1.2bn into Australia’s critical minerals supply, which will likely play a major role in negotiating a tariff carveout from the Trump administration.
Jessica Wang
The Premier has refuted that a lack of resourcing has butchered the rollout of the Government’s policy to electronically monitor alleged violent offenders in WA’s regions
Georgia Campion
Roger Cook has dodged questions on the future of the WA Electoral Commission boss, who is leave as a special inquiry examines the running of the State election.
Oliver Lane
Pauline Hanson proves a leopard can change their spots, as the firebrand politician makes a drastic shift on the eve of the federal election.
A State Government department claims it is not keeping tabs on the dark web because of a cyber attack, despite the department’s staff being caught up in a recent hack.
Adrian Rauso
Reece Whitby feels like he “won the lotto” with his new role as Minister for the Great Southern, quietly labelling it the “best region in Western Australia”.
Melissa Sheil
Bruce Morcombe, the father of murder victim Daniel Morcombe, has backed Peter Dutton’s bold plan to set up a national public child sex offender register.
Duncan Evans
After running for a WA seat about six weeks a go, a group of unsuccessful State candidates are stepping back in the ring, this time at the Federal election.
Trade across Perth’s pubs and clubs on Good Friday was steady according to the peak body for WA’s hotel and hospitality industry.
Emily Moulton
Roger Cook’s moves to reshape the public sector have continued, with Finance director general Jodi Cant set to leave as part of a departmental reshuffle.
A $100 million boost for Perth’s treasured Scitech Discovery Centre has been described as an investment in WA’s future as well as a vital step towards becoming self-sufficient as a nation.
Sarah Steger
Roger Cook has dismissed Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas’ call for WA to bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, describing the event as a ‘ruinously expensive sugar-hit.’
Premier Roger Cook said domestic violence offenders should be “put behind bars” in regional areas where electronic monitoring devices cannot be used
Sofia Fimognari and Dylan Caporn
Basil Zempilas has called on the State Government to launch a late bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in the wake of Australia’s incredible athletics boom, which saw all eyes on Perth last week.
Rhianna Mitchell
Returning member for Vasse Libby Mettam delivered her first speech to the 42nd Parliament of Western Australia last week, reflecting on the changes seen after the State election.
Craig Duncan
WA voters have returned an expanded crossbench in the new Upper House.
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