WA Liberals have met for the first time after a State election drubbing that has cost Libby Mettam her leadership and is set to deliver Basil Zempilas the top job.
Joe Spagnolo
In the world of politics, words and actions have a habit of coming back to bite.
Editorial
The former union boss now in charge of WA’s overwhelmed health system is facing her first major test with ambulance response times failing targets.
Jessica Page
Meredith Hammat will chair the sub-committee created to oversee the delivery of a new ‘team approach’ on public health, with five ministers involved, The West Australian can reveal.
Roger Cook has vowed to provide ‘stable leadership’ while welcoming new faces around the table, as he presided over his first Cabinet meeting since Labor’s landslide election victory.
Incoming Liberal leader Basil Zempilas is depending on a lead of just 64 votes in Kalamunda to stave off a humiliating election tie with the Nationals that would leave the job of Opposition Leader in limbo.
Shane Love has warned there will be strings attached to any deal to share resources with likely new Liberal Leader Basil Zempilas.
Millions of commuters could be forced to endure more transport headaches amid a fresh warning train strikes which threw Sydney’s rail network into disarray could be back on “within weeks”.
Nathan Schmidt
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has been criticised for using an ‘extremely offensive’ term while attacking the Prime Minister’s response to China.
Clareese Packer
A major state has approved a landmark overhaul as part of a crackdown on crime, with MPs debating well past midnight.
Alexandra Feiam
Losing an election has never been this easy.
Dylan Caporn
A controversial project that could transform swathes of one Australian state forever has “overwhelming support”, new polling has revealed.
She was asked to clean up the mess, but some of them always doubted her and became a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Libby Mettam has stepped down as Liberal leader in the wake of the party’s disastrous State election defeat, clearing the way for Basil Zempilas.
Jessica Page and Dylan Caporn
Roger Cook has bowed to pressure to review the start date for the $5000 home battery subsidy that was a hallmark of his State election campaign, but won’t back date payments.
Basil Zempilas has confirmed he will seek leadership of the Liberal party just an hour after Libby Mettam stepped down.
We gained ground in key electorates and while we didn’t win them this time, we brought many within striking distance for the next election.
Libby Mettam
A controversial plan for an offshore wind farm off the coast of Bunbury is being revved up by Federal Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen, despite Premier Roger Cook suggesting other options would be quicker.
WATCH: Robert Kennedy revealed why he has shirked questions over the State election, amid concerns over ballot shortages, long queues and voters being turned away.
Locals in an affluent suburb are battling it out with the council over an enormous pile of hard rubbish, which they say has been growing for almost six years.
The swearing-in ceremony for the new Cabinet is always an exciting day.
The reality is Anthony Albanese is on the nose all over Australia as cost-of-living misery continues to batter families.
EDITORIAL
And that would mean none of that commercial-in-confidence hogwash which gets bandied around.
Basil Zempilas
Every person’s vote is now worth the same, regardless of where you live.
John Phillimore and Martin Drum
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