Opposition leader Basil Zempilas and Nationals leader Shane Love announcing the new shadow cabinet.

Zempilas unveils new shadow cabinet with a pitch to ‘deregulate’ and reform the public sector

The Liberals and Nationals have agreed to form a joint interim cabinet ahead of a raft of new upper house MPs entering parliament in May.

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A protester interrupts Jim Chalmers’ press conference in Perth on Friday,April 4. Picture:9News Perth

Chalmers ‘untroubled’ as protesters sneak into Perth press conference

The women entered a closed-off facility masquerading as journalists and peppered the treasurer with questions about his government’s support of gas and Israel.

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Opposition leader Peter Dutton in Perth.

Dutton pledges $600 million for WA farm and mine roads,dodges IR law questions

The program would run for four years and would see upgrades including sealing,widening,building flood immunity and resilience upgrades.

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Curtin MP Kate Chaney.

Kate Chaney accuses Seven West Media of smear campaign

In a statement Chaney said the Kerry Stokes-chaired company was running a campaign against her to claw back lost influence on Australian politics.

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Premier Roger Cook and former WA governor Malcolm McCusker.

Former governor to lead inquiry into WA election debacle

Malcolm McCusker will be joined by representatives from Labor,Liberals,the Greens and the Nationals.

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Shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie at the waterfront of Mandurah,.

Andrew Hastie has Rockingham citizenship ceremony speech cancelled at last minute

Hastie was invited to speak at the ceremony but was contacted by the city earlier in the day to tell him that invite had been rescinded on the basis of election caretaker provisions.

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New Police Minister Reece Whitby with Acting WA Police Commissioner Kylie Whiteley (left) and Commander Lawrence Panaia (right).

New minister softens tone on gun owners as new buyback announced

“I want to say to gun owners,and I think this is important,they need to know that we understand their concerns,” New Police Minister Reece Whitby said on Tuesday morning.

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Roger Cook addresses the media on March 31,2025.

Roger Cook wants Albanese’s help with NRL stadium

Cook said he hadn’t had a “direct conversation” with the Albanese government about funding a new stadium,but pointed out the hundreds of millions of dollars the federal government had injected into other sporting projects around the country.

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Roger Cook has won another term.

Major changes to WA’s public sector unveiled

Treasurer Rita Saffioti said the reforms would create centres of excellence in construction and contract management to oversee infrastructure and housing programs.

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Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek.

Greenpeace bid at heart of new Woodside North West Shelf delay

Both Greenpeace and the Conservation Council WA want Plibersek to rule on Woodside’s $30 billion Browse gas field development alongside the NWS extension proposal.

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