Churchlands MP Basil Zempilas and outgoing WA Liberals leader Libby Mettam.

Basil Zempilas elected as WA opposition leader unopposed

With Adam Hort’s win in Kalamunda the Liberal party has secured seven seats in the lower house making the party the official opposition.

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The WAEC will investigate the complaint.

WAEC to investigate alleged sexist remarks and Pilbara MP buying vote counters lunch

In a complaint sent to the commission by Liberal upper house MP Neil Thomson on behalf of the Liberals’ Pilbara candidate Amanda Kailis he said a Liberal scrutineer was subjected to “deprecatory remarks” based on her gender.

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Nationals Leader Shane Love,Liberal leader in waiting Basil Zempilas,Liberals’ Kalamunda candidate Adam Hort. Picture:WAtoday

Nationals even the ledger as Zempilas’ chance at opposition leader rests on Kalamunda

On the current count,both the Nationals and Liberals have won three extra seats each in the lower house taking their totals to six seats each.

  • Hamish Hastie
Basil Zempilas and Libby Mettam.

Zempilas the only choice for WA Liberals to rejoin the fight

The former Lord Mayor and Channel 7 sports presenter has a lot going for him as leader of the Liberals but there are just as many unknowns.

  • Hamish Hastie
Libby Mettam

Libby Mettam quits as WA Liberal leader with Basil Zempilas to put hand up

In a statement released Thursday afternoon,Mettam said she would have liked to continue as leader but did not have the support in the party.

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WA Premier Roger Cook.

Roger Cook’s new cabinet is a branding exercise tied to his economic dreams

Since coming to the job in May 2023,Roger Cook has stated several times he wants to grow other industries so WA is not as reliant on the resources sector. But it is a difficult prospect.

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WA Premier Roger Cook.

Health split in major Cook cabinet shake-up

See the full results of Roger Cook’s first cabinet reshuffle this term.

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The execution of the WA election has come under fire.

‘Stop hiding’:WA parties join to demand probe on election ‘debacle’

The state’s political parties have penned a letter to Premier Roger Cook demanding an inquiry into the handling of the election.

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Running Mates.

Running Mates:The WA election talk show the Prime Minister loves to watch

It’s the final episode of WA’s most-watched election talk show,and this week the team discussed the fallout of Saturday’s election and crowned the king of social media moments.

The execution of the WA election has come under fire.

Company rubbishes WA election ‘outsourcing’ claim as AEC distances itself from recruitment model

In a brief statement released yesterday evening,a PersolKelly spokesman said they recruited and deployed about 7000 personnel and were responsible for onboarding successful candidates.

  • Hamish Hastie