The West Australian Liberal Party lies in ruins. And their stint in the political wilderness could last much longer than the four miserable years that now certainly await the Liberals, after an unmitigated disaster of an election night. "The energy policy was a debacle," a shellshocked former Liberal leader Mike Nahan said on the ABC's election night panel. A significant …
An election campaign unlike any other is drawing to a close, with West Australian voters to have their say in just three days. Hillarys Margin: Liberal 0.4 per cent Key candidates: Peter Katsambanis, Caitlin Collins Hillarys is the Liberals' most marginal seat. Kingsley Margin: Labor 1.2 per cent Key candidates: Jessica Stojkovski, Scott Edwardes Jessica Stojkovski won the seat of …
Western Australia is just days away from early election polls opening and the political gloves are well and truly off. Rhetoric turns personal The sentiment played perfectly into the Liberal Party's new campaign tactic this week, which emphasised the need for voters to avoid giving Labor "total control". And with Mr Kirkup having previously promised to steer clear of delivering …
West Australian Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup has dismissed the findings of the latest Newspoll, but says it confirms that Labor could take "total control" of the WA Parliament in the upcoming March election. Key points: The Newspoll of 1,034 voters points to a 12.5 per cent swing to Labor If the results were replicated across all seats, the Liberals would …
Mining mogul Clive Palmer is still suing Western Australia's Premier for alleged defamation, despite his office issuing a statement stating the action had been withdrawn. In a statement on Sunday, Mr Palmer's media adviser said the billionaire's lawyers had written to WA Premier Mark McGowan advising him a defamation case against him would be withdrawn. "I've had about enough of …