WA election
New WA electoral commissioner appointed
Electoral Affairs Minister David Michael announced current acting commissioner Dennis O’Reilly would become the permanent commissioner.
- Hamish Hastie
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WA taxpayers funded the Liberals’ entire state election campaign
Taxpayers have poured millions into the coffers of political parties after the March 8 state election.
- Hamish Hastie
WA electoral commissioner resigns ahead of parliament vote to fire him
Electoral Affairs Minister David Michael announced that Robert Kennedy had tendered his resignation earlier on Tuesday, which will take effect in the new year.
- Hamish Hastie
Sanderson backs Cook to lead Labor to next election
Speaking at the Labor state conference this morning, the Premier told party faithful of his intent to continue in his current role, despite recent speculation on his political future.
- Michael Philipps
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Reynolds lands top job in Perth as WA councils face election shake-up despite low voter turnout
Local government elections have come to a close across WA – and there have been several notable shakeups despite only 30 per cent of people turning out to vote.
- Hannah Murphy and Holly Thompson
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- WA Parliament
Future of $86 million WA election contract up for discussion after October
WA’s elections boss will sit down with the recruitment agency tasked with hiring workers for the trouble-plagued 2025 poll after the local government elections in October.
- Hamish Hastie
‘Completely inadequate’: WA’s 2025 election issues laid bare
A125-page report tabled in parliament on Tuesday has revealed some people could not vote at all, while others were forced to wait in line for hours.
- Holly Thompson
WA Nationals leader frustrated by lack of answers over state election debacle
Shane Love took particular interest in the $86 million contract the WA Electoral Commission struck with recruitment agency PersolKelly without the knowledge of cabinet ministers.
- Hamish Hastie
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- WA Parliament
Pomp, ceremony – and dire warnings, as Parliament returns and Zempilas faces Cook
The long-awaited showdown between the newly minted opposition leader and the wall of Labor MPs has lived up to the hype with an animated first question time.
- Hamish Hastie
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.
- Hamish Hastie