Peter Kennedy

The strong likelihood of a returned McGowan government isn’t enough to ensure it can gain a majority in the upper house.

A poor election result last time out and an untested new leader make the looming state poll a big test for the Liberals.

Zak Kirkup has finally produced a policy to jolt the electorate, writes Peter Kennedy.

The contenders have had to readjust their traditional campaigning approach because of the sharp rise in early voting.

It took some intense lobbying from WA’s political leaders to break down the embargo on iron ore exports.

At least six Labor Party MPs are in contention for promotion to fill Cabinet vacancies if the McGowan Government is returned at the State election in March.

The state Liberals’ new leader is an unknown quantity to many voters, but he has youth on his side.

The Liberals will head into March’s state election with the least experienced leadership team in the party’s history, in what is shaping as a desperate strategy to save the furniture.

Former premier Richard Court says Australia’s response to the pandemic could pay dividends in Asian trade opportunities.

Media power has become too concentrated in WA and could be leveraged for commercial interests, former Liberal leader Mike Nahan warned in his valedictory speech on Tuesday.

Having played pandemic politics expertly, Mark McGowan will be under pressure to consider changes to the border policy as the festive season nears.

Either major party may face the loss of a notable name under new redistributions that have left WA with one less federal seat.

Ben Wyatt’s fourth budget has set the scene for a push towards re-election.

The state's public sector workers who have had to accept flat annual pay increases of $1,000 a year for the past four years will have to get used to it.

Original federal budget estimates have been blown away by COVID-19, while WA faces a different set of challenges.

Premier Mark McGowan's decision to give every household a $600 credit on their power bill will undoubtedly be a great vote winner, but comes with issues.

The federal government's $1.5 billion plan to kick start the nation's manufacturing sector presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to restructure the economy.

Mark McGowan’s stance on hard border closures is politically popular at home, but let’s not lose sight of the bigger picture.

The pandemic has derailed plans for opposition parties nationwide, and WA’s Liberals are no exception.

A Bill to tighten rules around political donations to WA campaigns is likely to further anger businessman and one-time politician Clive Palmer.

With the McGowan government’s plans for a strong budget upended, it is now focused on supporting jobs and the broader economy.

The palace letters have reopened some old wounds about the Whitlam dismissal.

The WA premier is benefitting from a well-received response to the pandemic but faces the real challenge at the state poll in March.

Whether as a stepping stone to higher duties or a role post-politics, local government provides an opportunity to serve.

Chief executive of the WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy, Paul Everingham, has ruled out nominating for the vacant senate position when Mathias Cormann quits politics later this year.

The WA government has provided millions in taxpayers’ money without appropriate transparency and accountability.

OPINION: The WA public is eager to return to life as they remember it pre-COVID, and that involves football.

OPINION: Trade threats from China are forcing a rethink for WA’s exporters and the McGowan government.

OPINION: The government faces a challenge to balance public health concerns with the need to get the WA economy going again.

Despite overwhelming and bipartisan support for John McKechnie’s reappointment as CCC head, agreement is missing where it counts.

OPINION: Support for the resources sector across the political divide spans decades, and will again be vindicated when WA emerges from COVID-19 restrictions.

The ‘rainy day’ has arrived, and a former WA treasurer is calling on the McGowan government to do more.