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Western Australia's Liberal and National opposition partners will face off in a by-election for the state's largest electorate.

If a bitterly divided Liberal Party can't unite on policies and candidates to win back mainstream voters, its chances at the 2025 state election are doomed.

The Forrest family's philanthropic outfit upped its Facebook and Instagram advertising spend in WA last week as the major parties increasingly lean on memes to make their case on social media.

Labor dominated Facebook and Instagram feeds across WA last week, trumping the Liberal Party's social media advertising outlay in the state by a nearly two-to-one margin.

Former Labor candidate Tristan Cockman has had his lawsuit against key WA Labor figures dismissed, one year after claiming he was unfairly sidelined during preselection.

Labor's top recruit for Christian Porter's old seat poured thousands of dollars on online advertising last week, while two at-risk Liberal MPs shored up their position with a spate of Facebook ads.

Big business and trade union support helped fill Labor's coffers in the year to June, with the party's $12.7 million haul outstripping the combined earnings of the coalition parties.

Western Australians will mark off a state-wide ballot paper for the upper house when they head to the polls in 2025, following passage of the state government's electoral reforms overnight.

WA remains out of step with the rest of Australia on campaign finance reform.

Newly disclosed figures reveal Labor's dominant financial position ahead of the March state election, having outspent the Liberals by nearly $2.5 million.

The City of Rockingham is facing the potential loss of one of its iconic natives.

Anthony Albanese has promised to build 30,000 social and affordable houses over five years if Labor wins the next election.

Education Minister Sue Ellery will oversee close to $500 million of spending on schools as the re-elected McGowan government gets down to business.

Our updated listing of the 50 most influential Western Australians in business and politics highlights four individuals who stand apart from the rest.

What role will unions and factions play in Mark McGowan's second term?

ANALYSIS: The dumping of Peter Tinley from the ministry was one topic premier Mark McGowan struggled to explain adequately today.

WA Labor appears to have won another seat this afternoon, with candidate Katrina Stratton having taken the lead in the once safe Liberal seat of Nedlands by 1,052 votes.

Mark McGowan has expanded the number of members serving as parliamentary secretaries, possibly foreshadowing future ministerial appointments.

The Nationals will hold just four seats in the lower house after former party leader Terry Redman lost the South West seat he's held since 2013 this morning.

With the state election now gone and a federal election looming, can Labor look to its Shoalwater MP to understand how the west is won?

There are still three seats in doubt in the Legislative Assembly as the vote count continues this afternoon, with Nationals MP Terry Redman and Liberal Sean L'Estrange at risk of losing their seats.

Labor's left faction is set to dominate cabinet appointments as key figures from the party's right flank are shifted out of the ministry.

It's straight back to work for Premier Mark McGowan, as the Liberal Party WA looks to have pulled ahead in the once safe Liberal seat of Churchlands.

WA Labor candidate Hugh Jones looks to have secured the seat of Darling Range, the last remaining Liberal seat in the east metropolitan fortress.

For the first time in the state's history, the progressive parties may hold the majority in both the lower and upper house.

Blue ribbon Liberal seats such as Churchlands, Nedlands and Carine are line ball as Labor looks set for more than 50 districts in the 59-seat parliament. Click through for eight articles from today's coverage.

The Liberal opposition took a gamble anointing Zak Kirkup as leader late last year.

WA Labor's near-insurmountable polling leads appears primed to translate to a landslide win this evening, with a host of notionally safe Liberal-held seats now ripe for the picking.

On the eve of the state election, Premier Mark McGowan has urged voters not to support the WA Labor Party's “risky” and “inexperienced" opponents.

The WA Labor Party has offered a first look at Midland's new $46 million railcar manufacturing facility, a facility underpinning its plan to boost local manufacturing in Western Australia.

Peel Health Campus, TAFE courses, and the balance of power in parliament were key issues on the election campaign trail today.

Does WA need the hundreds of new police officers it's set to recruit over the next four years?

Ahead of the state election, Mark McGowan spoke to Business News about his track record, future plans and ministerial team.

As the Liberal Party WA warns voters against giving Labor total control, Business News analyses how the election is likely to affect the balance of power in the Legislative Council.

The Labor Party has vowed to spend more than $37 million overhauling the state's mining data and information system and halving project approval times.

WA's political landscape could be radically altered this month as the state government appears primed for an unprecedented win.

The absence of federal political leaders on the WA campaign trail speaks volumes about the current state of play.

Getting serious about climate change means shifting positions on the role of nuclear power.

Premier Mark McGowan has questioned why anyone would vote for the Liberals when the opposition leader is already conceding defeat.

It's not clear how much value taxpayers might get from Labor's $100 million film studio election promise, but the film industry says it will give the state an edge.