Premier Roger Cook has called on big business to pressure the WA Liberal Party to support his government's development agenda, while pushing it to lean in harder on decarbonisation.
Former politician Anthony Fels has failed in his bid to overturn the state election results after he unsuccessfully ran as a candidate for Churchlands MP Basil Zempilas' seat.
The race to be the next City of Perth Lord Mayor, to fill the role vacated by Basil Zempilas, ramps up as six candidates have put their hands up for the position.
Premier Roger Cook has lashed opposition leader Basil Zempilas, amid political fallout over shocking allegations over conditions at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
WA Liberal leader Basil Zempilas has doubled down on his support for renewable energy and the Aboriginal flag as federal counterparts criticise him from within.
The invasive shot-hole borer is here to stay, with the state conceding it had failed in its bid to stave off the pest locally, shortly before allocating millions to management in the state budget.
The state's major project assessment body has flagged that an East Perth Primary School will not be enough on its own to address future education needs of the inner-city population.
Sandy Anghie has declared she won't be making a third run for the role of Perth Lord Mayor, the post vacated by now WA Liberal Party leader Basil Zempilas.
The state opposition has accused the WA government of rushing into its next budget, after it revealed it would hand down the next set of financial numbers on June 19.
Roger Cook's name has been a regular feature on the annual list of Western Australia's most influential business and political players published by Business News.
WA Opposition leader Basil Zempilas' portfolio responsibilities will mirror Premier Roger Cook's, while Nationals leader Shane Love will be shadow minister for the state's mining industry.
Former Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has been elected leader of the WA Liberal Party three weeks after winning the Churchlands seat at the state election.
The WA Liberals appear set to win the seat of Kalamunda by a whisker as candidate Adam Hort extends his lead over Labor rival Karen Beale for the crucial seat.
WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam says it wasn't a difficult decision to step down from her role, and confirmed she would seek to continue as the party's deputy leader.
Basil Zempilas is set to become the WA Liberal Party's new leader as Libby Mettam reveals she will not seek re-election to the role following the party's heavy election defeat.
WA VOTES: Basil Zempilas looks likely to survive a major scare and return the electorate of Churchlands to Liberal hands, four years after the traditionally blue-ribbon seat was lost in the election landslide of 2021.
WA VOTES: With time running down on election day, WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam and star candidate Basil Zempilas have made a pitstop to what could be one of the state's tightest seats tonight.
The leaders of the Labor, Liberal and National parties have spent the final week campaigning in seats which should prove ones to watch on Saturday night.
ANALYSIS: WA Liberal Leader Libby Mettam is aware of the mountain her party has to climb at the March 8 federal election, but two weeks out, she has no plan to throw in the towel.
The West Australian failed to provide fair and balanced coverage of former Perth Lord Mayoral candidate Sandy Anghie on multiple occasions, the company's self-funded regulator has found.
A marketing firm run by the manager of both of Basil Zempilas' City of Perth mayoral campaigns was commissioned by an unknown party to organise a survey into the WA Liberal leadership.
ANALYSIS: A bogus poll shouldn't cause the kind of turmoil in WA politics today. But it did, and it has once again raised questions about the Liberal Party's fitness to hold office.
Libby Mettam has stared down a faceless push to have her step down as Liberal Party of WA leader, with no-one in the party standing up to challenge her grasp on the job.
