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.
WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has declared herself a fighter, while lashing operatives in the party's shadows accused of pushing for Basil Zempilas to replace her.
Roger Cook has taken a swipe at Basil Zempilas' decision to not step down from his Lord Mayor role, as Mandurah Mayor and Labor candidate Rhys Williams confirmed he would step aside.
The Queens Gardens car park is one step closer to become the site for an East Perth primary school after legislation introduced to unlock the land passed parliament today.
Housing Minister and Member for Perth John Carey has renewed hostilities with City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas, accusing him of using the city to push his state political agenda.
City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has formally unveiled the selected site for a $1.5 million, seven-metre statue of a spaceman to be donated to the city.
A long-running tiff over Ruah Community Services' bid to revive the Safe Night Space operation in Northbridge has ended after a state government review.
City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has lauded the Forrest empire's plans for Carillon City, revealing the development will include student accommodation as part of a university-centric city vision.
WA Labor has endorsed a suite of fresh candidates vying for a place in parliament at the 2025 state election, with Mark McGowan's former chief of staff Dan Pastorelli confirmed for a tilt.
PRESELECTION WRAP: City of Perth councillor Brent Fleeton will not join Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas as a Liberal candidate at the 2025 state election, while a former reality TV contestant has been recommended in Tangney.
The City of Perth has chipped away at its $3 million marketing budget, unveiling the first campaign under the "City of Lights" moniker and a major branding since the parliamentary inquiry.
Education Minister Tony Buti has doubled down on the state government's plan for an East Perth primary school despite the City of Perth's refusal to give up the site.
The proposed East Perth primary school is the latest addition to the list of disputes between the City of Perth and the state government, with the status of the site in limbo.
Planning Minister John Carey has stepped in to call for a ministerial review over the Safe Night Space shelter operation, initially a collaboration between City of Perth and Ruah.
Italian football powerhouses AC Milan and AS Roma will play a game at Optus Stadium at the end of May, in the latest event secured under the state government's $59 million tourism splurge.
Bronwyn Waugh has been preselected as the Liberal Party of WA candidate in South Perth, beating City of South Perth Mayor Greg Milner and Hayley Cormann.
Perth council has approved Ruah's application to operate the Safe Night Space women's shelter program in Northbridge after Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas proposed some conditions.
Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas will back the relocation of the Safe Night Space for women program, claiming the state government would inevitably overrule the council if it voted against.
Ruah has made a move to revive a women's shelter program at its Northbridge outreach facility that was at the centre of a clash between City of Perth and the state government.
City of Perth Lord Mayor and WA Liberal preselection candidate Basil Zempilas has labelled the state government ‘arrogant and out of touch' after the closure of a Northbridge hotel.
