Libby Mettam has stepped down as Liberal leader in the wake of the party’s disastrous State election defeat, clearing the way for Basil Zempilas.
Jessica Page and Dylan Caporn
We gained ground in key electorates and while we didn’t win them this time, we brought many within striking distance for the next election.
Libby Mettam
Politics never figured in the wildest dreams of the shy girl from Geraldton, now vying to become WA’s first elected female Premier next Saturday.
John Flint
The Premier has urged the public to be wary with their votes as Labor MPs brace for a likely ‘correction” in the wake of the 2021 annihilation.
Jessica Page
The West has calculated the party has racked up $6.1 billion in pledges, with the figure not inclusive of the billions in promises made by their governing partner, the Nationals.
Jake Dietsch
On one hand is Labor. Then there are the Liberals, who after eight years of listening to the public have developed policies to ensure all West Aussies share in the biggest mining boom this State has ever had.
Northbridge’s Royale Theatre was once briefly home to Perth’s only IMAX cinema - the mammoth movie medium which envelopes viewers with visuals and sound.
Dylan Caporn
The Cook Government’s interpretation and application of Aboriginal cultural heritage should concern all WA landowners.
Labor has comprehensively demonstrated it does not have the experience to manage government, even when it has more money than any State government has ever had.
Libby Mettam has denied Basil Zempilas is a distraction during the State Election campaign, as she refused to be drawn on the number of seats she believed would be a victory for the Liberals.
The current Labor Government is the richest and most powerful WA government in history, yet our hospitals are by every single measure performing worse — much worse than eight years ago.
‘It’s not just families that are doing it tough, small businesses across WA are also struggling,’ Ms Mettam said.
Sitting on a milk crate with coffee-drinking tradies on a dusty worksite, Libby Mettam has promised in a new election ad to focus on the ‘right priorities’ if the Liberals defy the odds to win the poll.
This week, WA ran out of electricity in the midst of a heat wave. Oops!
WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has made good on her promise to visit the Great Southern before the end of the year, meeting residents in Mt Barker and Albany this week with Albany candidate Thomas Brough.
Melissa Sheil
More struggling West Australian families than ever are having to make the choice between paying their electricity bill and putting food on the table.
Ariel Bombara is a powerful young woman whose story and courage deserve the utmost respect.
Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas’ campaign manager has ‘stepped aside’ in the wake of this week’s Liberal leadership crisis.
Libby Mettam triumphs after a leadership challenge, focusing on issues for WA and uniting her team to tackle Labor in the election.
Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has refused to rule out taking over from Libby Mettam as ‘campaign leader’ before the next election — but has insisted he did not undermine her and would not challenge her.
Standing alongside her deputy Steve Martin and Upper House counterpart Peter Collier this morning, Liberal leader Libby Mettam drove home the emphatic nature of her victory.
Neil Thomson has resigned from the front bench as Liberal leader Libby Mettam calls for an end to the leadership crisis and ‘agitators’.
Liberal Leader Libby Mettam has been put on notice by ‘catastrophic’ polling that warns the party is on the edge of a new record election disaster, unless she hands over the reins.
Senior Liberal Peter Collier has lashed out at internal leadership speculation over Libby Mettam’s future, pleading with colleagues and candidates to stop ‘navel gazing’ and focus on beating Labor.
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