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LAND FUNDPremiumNationals promise $1b headworks fund to drive development

Nationals WA leader Shane Love has promised to establish a $1 billion fund to “remove infrastructure barriers” in developing regional areas if elected in 2025.

Melissa Sheil

WA NEWS CommentsMillion-dollar campaign intensifying borer awareness push

A million-dollar public awareness campaign for the tree-killing polyphagous shot-hole borer has reached over 300,000 West Australians, according to the State Government.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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Nationals promise to abolish stamp duty for first homebuyers

Stamp duty would be scrapped for all West Aussie first homebuyers under a Nationals’ election promise that would save new owners thousands of dollars.

Dylan Caporn

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Shane Love says Nationals coming for Libby’s seat of Vasse

The WA Nationals are coming for Libby Mettam, with leader Shane Love declaring he wants to run a candidate in her seat of Vasse at the next state Election.

Joe Spagnolo

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Nationals aim for Bullwinkel win with sheep campaign cash

Internal Nationals polling puts Labor ahead 52-48 in the crucial new federal seat of Bullwinkel but shows candidate Mia Davies is highly popular with voters.

Katina Curtis and Dan Jervis-Bardy

PoliticsCommentsPremiumCanberra hopeful Mia Davies says Federal Govt ‘attacking’ WA

National Party leader David Littleproud has declared star candidate Mia Davies the best person to win the new seat of Bullwinkel for the Coalition despite Liberal hopes to win the seat.

Joe Spagnolo

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Mia Davies to contest new seat of Bullwinkel for Nationals

The former WA Opposition leader will seek Nationals preselection for the new federal seat of Bullwinkel, in a sensational political u-turn ahead of her looming retirement from State Parliament. 

Dylan Caporn

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Nationals want Mia Davies to run for new WA Federal seat

The former WA Opposition leader has confirmed that she is being courted by Federal Nationals to run in the new seat of Bullwinkel. 

Dylan Caporn and Dan Jervis-Bardy

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Moore colours as Goodenough mulls his options

Ian Goodenough’s latest flyer for voters is notable more for its graphic design than content — it features the Australian coat of arms, zero party logos and a distinctive green and gold colour scheme.

Katina Curtis

State PoliticsPremiumDe Grussa withdraws from National Party pre-selection

Long time National Party MP Colin de Grussa has announced he won’t be seeking an Upper House position at the next election.

Joe Spagnolo

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REVEALED: Nationals announce candidates in Perth seats

The WA Nationals have announced their first candidates in metropolitan seats, including Bateman and South Perth.

Jake Dietsch

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Shane Love vows to slash payroll tax with WA’s GST windfall

Nationals Leader Shane Love has vowed to use WA’s GST windfall to slash payroll tax for more than 11,000 businesses in his first major pitch to voters ahead of the 2025 election. 

Josh Zimmerman

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‘Untenable’: Lib-Nats alliance on the brink of collapse

The Liberal-National alliance is at risk of collapse amid remarkable claims Libby Mettam is prioritising ‘media stunts’ over her parliamentary duties and freezing the country party out of her decision-making.

Josh Zimmerman

Federal PoliticsPremiumLittleproud: ‘Nothing will stop’ Nats running WA candidates

Nationals leader David Littleproud has vowed that nothing will stop his party from running candidates against their Coalition counterparts in WA, paving the way for three-cornered contests in the regions.

Dylan Caporn

Former party member challengeCommentsPremiumNationals preselection reveal likely tense face off

The Nationals have selected Opposition Leader Shane Love for the new seat of Mid West, ensuring a likely face-off against Merome Beard, who quit the party last year to join the Liberals.

Jake Dietsch

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It’s time to end the connectivity blame game

I’m not letting the State Government off the hook for its woeful track record dealing with power infrastructure in the bush. That needs to be addressed, and urgently.

Mia Davies

NEW DAWNCommentsPremiumWA Nationals call on ‘local leaders’ to fill Perth seats

The WA Nationals are looking for contenders to fill seats across Perth after green-lighting a plan to run candidates in the metropolitan region for the first time in the party’s 110-year history.

Adam Poulsen & Josh Zimmerman

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New dawn: Nats to seek candidates in EVERY seat in Perth

The WA Nationals are poised to seek candidates in every seat in Perth, breaking decades of tradition in pursuit of relevance following sweeping electoral reforms that endanger the future of the country party.

Josh Zimmerman

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Make no mistake, I am here to win the election

There has been much commentary about the state of the political landscape in WA this week.

Libby Mettam

‘Chaos and dysfunction’CommentsPremiumRoger Cook ‘in disbelief’ as WA opposition ‘at war’

The Premier has refused to pick a winner in the messy battle for the mantle of WA Opposition Leader, but says the Nationals declared war with the establishment of a branch in Perth’s southern suburbs.

Rebecca Le May

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Roberts and Nats have to face up to reality

As the Opposition waged civil war yesterday, Labor minister Paul Papalia clearly took some glee from watching on. 

Dylan Caporn

Shock move CommentsPremiumAll you need is Love ... to quit and make way for Libby

Pressure was mounting last night on Shane Love to give up his tenuous grasp on the Opposition leadership in favour of Libby Mettam after the bombshell defection of one his MPs to the Liberals.

Jake Dietsch, Dylan Caporn and Rebecca Le May

Uneasy coalitionCommentsPremiumOpposition leader talks ‘ongoing’ after defection: Mettam

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has welcomed the defection of Nationals MP Merome Beard to her party — a shock move that threatens to cause a deep rift in their alliance.

Rebecca Le May

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Nationals’ time as Opposition is through

Ask a selection of random punters at a suburban shopping centre to name WA’s Opposition Leader. We’d wager precious few would volunteer the correct answer, Nationals leader Shane Love.