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As we look into the crystal ball for WA in 2022 reopening the borders will be the biggest hurdle the McGowan government will overcome, but for the first time in nearly two years, there may be a time that the virus does not dominate the political discourse.

As we look into the crystal ball for WA in 2022 reopening the borders will be the biggest hurdle the McGowan government will overcome, but for the first time in nearly two years, there may be a time that the virus does not dominate the political discourse.

WA election: Record number of women set to claim seat in Parliament following landslide Posted MonMonday 15 updated MonMonday 15 MarMarch 2021 at 4:47am Lisa Munday, who unseated Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup in Dawesville, is one of the three MPs named Lisa who have claimed seats for Labor. ( Share Print text only Cancel After a Liberal party wipe-out, WAs Lower House will end up with more female MPs elected in 2021 than the total number of Liberal women, 25, to have ever sat in the WA Parliam...

The Liberal party in Western Australia could face up to 12 years in opposition after a once-in-a-century wipeout that delivered Labor the biggest majority and the strongest two-party preferred result of any modern Australian government. On Sunday premier Mark McGowan moved to ease concerns about what his government would do with an overwhelming majority in both houses, telling voters there was “nothing to fear”. “People have seen with me and my...

The polling was conducted early this week before Kirkup on Thursday announced his intention to quit politics if he lost his seat, and held a disastrous press conference on his party’s costings. The 34-year-old pinned much of his campaign as opposition leader on his lifelong ambition to be in politics – an ambition which could be over by 6pm. He would be the first WA Liberal leader to lose his seat in 88 years. The Liberal party has held Dawesville since it was created in 1994. As of Friday,...

West Australians are going to the polls on 13 March, despite the opposition leader conceding defeat last week.

NEW RULES FOR NEW ZEALAND According to the ABC, Australia’s eastern states have imposed new quarantine restrictions on New Zealand travellers after the number of COVID-19 cases linked to an Auckland high school grew to eight. While NZ authorities believe the outbreak, which prompted a lockdown on Sunday February 14, is under control, NSW Health has also announced it is contacting travellers who have arrived from the country since Saturday and recommended that, as a precaution, they should ge...

Last modified on Sun 21 Feb 2021 21.02 EST The decision that cemented Mark McGowan’s extraordinary popularity came three weeks into the coronavirus pandemic. On 2 April, when the Ruby Princess outbreak was reaching its peak and Australia recorded its 24th death from Covid-19, the premier announced he would introduce a hard border banning all travel into Western Australia, with limited exemptions, turning the state “into its own island within an island – our own country”. Th...

Amid warnings the WA election may end in total control, its worth examining what that means WedWednesday 17 updated WedWednesday 17 FebFebruary 2021 at 9:50pm The warning that Labor could take total control in parliament poses a whole lot of questions. ( Share Print text only Cancel A Labor government with "total control" is "dangerous for the future of our state," WA Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup is warning. But what is total control? What would it mean for politics? And is it actually likely a...

One tool to rule them all: The WA state election 2021 promise tracker We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss One tool to rule them all: The WA state election 2021 promise tracker Normal text size Advertisement 2021 has only just begun, but the COVID-safe elbow bumps with voters and pork-barrelling have been building up for months. To date, the four major political parties have made more than 200 commitments on how to improve the lives of West Austr...