State Daddy News Today

WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti will hand down her first Budget on May 9, and, between now and then, we’ll be drip fed morsels from said Budget to ramp up excitement or to soften the blow of bad news. 

There was a notable piece of symmetry to Labor’s newest MP, Magenta Marshall, celebrating her Rockingham by-election win by standing on the side of a local road, holding up a sign that thanked the electorate. 

The wait times for children to see a paediatrician blew out under Mark McGowan and now Roger Cook must do something about it.

We see y’all in the comments. Here are the moderator’s faves from this week’s PerthNow stories.

The WA premier's handling of the pandemic inspired tattoos and even a cereal brand, but what else will people remember him for, and what issues remain unresolved?

Mark McGowan’s six-year tenure as WA premier comes to an end this Friday and punters are already suggesting job ideas — including openings in sports teams — to their ‘State Daddy.’ 

In 2017 aspiring WA premier Mark McGowan practically idolised his Victorian counterpart Dan Andrews, but how times have changed — and the almighty dollar is at the heart of it, writes Daniel Mercer.

Harry Styles kicked off the Australian leg of his tour in Perth by imbibing in an Aussie tradition, whipping off one of his adidas Superstars to do a shoey.

Harry Styles kicked off the Australian leg of his tour in Perth by imbibing in an Aussie tradition, whipping off one of his adidas Superstars to do a shoey.

Harry Styles kicked off the Australian leg of his tour in Perth by imbibing in an Aussie tradition, whipping off one of his adidas Superstars to do a shoey.