Labor wins historic landslide in Western Australia elections
Labor wins historic landslide in Western Australia elections
Mark McGowan was flanked by his family during his victory speech. (Photo / Getty)
Labor wins historic landslide in Western Australia elections Sun, 14 Mar 2021, 1:08PM
Labor has emphatically won the West Australian election in a second successive historic win, evicting the Liberals from many of its traditionally held blue-ribbon seats with staggering swings across the metropolitan area.
Political guru Antony Green made the call just 43 minutes after polling booths closed with only one per cent of votes counted, describing wildly popular Premier Mark McGowan’s primary vote surge as “quite remarkable”.
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Police Minister Michelle Roberts says she hopes progress in the case might help Ms Govan s family find some closure. She had her whole life in front of her, she had a family that loved her, and for 21 years that family has suffered in silence, Ms Roberts said.
Ms Govan was described as smiley, chatty, attractive and the life of the party by those who knew her.
Lisa Govan (pictured) disappeared from Kalgoorie, in Western Australia, in October 1999
WA cops have released brand new information into Ms Govan s disappearance
Her disappearance has haunted her parents, Ian and Pat, who have three other children.
Quarantine escapee in high-security prison after botched bail made worse by public attention
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The lawyer for accused quarantine hotel escapee Jenny DâUbios is appalled her client is being held in a maximum-security prison after attempts to secure her bail conditions were allegedly undone by police and media.
After a few short hours of freedom, Ms D Ubios, 49, was back behind bars late on Monday night over an issue with the address on her bail application.
24/12/2020 A screenshot of footage from the funeral procession. Photo credit: Daily Mail
The death of a gang president in Australia has sparked a police taskforce to find his killer amid fears of an all-out turf war.
President of the Rebels Nick Martin was shot in the back on December 12 in front of horrified onlookers, including his wife and step-daughter.
Martin s murderer is thought to have used a sniper rifle to fire into the crowd at a raceway, killing Martin and injuring two other people - one a five-year-old child.
The Western Australia government has issued a $1 million reward for information which leads to the conviction of whoever is responsible for Martin s murder amid fears of gang conflict spilling further into the streets.