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Wooing the west: Nationals look to hoodwink Bullwinkel

Both sides of politics are working to shore up support in Western Australia after it was seen as a crucial factor in Labor winning a majority government.

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Ex-state leader, army veteran in mix for federal tilt

The Nationals WA have preselected former state opposition leader Mia Davies to face off against the Liberal's army veteran Matt Moran in a new federal seat.

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WA Liberals set to announce new leader

WA Liberal deputy leader Libby Mettam is set to be the party's next leader after incumbent David Honey confirmed he will not contest a vote for the top job.

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Libby Mettam says she has the numbers to lead Western Australia's Liberal Party

Western Australia's Deputy Liberal Leader Libby Mettam says she has the numbers required to replace David Honey as party leader.

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Leadership challenge on for WA Liberals

The decision by Mia Davies to step down as WA's opposition leader has prompted a challenge for the leadership of the state's Liberals.

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WA Opposition leader Mia Davies resigns

Mia Davies, Western Australia's Opposition leader and Nationals leader, has announced her resignation from both positions.

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WA Opposition Leader Mia Davies announces resignation

Mia Davies has stepped down as WA Opposition Leader after less than two years in the role.

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Mark McGowan set to reshuffle WA cabinet but John Quigley dismisses 'nonsense' about future

The departure of one of WA's longest-serving parliamentarians has guaranteed an impending reshuffle of the McGowan government's cabinet, with the opposition saying John Quigley should be replaced as attorney-general.

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Albanese insists Voice will help 'close the gap', as divisions flare in Nationals

As the Indigenous Voice provoked divisions in the Nationals, Anthony Albanese rejected the party’s claim it wouldn’t help “close the gap” for First Nations Australians.

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WA Nationals support Indigenous voice

Western Australia's state parliamentary Nationals have split from their federal counterparts by expressing support for an Indigenous voice to parliament.

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West Australian National Party breaks ranks over Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Mia Davies has become the first state Nationals leader to criticise the federal branch's decision to not support the Voice to Parliament referendum.

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West Australian families express trauma, sorrow over delays with state's Coroner's Court

Sandra Moore lost a loved one in October last year and says she still hasn't received his death certificate.

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Push for forced adoption inquiry in WA

The West Australian opposition is pushing for a parliamentary inquiry into the once state-sanctioned practice of forced adoptions.

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Inquiry into forced adoptions needed to address challenges facing survivors, WA opposition says

WA Opposition Leader Mia Davies calls on the state to follow Victoria and hold an inquiry into forced adoption practices that she says have left survivors still suffering from heartbreak and trauma.

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How new laws to remove WA's COVID-induced state of emergency will work

After more than two years of WA being in a state of emergency, the government is trying to quickly pass legislation to replace it with a new scheme – but the opposition says it's "more draconian" than the existing arrangement.

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Far away in a one-party state, a newspaper flexes its muscles. But is anyone paying attention?

The WA opposition and West Australian have targeted high-profile members of the McGowan government, but their aim may be off.

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Bail act, Crown Perth and Metronet top priority list as WA Parliament resumes after winter break

Reforms to bail laws and Crown Casino are among the priorities on the West Australian government's to-do list as parliament returns after the winter recess.

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WA opposition slams McGowan government's plan to use emergency personnel to stop FMD outbreaks

The WA opposition says plans to deploy police and firefighters to combat potential outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease will place further pressure on already "overstretched" emergency services.

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Calls for corruption inquiry into McGowan government's alleged G2G passes for Labor donors

The five WA parliamentary crossbenchers join the Opposition in seeking a corruption inquiry into allegations the McGowan government rorted the G2G pass system to prioritise applications from Labor donors.

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North West Central voters still have no date for by-election to replace Nationals MP Vince Catania

Vince Catania announced his exit from politics more than a month ago, but voters in the seat of North West Central are still weeks away from finding out when they will head to the polls.

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Two-horse race in regional WA by-election

Western Australia's Liberal and National opposition partners will face off in a by-election for the state's largest electorate.

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Women who made abortion legal in Australia say now is the time for further reform

The architects of the first law to decriminalise abortion in Australia say the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US was a huge setback for reproductive rights, and further changes are needed at home to better enshrine access.

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WA Nationals MP Vince Catania to resign

Western Australia's depleted opposition alliance has suffered a further blow, with Nationals MP Vince Catania announcing his resignation from parliament.

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Regional funding in WA budget reply

The West Australian opposition has proposed a regional development fund in its reply to the last week's state budget.

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Calls for WA to spend more of its surplus

Western Australia's health and housing pressures continue in the shadow of the state's $5.7 billion nation-leading budget surplus.

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