Western Australia, Labor and National parties

Western Australia polls to test popularity of Albanese's party
It is Australia's final political contest before Prime Minister Albanese calls a national election that is due by mid May.
Centre-left Labor party re-elected in Western Australia
SYDNEY - The Labor party secured re-election in Western Australia on March 8 as the state’s voters backed the party in a final political contest before Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls a national election due by mid-May.
Labor Party retains office in Western Australia despite heavy swing
Backed by significant mining industry and other business figures, Labor won Saturday’s state election in WA, but largely due to “disastrous” results for the opposition Liberal and National parties.
West Australia's centre-left Labor party re-elected at state poll
Australia's Labor party secured re-election in Western Australia state on Saturday, as voters backed the party in a final political contest before Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls a national election due by mid May.
Western Australia election live results: Roger Cook's Labor comfortably re-elected as Liberals flop
Welcome to The Australian's rolling coverage of the WA state election. Follow along for live updates and reaction.
Albanese’s Labor Party Retains Power in Western Australia
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor party has secured a morale-boosting victory in an election in the nation’s largest state, enhancing his chances of a come-from-behind win in a federal vote that must be held by May 17.
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South Australia’s First Nations peoples to vote on state Voice to Parliament
Indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders in South Australia will return to the polls to vote on the Voice on Saturday. They will be electing the state's Voice to Parliament, the first of its kind ...
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Youth Crime Falls as Nation's Knife Laws Tighten
South Australia's Parliament has passed the nation's toughest knife laws, with new national statistics confirming South Australia has the lowest youth ...
WA election: Nationals leader Shane Love calls for parliamentary inquiry into WA Electoral Commission
The Western Australian opposition is calling for a parliamentary inquiry into Saturday’s state election, claiming some voters may have been “disenfranchised” from casting a ballot.
Tasmanian Parliament year to start, with Liberals finding unlikely ally in Labor
Already bruised and battered from a rough 2024, the minority Tasmanian Liberal government's year ahead isn't looking any ...
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Western Australia calls election in test for Albanese before national vote
Western Australia Premier Roger Cook ... Labor won an unprecedented 53 out of 59 seats in the state parliament's lower house in the previous election held in March 2021, riding high on its ...
Parliament has passed landmark election donation laws. They may be a ‘stitch up’ but they also improve Australia’s democracy
The new politIcal donation laws will have a dramatic affect on how federal elections are funded in Australia. Could they entrench the major parties and compromise our democracy?