Political hacks and pollsters alike are gearing up for Saturday’s State election. And while they’ve got the voting know-how down pat, do you?
Hannah Cross
The higher you climb, the further you have to fall, and Labor has always known it will lose ground this weekend.
Jessica Page
It says everything about this State election that the highlight of the campaign came four days from polling day when Roger Cook veered off script in a moment of hubris and called the US vice-president a ‘knob’.
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‘Any government would be happy with 50 per cent plus one,’ Premier Roger Cook said yesterday.
Jessica Page, Dylan Caporn and Jake Dietsch
WA Premier Roger Cook made a whistlestop to Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Thursday to shore up the vote of local member Ali Kent two days out from the State election.
Tegan Guthrie
Rising from the ashes, the WA Liberals are relying on a core team to form a solid opposition to beat Labor in 2029.
Jake Dietsch
The Premier’s right-hand man is keeping any ministerial ambitions to himself, but has assured voters in Landsdale he knows how to ‘get things done’ as the State election campaign enters its final week.
In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey gives voters a how-to guide on not getting duped by political promises, exposing holes in six major election campaign pledges.
Ben Harvey | Thu, March 6
Roger Cook has called for action against a Pilbara union organiser over a ‘disgusting’ nazi slur towards the Prime Minister, that the Premier said fails the ‘pub test’.
Ben O’Shea uses delicious cold beer to explain election costings, and why the long-awaited release of how the WA Liberals will pay for election promises sparked a stoush between Basil Zempilas and John Carey.
Ben O'Shea
The State Government’s insurer said the $324.8m first-half profit easily bettered its budget projections and the $154.5m made for the same period in 2023.
Sean Smith
Roger Cook denied the Burswood election pledge has become a distraction.
Under the Liberal plan, increasing debt in 2028 by $3.4bn, expenses would grow, at a rate of about 2.8 per cent next financial year.
Dylan Caporn
The exchange got intense, with a hug between Liberal candidate Basil Zempilas and Housing Minister John Carey softening proceedings at the end, but there will be no ceasefire in their war of words.
Whatever happens on Saturday, it has been an honour and a privilege to put my name forward to be considered by the good people of Churchlands.
Basil Zempilas
Australia’s first rapid antigen test supplier has given the WA Liberals a last minute financial boost, making the largest donation of the campaign period.
Hundreds of crashed cars are trapped in holding yards around WA as tow-truck drivers and insurance companies clash over fees.
Ben Harvey
More mayors are speaking out against Labor’s $217 million plan for a street circuit in Burswood, after local residents declared they don’t want it.
Ambulances racked up more than 10,000 hours outside WA hospitals in the first two months of 2025, smashing records in both January and February.
In today’s episode, Ben O’Shea asked voters if they recognised Premier Roger Cook and Liberal leader Libby Mettam. With three sleeps until the State Election, the results may surprise you.
Rita Saffioti said a third-term government would continue to raise expenses, but she expected the rate of spending growth would decrease.
Roger Cook has apologised again over his off-hand comment labelling US vice-president J.D. Vance a ‘knob’ — but says it has gone down well with voters.
Jessica Page and Katina Curtis
Completion of a major transport upgrade between Sydenham and Bankstown has been delayed until 2026, leaving many commuters stuck on replacement busses.
Emma Kirk
Cyclone Alfred’s imminent landfall in Brisbane and northern NSW has forced the Prime Minister to change plans to head to WA on the eve of the State election.
Katina Curtis
