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‘End of the Liberal Party’CommentsPremium
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Catastrophic election result set to force Libs to change

The catastrophic result for the Liberals in this Federal election has sent WA Liberals reeling — with influential sources already calling for change.

Joe Spagnolo

Stating the factsCommentsPremiumFact Checker: How we kept the bastards honest

Over the past six weeks Fact Checker attempted to filter the spin, identify unrealistic promises and call out the BS.

John Flint

Marginal seatCommentsLabor’s ex-FIFO worker first woman in 101 years to win Swan

With 35 per cent of the vote counted, the Liberals had suffered a swing of 12.5 per cent against them in the crucial seat, with Zaneta Mascarenhas officially declared the new MP.

Caitlyn Rintoul

slick rick PremiumRick Wilson retains O’Connor

O’Connor MP Rick Wilson has easily retained his safe Liberal seat, but paid tribute to his many colleagues who won’t be returning to parliament after a Labor landslide in WA.

Jakeb Waddell and Liam Croy

Historic resultKen Wyatt expected to lose seat in election bloodbath

In what is looking like a historic bloodbath for the WA Liberals, even Ken Wyatt is expected to sensationally lose his seat.

Michael Traill & Daryna Zadvirna

Federal ElectionPremiumForrest to stay blue despite 10 per cent swing to Labor

Liberal MP Nola Marino looks set to retain the Liberal strong-hold seat of Forrest, despite a nearly 10 per cent swing towards Labor.

Jacinta Cantatore

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Peter LawCommentsPremium
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Why this election result was all about Scott Morrison

Scott Morrison says this election was not about him, but for many voters it undoubtedly was.

Peter Law

Peter Law

‘Let’s have total chaos’Comments‘Self-indulgent’: Barnaby Joyce slams teal independents

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has launched into the independent candidates that challenged Liberal MPs across the nation, labelling them ‘selfish and self-indulgent’.

Jakeb Waddell

Tangney votesCommentsBen Morton set to become ScoMo’s fall guy

The Liberal Party is on track to lose one of its brightest stars in WA with Ben Morton suffering the fallout of being Scott Morrison’s right-hand man in a State that turned on the Prime Minister.

Josh Zimmerman

Big predictionCommentsPremiumMcGowan says WA could ‘very easily’ decide election outcome

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says the state's Federal seats could decide the election outcome.

Under the pumpVideoComments‘They’re very unusual’: McGowan hounded at polling station

Mark McGowan was heckled by anti-vaxxers as he cast his vote at Safety Bay Primary School on Saturday.

Joe Spagnolo

Race to be PMVideoCommentsPremium‘We’re better than that’: Albo’s promise ‘to unite Aus’

Anthony Albanese has given a call for unity, saying he hopes to see less division if he is elected prime minister.

Annabel Hennessy

TV blitzComments‘Give me a crack’: Albo tells country to ditch ‘risky’ Libs

Anthony Albanese has declared the current Government is ‘more risky’ and that’s why voters should ‘give Labor a crack’.

Annabel Hennessy

Sinking feeling CommentsPremium‘There’s no contracts’: WA Govt slams PM over ‘ghost ships’

WA’s Defence Industry Minister Paul Papalia has accused Prime Minister Scott Morrison of promising “ghost ships” and failing to provide local shipbuilders with certainty.

John Flint

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Intelligent lifeCommentsPremium
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The things our pollies could learn from the ‘aliens’

Two big events happened this week: an election and a hearing on UFOs. Unrelated? I think not.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

Hung parliamentVideoPremiumScoMo says a vote for an independent ‘a vote for chaos’

Prime Minister Scott Morrison continues to campaign on polling day, warning of the 'hazards' of minority government.

Dominic Giannini

Every vote countsCommentsPremiumCrucial seats: How WA could decide the election result

Experts have weighed in on how some key marginal seats in Western Australia may determine the next Prime Minister.

Angie Raphael

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Lanai ScarrCommentsPremium
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It will be a tight count that might not be over tonight

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have left nothing on the field. They’ve both fought this campaign hard. On Saturday at 6pm it’s tools down. But it may take much longer than that to determine a winner.

Lanai Scarr

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Australia decides CommentsPremium
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ScoMo’s final pitch: Libs pledge more jobs, lower tax

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has delivered a special message to West Aussies on the eve of the election, promising a strong economy while admitting his Government was “not perfect”.

Scott Morrison

Last-ditch bidCommentsPremiumPollies take to TikTok to win over apathetic youth

Social media behemoth TikTok is being used to win over apathetic young voters, turning their attention to Saturday’s Federal poll in the dying stages of the election campaign.

Michael Traill

OUTSPOKEN CRITICCommentsPremiumThe awkward problem with ScoMo’s Perth election blitz

Scott Morrison’s election eve blitz of Perth has stopped at a new housing estate in the city’s north - but there was a major sticking point with his choice of location.

Peter Law and Kimberley Caines

Iso rule changeVideoCommentsBackflip gives COVID-infected power to vote over phone

Anyone who is in isolation with COVID will be able to vote in tomorrow’s Federal election by telephone following a major backflip — three days after The West Australian revealed infected voters could miss out.

Peter Law

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Everything you need to knowCommentsPremium
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Federal election policy almanac: Who is promising what?

Over the past six weeks we’ve been bombarded with pledges, promises and bitter campaign battles. But where does each party stand on the key election issues? The West Australian investigates.

Fact CheckerCommentsPremiumCoalition off target attacking Labor over costings admission

Labor broke with convention by releasing policy costings that would dent the Budget bottom line by an extra $7.4 billion.

John Flint