Labor has retained the seat of Rockingham but without Mark McGowan’s star power they’ve lost considerable ground in the polls.
Labor has held the seat of Rockingham since 1974. But Premier Roger Cook isn’t ruling out the unthinkable that Labor’s candidate will lose the seat vacated by former premier Mark McGowan.
The Rockingham by-election is the first electoral test for Premier Roger Cook and comes off the back of new polling that shows the WA Liberals would win a state election if it was held today.
As the battle to retain WA’s share of the GST continues amid a pending review,it’s been revealed the state has employed eight dedicated ‘GST fairness fighters’. Most other jurisdictions have none.
Time is fleeting as a by-election looms,and one candidate is sporting not only a solid gold endorsement,but a name made memorable by the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The party’s administrative committee selected right faction-backed Magenta Marshall as its candidate for the Rockingham by-election on July 29 triggered by McGowan’s shock retirement last month.
Despite being curated by Labor staffers and taxpayer-funded government staff,Mark McGowan will remain in charge of his social media accounts,which accumulated huge followings during COVID-19.
Mark McGowan used his final event as premier of Western Australia to ‘settle some scores’ and quipped that he was expecting something to be named after him now that his time in office was over.
Fresh out of hospital after having a melanoma removed,the billionaire head of Hancock Prospecting Gina Rinehart used her acceptance speech to look back at how far her family businesses had come and applaud the outgoing premier.
Normally,United Workers Union candidates are crowd-surfed above the mass of factional headbangers and onto the stage as party leader. But this time their secret ballot turned out to be a waste of time.
WA’s most popular ever premier has indicated his home life gives him more humility than his former job,saying the family dog is excited about seeing him more.