WA Labor stalwart Margaret Quirk has announced she is retiring from politics,the eighth MP to reveal they will exit the chamber ahead of the March 2025 state election.
Under a WA Property Council proposal,a business that successfully relocated an employee west for two years would be reimbursed the payroll tax paid.
The Nationals party will lift the payroll tax threshold to $1.3 million if they form part of the next West Australian government.
Libby Mettam made the commitment at an Association of Mining and Exploration Companies breakfast in Perth on Thursday.
Hanson railed against family violence restraining orders as she announced upper house MP Ben Dawkins,who was booted from Labor due to his VRO breaches,would contest the 2025 WA election for One Nation.
The lack of an opponent means Basil Zempilas will sail through preselection to contest the most-winnable seat in the state for the Liberals.
After weeks of speculation WA’s attorney-general,and its oldest and most colourful MP has confirmed his retirement. But he’s not quite done with law reform.
Anthony Spagnolo and Phil Twiss have both nominated themselves for the WA Liberals’ east metro ticket,which was vacated after the retirement of MP Donna Faragher last month.
Ron Sao was former mining minister Bill Johnston’s chief of staff when Johnston announced his retirement. His preselection would maintain Labor’s status quo.
Sandra Brewer wins Cottesloe preselection stoush in a shock outcome that ends David Honey’s reign.
The Australian Nursing Federation WA hopes support from its more than 40,000 members will transfer to the new party,called Nurses and Midwives WA.