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LIBBY’S IN TOWNPremiumLibby Mettam sneaks into Great Southern to meet with locals

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has made good on her promise to visit the Great Southern before the end of the year, meeting residents in Mt Barker and Albany this week with Albany candidate Thomas Brough.

Melissa Sheil

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WA Liberals can deliver a feasible, long-term energy policy

More struggling West Australian families than ever are having to make the choice between paying their electricity bill and putting food on the table.

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Women suffer as WA dallies

Ariel Bombara is a powerful young woman whose story and courage deserve the utmost respect.

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State PoliticsCommentsPremiumLiberal ‘coward’ all alone as Basil’s manager ‘steps aside’

Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas’ campaign manager has ‘stepped aside’ in the wake of this week’s Liberal leadership crisis.

Jessica Page and Dylan Caporn

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‘Big 24 hours’: Mettam addresses shock leadership challenge

Libby Mettam triumphs after a leadership challenge, focusing on issues for WA and uniting her team to tackle Labor in the election.

Dylan Caporn

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumBasil vows not to challenge Mettam prior to election

Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has refused to rule out taking over from Libby Mettam as ‘campaign leader’ before the next election — but has insisted he did not undermine her and would not challenge her.

Jake Dietsch

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Why Libby needs to convince party of her leadership cred

Standing alongside her deputy Steve Martin and Upper House counterpart Peter Collier this morning, Liberal leader Libby Mettam drove home the emphatic nature of her victory.

Dylan Caporn

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumShadow minister falls on sword after voting against Mettam

Neil Thomson has resigned from the front bench as Liberal leader Libby Mettam calls for an end to the leadership crisis and ‘agitators’.

Jessica Page

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‘Catastrophic’: Liberal SOS predicts whitewash under Mettam

Liberal Leader Libby Mettam has been put on notice by ‘catastrophic’ polling that warns the party is on the edge of a new record election disaster, unless she hands over the reins.

Jessica Page

STATE POLITICSCommentsCollier hits out at ‘navel gazing’ destabilising leadership

Senior Liberal Peter Collier has lashed out at internal leadership speculation over Libby Mettam’s future, pleading with colleagues and candidates to stop ‘navel gazing’ and focus on beating Labor. 

Dylan Caporn

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Basil rules out challenge to Mettam’s leadership, but...

The Perth Lord Mayor, expected to win a seat in State Parliament next year, says he won’t bring on a challenge to Libby Mettam’s leadership, but has left the door open to leading the party to the election.

Joe Spagnolo

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This is why arrogant Labor are undeniably out of touch

Sadly, the worst of the American-style of the politics of division is being ushered into WA by the Cook Labor Government. 

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state politicsCommentsPremiumMettam yet to provide details of ‘cheaper’ power pledge

Liberal leader Libby Mettam has vowed WA power bills would be cheaper under a Government she leads, but would not say if the Opposition has done any modelling to prove it.

Jessica Page

HealthCommentsPremiumTop doctor blasts Labor’s ‘hazardous’ hospital site choice

A Perth doctor who was headhunted to join an international team developing the world’s most expensive women’s and babies hospital in Doha has slammed the State Government’s proposed Murdoch facility.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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Labor’s lack of focus on road safety costs West Aussie lives

Roger Cook has been more concerned about getting money out the door for glitzy events, than he has about getting money out of the Road Trauma Trust Account to save lives. 

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STATE POLITICS CommentsPremiumLibby warns of ‘industrial chaos’ as workers rally for pay

Liberal Leader Libby Mettam has claimed WA is heading for a ‘summer of industrial chaos’ as she lashed the Cook Government for being ‘beholden to the unions’. 

Jake Dietsch and Josh Zimmerman

State politicsCommentsPremiumWA Liberal leader takes on a new personal role

Libby Mettam has welcomed her first grandchild into the world, saying she and her husband were overjoyed to travel east to welcome their arrival.

Joe Spagnolo

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Mining boom a mighty fizzer

Since Labor came to Government, they have inherited a 70 per cent increase in revenue, underwritten by the Federal Liberal government giving WA a much better deal on the GST, and the booming resources industry.

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Labor’s unrequited love of red tape is holding WA back

The costs and time associated with doing business have skyrocketed after seven years of Labor inaction.

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state politicsCommentsPremium‘Weak leadership’: Cook called out after live-export ban

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has accused the Premier of ‘weak leadership’ after the Federal Government announced the end of live sheep exports.

Jake Dietsch

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Not enough done to ensure safety of all West Australians

Behind closed doors, we know there are countless individuals continuing to suffer in silence; trapped in cycles of abuse that leave them feeling powerless and alone.

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Mettam pushes ahead for ban on puberty-blocking medication

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam wants a ban on medications — commonly known as puberty blockers — for young children with gender dysphoria.

Joe Spagnolo

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West Aussies deserve a govt that will protect their kids

The challenges faced by children in our child protection system are complex and the sad reality is that some of these kids perceive their prospects so bleakly that they lose all hope for a better future.

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Rorts eroding public’s trust

Australians love the notion of a ‘fair go’ and the principle that all citizens, regardless of political affiliation, are equal and entitled to fair treatment.

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