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UPDATEDPremiumHuge move after plane ‘hijack’ attempt

A snap security review has been ordered at Australian airports after an alarming incident involving a teen allegedly armed with a shotgun.

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Cyclone Alfred's aftermath is being felt with flooding in Queensland's southeast and northern NSW.

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Cyclone Alfred: Dam spills over and 230k without power

LIVE UPDATES: More than 230,000 residents are still without power and police have issued urgent warnings as a dam spills over in the wake of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

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NewsPremiumPayments bump for millions of Aussies

Centrelink payments will get a bump this month, with millions of Australians set to be a little better off per year.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

The International Atomic Energy Agency says time is running out to curb Iran's nuclear developments. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsIran open to US talks on nuclear militarisation concern

Iran's United Nations mission say the country is open to talks with the US to address concerns regarding any potential militarisation of its nuclear program.

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Romania's highest court annulled a ballot win by Calin Georgescu over foreign interference claims. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsRomania election body says Georgescu can't be candidate

Romania's election body has barred candidate Calin Georgescu, who won the first round of the scrapped presidential election in November, from a re-run.

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Labor had been confident throughout the campaign the Liberals’ messaging was not cutting through, because for most West Australians, it did not represent how they felt. 

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Lazy Libs fail to take advantage of swing shift against ALP

‘Patchy’, ‘lumpy’ and ‘uneven’ are not desirable words in politics, but their use was in overdrive on Sunday. 

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In Geraldton, which the Nationals were on track to hold for the first time in 75 years, with Chapman Valley Shire president Kirrilee Warr beating Labor MP Lara Dalton. 

WA election 2025CommentsPremiumLibs & Nats spruik need for stronger alliance

Both Liberals and the Nationals have said the parties need to form a more cohesive relationship in this term of Parliament, as they stare down a decade out of power in Western Australia. 

Dylan Caporn

Nationals WA Member for Roe Peter Rundle celebrated with friends and family after retaining his seat at the 2025 State election.

WA ELECTION 2025PremiumRundle ready to get back to work after retaining seat of Roe

While his third consecutive win in the seat of Roe has landed him another four years in Opposition, Peter Rundle says he will be “straight on the job” fighting for his communities.

Tegan Guthrie

The former student unionist has adopted a team-first approach to hold the line and maintain internal discipline, and he has put pragmatism ahead of ideology when it comes to policy. 

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Swing leaves Labor with little margin for error

The man who scraped his way into the top job in 2023, by barely surviving a vote of low confidence from his own faction, has seized the moment in 2025 and is now clearly in charge.

Jessica Page

The brutal unvarnished truth is that Mettam’s leadership has been an unmitigated disaster for the Liberal Party and the State of WA. 

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Liberals are doomed to wander in wilderness

The brutal unvarnished truth is that Mettam’s leadership has been an unmitigated disaster for the Liberal Party and the State of WA. 

Noel Crichton-Browne

Roger Cook’s success shows clearly that there’s a popular place in politics for nice guys. 

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Cook proves there is a place for Mr Nice Guy

No-one trades their car in for something worse — the significant swing against the Government went almost anywhere except to the Liberal party.

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Premier Cook must not squander this opportunity. 

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The hard work must start today for Roger Cook

The shadow of Mark McGowan has loomed large the past two years. 

Anthony Albanese has increased his Newspoll lead as preferred prime minister over Peter Dutton. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

ElectionPM's support up, not enough for a Labor win: Newspoll

Support for the Labor government is sliding and the latest Newspoll suggests Australia could be headed for a hung parliament.

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More than five million welfare recipients will receive thousands of dollars more annually. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumMillions of Australians set for welfare payments boost

More than five million people will see their welfare payments increase by thousands of dollars each year under changes coming into effect.

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Thousands of rally participants have urged Nepal to reinstate the monarchy amid political disputes. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsNepal rally wants king back amid politics frustration

A crowd in Kathmandu has urged a return of the monarchy in Nepal almost 17 years after the country became a republic.

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Mr Dutton argued that Mr Cook’s ability to maintain his party’s popularity was by following in the footsteps of predecessor Mark McGowan and locking out the east coast.

WA election 2025CommentsPremiumDutton claims Roger Cook’s win from predecessor playbook

Opposition Leader Dutton argued that Roger Cook’s ability to maintain his party’s popularity was by following in the footsteps of predecessor Mark McGowan and locking out the east coast.

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WA Premier Roger Cook and wife Carly Lane step out in Wellard on Sunday to get a coffee at Bliss Momos before speaking with the media.

WA election 2025CommentsCook walks into local Perth cafe to quiet applause

He’d had a late night celebrating, but there was no hangover.

Jessica Page

Anthony Albanese has widened the gap as the nation’s preferred leader over Peter Dutton.

Federal PoliticsCommentsAlbo strengthens lead over Dutton after election speculation

Anthony Albanese has widened the gap as the nation’s preferred leader over Peter Dutton, as a looming federal election look set to return a minority government, a Newspoll has revealed. 

Dylan Caporn

Fremantle independent Kate Hulett is confident as the count continues.

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Hulett flags taking legal action over ‘concerning’ polling

Climate 200-funded independent Kate Hulett — who has backed illegal environmentalist protests — has flagged taking legal action against the WA Electoral Commission.

Jake Dietsch

The Premier did pause for thought on regional WA, with Labor MP Lara Dalton out of a job in Geraldton. 

WA election 2025CommentsPremiumLabor wins city vote but falls behind in the bush

A ‘lumpy’ 18 per cent swing against Labor was seized on by the Liberals and Nationals as evidence of backlash in the bush against gun laws, electoral reforms and aborted cultural heritage reforms. 

Jessica Page

Incumbent WA Labor MLA Ali Kent (centre) with supporters Jeri Farr, Danielle Foster, Gloria Moyle, and Debi Hardie during Ms Kent's election night event at the Tower Hotel on Saturday.

KALGOORLIE STATE ELECTIONPremiumWA Labor’s Kent has narrow two-party preferred lead

The result in Kalgoorlie remained too close to call on Sunday afternoon, with incumbent MLA Ali Kent of WA Labor just 394 votes ahead of the WA Liberals’ Rowena Olsen on a two-party preferred basis.

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Mr Kennedy held a press conference that lasted just six minutes on Sunday afternoon before he walked away from reporters, leaving questions unanswered.

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WAEC to launch probe after ‘unacceptable’ polling issues

The WA Electoral Commission boss held a press conference that lasted just six minutes on Sunday afternoon before he walked away from reporters, leaving questions unanswered.

Oliver Lane

Anthony Albanese will privately rue the cyclone blowing away his plans to join Roger Cook on the campaign trail and move straight into a Federal election after Labor’s strong showing in WA over the weekend.

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WA results buoy Labor’s hopes for Federal election

Saturday night’s result in the State election has buoyed Federal Labor’s hopes that it can hold on to the crucial gains made in WA three years ago.

Katina Curtis

Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott lauded the re-elected Mr Cook for his ‘demonstrated understanding’ of the hugely influential sector and branded him a “staunch advocate for WA”.

ManufacturingCommentsPremiumBusiness calls for Cook’s backing after huge election win

The WA business world’s praise for Premier Roger Cook’s resounding election victory comes with calls for him to back the mining industry in Canberra and push back on “productivity-killing” bureaucracy.

Simone Grogan