Ian Blayney

Federal Labor has effectively committed to end live sheep exports with its agriculture spokesman, Joel Fitzgibbon, telling an Adelaide radio station the party does not believe there is a future for the sector.

Opposition leader Liza Harvey has declined to criticise Ian Blayney after the former Liberal member announced his intention to join the Nationals.

WA Labor amassed a significant fundraising advantage this past financial year as unions, law firms and sitting members opened their wallets to fill the party’s coffers.

WA’s political landscape could be radically altered this month as the state government appears primed for an unprecedented win.

Regional electorates will be particularly interesting to observe this evening, with Kalgoorlie, Collie-Preston, Geraldton and Albany all figuring as top-tier contests.

Where will dozens of departing members of state parliament find themselves in the months ahead?

Payroll tax would be reduced for small and medium businesses and the threshold increased to $1.3 million should the WA Nationals form government at the 2025 state election.

The Nationals WA have endorsed a mix of familiar faces and green political hopefuls to contest a swag of metropolitan and regional seats.