Nola Marino

Scott Morrison says he has high expectations for his new ministry, with Western Australians Christian Porter, Linda Reynolds and Ken Wyatt among those to be promoted.

Busselton is set to have an underwater observatory, after the federal government committed $13 million to the project as part of its Regional Growth Fund.

Ben Small has won a Liberal Party preselection to fill the senate casual vacancy created by the resignation of Mathias Cormann, while a challenge to government whip Dean Smith fell desperately short.

More than $60,000 was spent by federal WA MPs on Facebook advertising over the past three months, according to recent financial disclosures published by the social media giant.

Federal Liberal MP Nola Marino will retire from parliament at the next election, bringing an end to a 15-year tenure in the Forrest electorate.

The Liberal preselection contest in Bateman, Forrest, Dawesville, Jandakot and Riverton appears to be a formality, with sole nominees, including some familiar faces, raising their hand in each electorate.

PRESELECTION WRAP: City of Perth councillor Brent Fleeton will not join Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas as a Liberal candidate at the 2025 state election, while a former reality TV contestant has been recommended in Tangney.

The state government has pledged $30 million towards grassroots women’s sport across Western Australia, should it be re-elected on March 8.

A former adviser to the WA agriculture minister has been selected to run as Labor candidate for Forrest in the upcoming election, as the prime minister revealed Australia will head to the polls on May 3.