Vince Connelly

Battling Western Australians may shift their votes from the Liberal Party of Australia to the Australia Labor Party at the looming election, wooed by Labor's policies on wage growth and penalty rates.

The Liberal Party WA’s marginal seat contingent played a big role in the shock May federal election victory, while local ministers, most notably Christian Porter, are key to the government’s agenda.

The Australian Electoral Commission has proposed the abolition of a Liberal-held electorate in Perth’s northern suburbs, which encompasses the suburbs of Scarborough, Dianella and Mirrabooka.

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.

Labor’s top recruit for Christian Porter’s old seat poured thousands of dollars on online advertising last week, while two at-risk Liberal MPs shored up their position with a spate of Facebook ads.

Labor dominated Facebook and Instagram feeds across WA last week, trumping the Liberal Party's social media advertising outlay in the state by a nearly two-to-one margin.

The Forrest family's philanthropic outfit upped its Facebook and Instagram advertising spend in WA last week as the major parties increasingly lean on memes to make their case on social media.

Three candidates with diverse backgrounds line up to contest three diverse electorates in WA that could be crucial to the outcome of the May poll.

Supporting veterans to start businesses and join the workforce are top priorities for Vince Connelly in his new role as RSL WA chief executive.

The race for state and federal Liberal Party preselection is beginning to heat up, as some high-profile names flag their interest ahead of two party-defining ballots in 2025.

The first round of Liberal Party preselection nominations has closed ahead of the 2025 state and federal elections, with two MPs facing internal challenges for their positions.

The race for the traditionally Liberal seat of Moore is heating up, with a fourth candidate throwing his hat in the ring as a teal.