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OPINION: Somewhere between doing nothing and allowing a free-for-all, there is a way to make apartment developments work well.

Outgoing Cottesloe MP David Honey was the most prolific questioner and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti has ruffled the most opposition feathers in WA parliament in the past year.

Sandra Brewer has sensationally defeated the incumbent member for Cottesloe, David Honey, in the battle for Liberal preselection in the blue-ribbon state seat.

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.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss BGC results; home building incentives; housing price hikes; Rio royalty payments; Harvest Road's loss; all the action in lithium; Satterley's LWP deal and Cottesloe preselection.

The Liberal candidacy race in Cottesloe appears to be ramping up, with David Honey using social media to campaign against development reform previously supported by rival Sandra Brewer.

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.

Property Council WA executive director Sandra Brewer has confirmed months of speculation by announcing she will challenge David Honey for Liberal preselection in the Cottesloe seat ahead of the 202

Shane Love insists there's a greater role for the Nationals in state politics beyond rural concerns.

After years of infighting, state Liberal MPs have pinned their hopes on Libby Mettam to lead the party out of the wilderness and into government.

Losing a seat in a costly by-election is an unforced error the Liberals can ill afford.

Nick Goiran has been sent to the backbench with one of Libby Mettam's key backers stepping in as the opposition's newly minted justice spokesperson.

David Honey says freezing household charges, investing in a reliable power grid, and developing a new generation of industries should be priorities for the state government.

Shane Love has taken the helm of the state Nationals just hours after Libby Mettam was confirmed as the Liberal party's new leader.

Libby Mettam has confirmed she will challenge David Honey to lead the WA Liberal Party.

David Honey says the state will need to fast-track new gas projects, and warned industry could take weeks to recover from ongoing outages.

Objection to the proposed First Nations Voice within the Nationals is not universal, with Mia Davies declaring she and the state division will continue to support constitutional change.

Richard Wilson's resignation as the Liberals' WA president more than a year after an internal party review makes clear the reasons for the 2021 wipe-out remain.

Greater transparency is on the way for the government's contentious market-led proposal process.

Calculating what WA gets from spending millions of dollars on overseas trade offices is an imprecise task.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran criminal barrister Mark Trowell has warned the Liberal Party that a proposal to force a member of parliament to resign unless they meet key performance indicators would be against the law.

A forensic inquiry into the sale of assets by the state government has been welcomed by the opposition.

Premier Mark McGowan has quashed claims his government sought to expedite the G2G process for those lining WA Labor's pockets, labelling the statements “ridiculous”.

The opposition is lobbying the corruption watchdog to launch an inquiry into allegations the WA Labor Party sought to expedite the G2G process for those lining its pockets.

The opposition wants more answers over a $6.6m payout to Huawei by the state government.

Peter Dutton remains open to having a cooperative relationship with Mark McGowan despite the premier having just last month called his intelligence into question.

If a bitterly divided Liberal Party can't unite on policies and candidates to win back mainstream voters, its chances at the 2025 state election are doomed.

The opposition has criticised the state budget, claiming the promise for 530 hospital beds is a band-aid solution and the one-off power credit is "pocket change" amid rising living costs.

Union figureheads have decried the state government's public sector wages policy despite the premier insisting it will deliver wage growth in line with inflation.

The state government plans to extend its powers to implement COVID measures for six months through a Bill, which the opposition has criticised.

Opposition figureheads have called for a greater focus on servicing debt and funding hospitals in the state's upcoming budget.

James Hayward's shadow ministries have been reassigned following his move to the crossbench, while a newly created spokesperson job signals a renewed focus for the opposition on Metronet.

Mark McGowan has confirmed the state's new film studio might not be built in Fremantle after a range of issues were found at the proposed Victoria Quay site.

Synergy has selected a buyer for the old South Fremantle Power Station, but won't reveal who.

The state opposition has called for WA's borders to reopen on or before March 5, citing concerns about waning immunity in the community.

Delaying the reopening of the state's borders is an admission of failure to prepare the health system, Liberal leader David Honey says.

The opposition has plenty to do before it considers a return to the government benches.

'Tis the season for tech, with the annual West Tech Fest filling the calendar from December 6 to 10.

WA Liberal leader David Honey has labelled a proposed $117.5 million effort to establish two hydrogen hubs in the Pilbara and Mid-West an “embarrassing pipedream.”

The state opposition has lashed Mark McGowan for his response to Andrew Forrest's comments about WA "dithering" on green hydrogen, after he said he would not hand over billions of dollars simply to attract industry.