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Former Supreme Court judge Janine Pritchard will lead a review into the state's justice system, including costs for well-resourced parties.

Conservative Liberal powerbroker Nick Goiran has been returned to the shadow cabinet in the fallout of this month's failed party leadership coup.

The Liberal Party of WA has finalised the top 18 spots on its Legislative Council ticket, as the state approaches its first election without multi-member electoral regions in 2025.

Liberal Party of WA leader Libby Mettam has slightly tweaked her shadow cabinet, days after former deputy Steve Thomas stood down over dealings with Brian Burke.

The latest round of Liberal Party WA preselection nominations closed today, with a number of prominent candidates raising their hands to contest the state and federal upper houses.

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.

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.

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.

Nick Goiran has stepped aside as parliamentary secretary of the state Liberal Party, paving the way for a first-term upper house MP to take the job.

Libby Mettam has ruled out the possibility of Nick Goiran returning to the frontbench under her leadership after yesterday failing to remove him as party secretary.

Liberal powerbroker and upper house MP Nick Goiran has been cleared of breaching his party's rules as the messy fallout from "the clan" revelations continues.

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.

EXCLUSIVE: An internal Liberal Party document calls out those trying to destroy the party ahead of a crucial meeting.

Declining iron ore royalties will ensure the May 2022 state budget is a vastly different document to the latest iteration.

Liberals who thought the Cormann factor in local affairs would wane after his move to France have been mistaken, based on the results of a ballot for positions in the Swan division of the party.

Root and branch renewal must be undertaken to improve the Liberals' parlous performance in WA.

A formal opposition alliance has been struck between the state's Liberal and National parties, mirroring similar power-sharing arrangements between the parties implemented throughout the 2010s.

Business News looks inside the Liberal WA election campaign and recent years in opposition, from the pandemic, to strategy, leadership, internal ructions and more.

The new president of the Liberal Party's Mt Lawley branch has called on powerbroker Peter Collier to resign, blaming the long-serving Upper House member and fellow powerbrokers Nick Goiran and Math

With about 13 weeks until the state election, can a 33-year-old first-term MP defy the odds and become Australia's youngest serving premier?

Sean L'Estrange has been elevated to the role of shadow treasurer, replacing Dean Nalder ahead of the state election.

Dean Nalder has today expressed disdain for the political aspects of his parliamentary career while making no apologies for his leadership ambitions.

Zak Kirkup has been elected leader of the opposition unopposed after Dean Nalder withdrew his candidacy earlier this morning.

Western Australia's position is ironclad against future legal challenges, the premier says, after passing laws to stop Clive Palmer claiming damages against the state.

Steve Thomas and Tony Krsticevic are among those given more responsibility in changes to the shadow cabinet announced by opposition leader Liza Harvey on the weekend.

OPINION: Premier Mark McGowan, most Labor Party MPs, and many Liberals as well, are keen for the contentious voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation to be passed within the next fortnight, but for significantly different reasons.

SPECIAL REPORT: In order to fully understand where political power lies in Western Australia, it's necessary to recognise the role of low-profile powerbrokers such as Carolyn Smith and Nick Goiran.

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