At least six Labor Party MPs are in contention for promotion to fill Cabinet vacancies if the McGowan Government is returned at the State election in March.
OPINION: State Labor's hold on several regional seats could be in jeopardy with the impending retirement of some stalwarts and tough electoral fights for others.
The state government has failed to attract a hotel developer at Albany's Middleton Beach, with a recent expression of interest process bringing no suitable submissions.
ANALYSIS: Freshly recycled Labor MP Alannah MacTiernan has been fast tracked into Premier-elect Mark McGowan's new cabinet, even though she will not formally start her term in the Legislative Council until mid-May.