Western Australia is about to go to the polls for the first time since the Labor government won an historic landslide victory in 2021. Since then, there’s been a lot of changes… So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across the state of play, the main names to know, and what impact the WA poll might have on the upcoming federal election.

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Reading: Even though Basil Zempilas isn’t in state parliament yet, there have been leadership tensions between him and current Liberal leader Libby Mettam. It was a big story late last year involving leaked polling, a party room vote, and a resignation, so we’re pointing you to an ABC article about it.

Watching: This YouTube series from 9News that breaks down the issues and discussion points on the election, if you’d like to get into them.Squiz Shortcuts is your back story to the big news stories…

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