Labor likely to win WA election, but the campaign is exposing faultlines in the state’s politics
- Written by Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University
With Western Australia heading to the polls on March 8, the Cook Labor government will likely prove the exception to the rule that incumbency is a liability for contemporary governments.
Despite incumbent governments around the world losing office, Labor looks headed for a comfortable re-election.
The WA contest begins from an unusual position. In...
