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WA Premier Mark McGowan quits in shock announcement, declaring he is 'exhausted'

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
WA Premier Mark McGowan quits in shock announcement, declaring he is 'exhausted'Aaron Bunch/AAP

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced he is quitting as premier and leaving parliament.

In a shock announcement, McGowan told a news conference in Perth on Monday he had “loved the role.[…] But the truth is I’m tired, extremely tired – in fact I’m exhausted. The role of political...

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