WA Election 2021

Not one but two parties are trying to change their names before the state goes to the polls in March in what some experts are saying is a bid to confuse voters. WA's heading to the polls, so tell us what matters to you this election WA goes to the polls on March 13 and we're keen to find out what you want to know before you mark your ballot. We'll pick your best questions and get our journalists to investigate. The WA Liberals want to redevelop City West and sink the railway in what the party labels a "bold" vision to "revitalise" the CBD and triple its population. The State Government has launched a $1.8 million advertising blitz to recruit police officers following its budget commitment to add an extra 800 police if re-elected in March. WA Labor is widely tipped to achieve a landslide victory at the State election, and there is a remote possibility the party could extend its iron grip on power through a rare "double majority" as it sets its sights on more seats in the Upper House. Fremantle tent city residents will not be forcibly evicted, WA Premier says Community service providers back the WA Government's concerns about a tent city for homeless people in Fremantle, labelling it "dangerous", but Premier Mark McGowan says there are no plans in place to forcibly remove residents. Labor and Liberals rule out One Nation preference deals for WA election The ALP and the WA Liberals reject preference deals with One Nation at the March state election, but Liberal leader Zak Kirkup refuses to commit to putting Pauline Hanson's party below Labor on voting cards. WA Government pledges to cut public transport fares if re-elected in March The West Australian Government has pledged to cut public transport fares to the outer suburbs of Perth if re-elected at the March poll, with fees to be capped at the price of a Zone 2 ticket. Just two months out from the state election, WA's Liberals and Nationals are firmly at loggerheads over a policy core to the identity of the regional party — and the stoush could put to bed any hopes of a return to power for the conservative partners. West Australian Premier Mark McGowan will not reveal who his next treasurer will be if Labor wins the March election, saying it would be "completely arrogant" to "start divvying out the spoils" before voters make their choice at the ballot box. WA Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup insists the March election remains winnable for the Liberal Party, rejecting criticism of the party's spending promises and declaring they can be met while delivering a budget surplus. WA Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup refuses to let one of his candidates answer questions about her views on homosexuality at a press conference just a day after another candidate was forced to resign over her views on 5G and coronavirus. A Liberal candidate for the up-coming WA election withdraws after an opinion piece she wrote linking 5G technology to the global coronavirus pandemic is revealed. Western Australia spent much of 2020 separated from the rest of the country as part of its COVID strategy — now a newly-formed political party is behind a fresh push to make that separation permanent. While election promises of cheap flights for residents are welcome, Geraldton business and tourism operators want more done to make air travel available to them. While WA residents have welcomed the Government's pledge to cap regional airfares, much of the detail is still being negotiated.  Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer says his United Australia Party will not field any candidates in the state election and that he intends to withdraw his defamation case against Premier Mark McGowan. In the coming days Western Australia will predict a surplus of $2.2 billion for this financial year, almost double what was anticipated in the state budget — and it's presented an unexpected conundrum, writes Eliza Laschon.