WA Labor's thumping election win left the party with plenty of choices for promotions to the state government's inner sanctum ...

Welcome to The Australian's rolling coverage of the WA state election. Follow along for live updates and reaction.

Labor remains in government, and while a swing gives WA’s decimated Liberals some hope, the votes didn’t all flow as planned.

Pro-China protesters have swarmed the lawn at Parliament House ... and community leaders. A trip to Australia's resource powerhouse Western Australia will make up the latter part of the visit ...

Even in nine seats considered Liberal heartland, only one (Carine) had been turned blue, while Labor looked likely to clinch five (Bateman, Kingsley, Riverton, Scarborough and South Perth) and three ...

Backed by significant mining industry and other business figures, Labor won Saturday’s state election in WA, but largely due ...

It is Australia's final political contest before Prime Minister Albanese calls a national election that is due by mid May.

The Greens (WA) have achieved one of their best results in the Western Australian state election and will likely enter the 42nd Parliament with four MPs and the balance of power in the Upper House.

Former Nationals MP James Hayward — who was serving almost three years in jail for child sex abuse until his conviction was quashed — has had the charges against him sensationally dropped.