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State PoliticsPremiumCook vows to listen after Secret Harbour shock

Roger Cook has vowed to listen to the brutal message from voters in Secret Harbour who delivered One Nation a historic first Lower House win in WA. 

Jessica Page

One Nation WA leader Rod Caddies with Luke Herdegan after his win.

State PoliticsOne Nation triumph sends shockwaves through WA politics

Pauline Hanson has declared One Nation’s stunning result in Secret Harbour is just the beginning of the party’s rise in WA, and warned Anthony Albanese she is coming for him in 2028.

Jessica Page, Oliver Lane and Joe Spagnolo

One Nation candidate Luke Herdegen.

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I’ve never seen an orange glow like this in 20 years

Will the One Nation success in the Secret Harbour by-election translate to votes in a federal Election - and a state Election thereafter? That’s the multi-million-dollar question.

Joe Spagnolo

Secret Harbour By-Election. Levi (7) and Zac (11) Costello with their Democracy Sausage at Singleton Primary School Justin Benson-Cooper

State PoliticsPremiumLocals who feel taken for granted reveal their votes

Voters have flocked to the polling places of Secret Harbour to cast their ballot with plenty having the appetite for change, while others seeking a steady hand.

Oliver Lane

Keyan Robertson is in final preparation for his ‘runraiser’ to run 100kms on Sept 5 to raise enough money to upgrade the Malvern Springs Primary School’s ageing and defective air con.

EducationPremiumDamning documents reveal faulty air conditioning in school

Damning documents have laid bare the extent of air conditioner defects plaguing one WA primary school, resulting in health hazards such as sweltering classroom conditions, black mould and leaking ceilings.

Bethany Hiatt

One Nation’s Luke Herdegen at the polling booths at Sunlight Drive, Port Kennedy.

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The major parties let the fox into the hen house

If Secret Harbour is vulnerable then they all are. A loss would be a wake-up call for Labor, that thought only the right side of politics was angry.

Jessica Page

Premier Roger Cook has welcomed investment in new technology to detect and prevent drone attacks.

State PoliticsPremiumWA investing in tech to prevent drone attacks

Technology that could help detect and prevent drone attacks is being developed in Western Australia.

Joe Spagnolo

Roger Cook, Basil Zempilas and Andrew Hastie.

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Cook accuses Zempilas of throwing Hastie ‘under the bus’

Roger Cook has accused Basil Zempilas of throwing Andrew Hastie ‘under the bus’, claiming the WA Liberal leader is getting in sweet with One Nation to save his own political hide.

Joe Spagnolo

Liberal candidate Ryan Robertson and Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas.

State PoliticsRobertson refuses to concede as Liberals chase upset

Liberal candidate Ryan Robertson has flagged his run in the Secret Harbour by-election is unlikely to be his last in State politics if he loses, while remaining defiant his party can cause an upset.

Oliver Lane

Luke Herdegan is seen celebrating the huge result for One Nation with father Murray Herdegan on Aug 29, 2026.

RECAPVideoOne Nation warns ‘no Labor seat is safe’ after WA win

One Nation has claimed victory in the secret Harbour by-election, with Luke Herdegan telling the crowd: ‘There are no safe Labor seats in this country any more.’

Taylor Renouf and Troy de Ruyter

Labor candidate Georgia Tree and Premier Roger Cook at Secret Harbour Primary School this morning.

State PoliticsLabor’s emotional last-ditch plea to Secret Harbour

Roger Cook has declared losing Secret Harbour would break his heart, as Labor launched a last-ditch bid to claw back support amid a One Nation surge that is threatening to cause a major upset. 

Jessica Page

Queensland doctors are calling for an urgent crackdown on e-bikes and e-scooters. File picture: NewsWire / John Gass

NewsPremiumPush for strict new e-bike law

Doctors are calling for an urgent ban on under-16s riding e-scooters and e-bikes after a teenage boy was left fighting for life following a crash.

Rhiannon Lewin

Victorian premier Ben Carroll is scrapping automatic statue rules NewsWire / David Geraghty

NewsPremiumBrutal blow as Dan Andrews statue binned

Victoria’s new premier has put his foot down on plans to immortalise one of his predecessors in bronze.

David Hannant

Pauline Hanson has told her candidate in Secret Harbour, Luke Herdegen, to ‘go hard’ on the final day of campaigning.

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Hanson’s final ‘go hard’ plea to Secret Harbour hopeful

Pauline Hanson has told her candidate in Secret Harbour, Luke Herdegen, to ‘go hard’ on the final day of the gruelling campaign as One Nation looks to make history in WA.

Joe Spagnolo

Premier Roger Cook and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Henderson.

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Cook and Zempilas reduced to bit players in Secret Harbour

The big secret in Secret Harbour - the one some people apparently don’t want to know - is that today’s by-election for a seat in the WA Parliament isn’t really about State issues at all.

Paul Murray

Paul Murray

The soul searching has started even before polls close in Secret Harbour, where WA Labor is staring down the barrel of its first election defeat since 2019.

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‘We’ve lost’: Labor brace for stunning Secret Harbour defeat

The soul searching has started even before polls close in Secret Harbour, where WA Labor is staring down the barrel of its first election defeat since 2019.

Jessica Page

Left to right: Georgia Tree, Ryan Robertson and Luke Herdegen,

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In their own words: Secret Harbour contenders’ final pitch

The main contenders in the Secret Harbour by-election answer the key issues and previously unanswered questions, in their own words.

Jessica Page

WA Tow Truck Owners and Drivers Association deputy chair Lisa Davies called on the deadline to be extended.

State PoliticsPremiumTow truck chaos looms as deadline crunch hits approvals

The Cook Government has been forced to scramble to approve tow truck authorisations required under tough new regulations ahead of the September 1 deadline, as industry warns of traffic chaos.

Oliver Lane

Jean Nassif is expected to give evidence to the inquiry by video link on Friday next week. NSW Police

UPDATEDPremium‘Humoured him’: Perrottet brother on Nassif

A brother of former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet has been told a corruption inquiry why he kept contact with fugitive property developer Jean Nassif.

Andrew Hedgman

Both the private and public parts of Joondalup Health Campus have had expansions completed this year.

HealthPremiumRamsay Health complains about contract years after signing

Australia’s largest private hospital operator has complained about its latest funding deal with the WA Government for Joondalup Health Campus while booking a massive surge in full-year earnings.

Rebecca Le May and Jessica Page

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has played down her latest recruit’s links to Japan. NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

UPDATEDPremiumHanson riled by newly unveiled NSW party leader

Pauline Hanson has been forced to downplay her latest recruit’s links to a foreign country after cutting him off mid-sentence.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer and Nathan Schmidt

NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has been grilled over the Bondi Beach terror attack. P NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

BONDI ATTACKPremiumCop minister grilled over Bondi gunman

NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has declined to answer key questions about how alleged Bondi gunman Sajid Akram obtained his firearms licence.

Nathan Schmidt

State Liberal leader Basil Zempilas.

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Secret Harbour shenanigans aside, may the best person win

Whichever way the ball bounces in the Secret Harbour by-election, I am absolutely confident of this - the WA Liberals have unearthed a star in Ryan Robertson.

Basil Zempilas

Just one day out from the Secret Harbour by-election, The West Australian can reveal One Nation lawyers have filed a formal complaint with the WA Electoral Commission over Labor election material put in the mailboxes of voters.

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Secret Harbour’s legal twist, Hanson calls out ‘cheat’ Labor

The bitter war between Labor and One Nation to win Secret Harbour has escalated, with One Nation calling in lawyers to fight what it believes is a breach of election rules.

Joe Spagnolo