General
WA Liberals seek formal coalition with Nationals as David Honey named leader after election loss
The WA Liberals will seek to enter a formal coalition with the WA Nationals after the party was decimated at the recent state election.
Key points:
- David Honey is the new WA Liberal leader after being elected unopposed
- Talks on opposition arrangements with the Nationals will begin this week
- Dr Honey says powerbrokers must be stopped from “weaponising” the party
“We think that is the best way we can hold the government to account in the future,” new Liberal leader David Honey said.
“We’re going to be putting ourselves in the best position to justify election as a government at the next election, and I’m going to be devoting myself to that task over the next four years.”
The Liberals were reduced to two MPs in the Lower House, while the…
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