Why is Labor giving oxygen to the Liberals' Churchlands candidate Basil Zempilas ahead of the WA election?
Election campaigns see every party and candidate vying to steal oxygen from one another. So why is Labor giving so much of it ...
Labor bets on Basil not being to everyone’s taste
Basil Zempilas was supposed to be the great hope of Western Australia’s embattled Liberal Party, but so far he has featured ...
Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas ordered to apologise for minor breach of Local Government Act
Perth Lord Mayor-turned star Liberal candidate Basil Zempilas is ordered to apologise for blurring the line between the two ...
Cook denies ‘lazy’ attack on Mettam, takes swipe at Zempilas
Premier Roger Cook has continued to try and sow discord in the WA Liberal Party, claiming Libby Mettam would not be in charge ...
WA Premier Roger Cook takes aim at Basil Zempilas and Liberals as election race begins
West Australian Premier Roger Cook has marked the official start of the state’s election race with a blistering attack on the ...
Cook accuses Zempilas of playing victim but agrees leak should be investigated
Zempilas phoned the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries director general Lanie Chopping for an ...
Zempilas forced to apologise over ‘blurred line’ between mayoral role, Liberal candidacy
Perth lord mayor-turned-Liberal candidate Basil Zempilas has been ordered to apologise after being found to have breached ...
As it happened: WA news on Wednesday, February 5
To breaking crime news first this morning and a 31-year-old man had been accused of murdering his father and wounding his ...