WA Labor’s Landslide Win Tells of More Than Just Lacklustre Liberal Leadership

West Australian Liberal Party leader Zak Kirkup speaks to the media during a press conference outside the Parliament of Western Australia in Perth, Tuesday, November 24, 2020. AAP Image/Richard Wainwright

Analysis

Labor’s stunning victory in Western Australia—more than any other in the state’s history— was driven by a tandem of a weak, inexperienced Liberal Party and dangerously deified Labor leadership, independent candidates say.