Western Australia polls to test popularity of Albanese's party

Reuters - 08/03
Voters across the state of Western Australia headed to the polls on Saturday, setting the stage for a final political contest before Prime Minister Albanese calls a national election that is due by mid May.
SYDNEY, March 8 (Reuters) - Voters across the state of Western Australia headed to the polls on Saturday, setting the stage for a final political contest before Prime Minister Albanese calls a national election that is due by mid May.
The conservative opposition Liberal party will look to weaken the ruling Labor party's stronghold over the state and put pressure on Albanese, who is looking to be re-elected as Prime Minister.
Labor won an unprecedented 53 out of 59 seats in the state parliament's lower house in the previous election held in March 2021, riding high on its handling of the COV...
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