Marshall calls on WA to re-open borders

Premier Steven Marshall has called on his Western Australian counterpart to open his state’s borders to South Australians amid a skirmish over Mark McGowan’s no-show for tomorrow’s national cabinet meeting in Canberra.

SA faces rival bid to host Australia-first cultural centre

The State Government insists that Adelaide is the “logical” home for a national gallery showcasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, as a rival bid to build an Indigenous cultural centre in Perth gains traction.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is greeted by a supporter while campaigning south of Perth. Photo: Richard Wainwright / AAP

Hanson fumbles WA campaign, but will her supporters care?

Saturday’s Western Australian election will be decided overwhelmingly on state factors but its outcome will rumble into Canberra, writes Michelle Grattan.