Jake Dietsch
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WA Government media adviser. Former State politics journalist @ The West.
Perth, Western Australia
Joined April 2014
Milestone for build-to-rent projects aiming to solve Perth’s housing squeeze
thewest.com.au
Builders have been appointed for 14 new housing projects in Perth, aiming to deliver more affordable and social homes.
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Richard Tu: Desperate family of missing 17-year-old make tearful plea for help in finding him
thewest.com.au
The worried family of a teenager who has been missing for a week have pleaded with the community to help find him — and have begged him to come home.
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RT @Dylan_Caporn: The Nationals’ Scott Leary - who contested Liberal preselection - is set to win the seat of Albany, with a 135 vote margi….
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Labor believes Simone McGurk's lead in Freo is now about 10 votes shy of 500 (up from 342 before further counting this afternoon). Appears as though senior Labor minister will survive teal challenge.
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Lisa Munday keeps Dawesville in Labor hands.
thewest.com.au
The former paramedic leads Liberal candidate Owen Mulder, 51.07 to 48.93 per cent.
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At Libby Mettam’s election night event in Cottesloe where candidate Sandra Brewer is fighting off a teal challenge.
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Analysis of the seat of Kalamunda, a likely Labor loss tonight
thewest.com.au
Labor hopes of holding onto Kalamunda — one of the most hotly contested seats at this State election — have dwindled over the course of the campaign.
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My personal WA election predictions;.Libs gain 11 (Nedlands, Carine, Churchlands, Bateman, Warren-Blackwood, Scarborough, Albany, Geraldton, Kalamunda, Murray Wellington & Kingsley). No Nat or Indy pickups. Lab 43, Lib 13, Nat 3.
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A look at some of the up and coming Liberals as the party hopes to form a solid opposition after Saturday.
thewest.com.au
Rising from the ashes, the WA Liberals are relying on a core team to form a solid opposition to beat Labor in 2029.
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WA election 2025: John Carey and Basil Zempilas clash over housing, candidates and economy
thewest.com.au
The exchange got intense, with a hug between Liberal candidate Basil Zempilas and Housing Minister John Carey softening proceedings at the end, but there will be no ceasefire in their war of words.
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EXCLUSIVE: A principal at a WA primary school has been charged with child sex offences.
thewest.com.au
The alleged offences occurred during the January school holidays and in the metropolitan area.
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WA election 2025: Roger Cook and Libby Mettam satisfied with debate performance but neither claim victory
thewest.com.au
Seven Perth news director Ray Kuka said the interest in Monday night’s debate was ‘huge’.
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WA election 2025: Liberal candidate Lance French seen with One Nation how-to-vote flyers at pre-poll station
thewest.com.au
Controversial Liberal candidate Lance French has been pictured supporting One Nation on the first day of pre-polling.
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Paul Mansfield, Dr Jags Krishnan among the top self-funding candidates of the WA election
thewest.com.au
The major party candidates putting their money where their mouth is have been revealed.
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State Election 2025: Pauline Hanson calls former WA One Nation MP’s Austin ‘Aussie’ Trump name change ‘a joke’
thewest.com.au
Pauline Hanson has labelled a former One Nation MP’s decision to change his name to Austin ‘Aussie’ Trump ‘a joke’.
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Premier Roger Cook declares ‘WA has slayed the inflation dragon’ after rate cut
thewest.com.au
Roger Cook has declared that WA has done its bit to bring inflation under control after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates for the first time in almost five years.
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WA election 2025: Roger Cook and Libby Mettam dish out cash promises as campaigning starts in earnest
thewest.com.au
The first day back at school coincided with the first official day of the State election campaign, with the Government pledging more cash for education while the Liberals pivoted to health.
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Premier Roger Cook endorses Labor-sanctioned silent protest outside Basil Zempilas’ campaign launch
thewest.com.au
Roger Cook has confessed that a silent protest outside Basil Zempilas’ campaign launch for the seat of Churchlands was a ‘WA Labor activity’.
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