@JakeHGD

WA Government media adviser. Former State politics journalist @ The West.

 Perth, Western Australia
Joined April 2014
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Milestone for build-to-rent projects aiming to solve Perth’s housing squeeze thewest.com.au/politics/stat…

‘Milestone’: Critical housing projects underway across Perth

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/news/wa/richa…

WATCH: Last time Perth teen seen before vanishing

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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The Nationals’ Scott Leary - who contested Liberal preselection - is set to win the seat of Albany, with a 135 vote margin at the final distribution of preferences. Brough’s votes will now be split between Leary and Labor’s Rebecca Stephens, seeing the Nats pick up the seat.
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In Albany, Liberal Thomas Brough has firmed up his lead, with a 700 vote margin over National Scott Leary, before Independent Mario Lionetti’s near 3000 votes are distributed. Lionetti recommended votes preference Brough over Leary. At this rate, it’s his seat to lose.
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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/politics/wa-e…

Lisa Munday wins Dawesville to add to Labor landslide

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/politics/wa-e…

Labor’s hold on ‘crucial’ battleground weakened

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/politics/wa-e…

New bench of up and coming WA Liberals emerges

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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and Labor's rising stars @JessicaPage7 thewest.com.au/politics/wa-e…

Labor’s next generation driving 2025 election tilt

The Premier’s right-hand man is keeping any ministerial ambitions to himself, but has assured voters in Landsdale he knows how to ‘get things done’ as the State election campaign enters its final...

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WA election 2025: John Carey and Basil Zempilas clash over housing, candidates and economy thewest.com.au/politics/wa-e…

Fiery debate hug but no ceasefire for Carey, Zempilas

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/news/crime/ka…

WA primary school principal charged with child sex offences

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/news/wa/wa-el…

Cook, Mettam debate a ratings hit as 220k people tune in

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/politics/stat…

Lib candidate spotted with One Nation flyers at pre-poll

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/politics/wa-e…

REVEALED: Candidates forking out huge sums of their own cash

The major party candidates putting their money where their mouth is have been revealed.

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Breaking news: another liberal party candidate GONE @westaustralian
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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/politics/wa-e…

Ex-One Nation ‘Aussie Trump’ MP name change ‘a joke’: Hanson

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/news/wa/premi…

‘WA has slayed the inflation dragon’: Premier

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/news/wa/wa-el…

Cook, Mettam dish out cash promises as election ramps up

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/news/wa/premi…

Premier admits Labor behind Zempilas protest

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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