The Nationals WA have launched their election campaign, welcoming candidates running in metropolitan seats for the first time in the party's more than 100-year history. Meanwhile, Labor was out spruiking an expansion to its containers for change program, the Premier calling out the Liberals for what appeared to be a campaign day no-show.
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00:00Day four of the campaign, and the promises are adding up.
00:12WA Labor pledging an additional $300,000 towards the redevelopment of Good Sammy's head office
00:18if re-elected in March, and an expansion to its containers for change scheme to include
00:26wine and spirit bottles.
00:29It's an incredible success story, we're very proud of it, and it's good for the environment,
00:33it's great for community groups, and it's terrific for jobs.
00:36The Premier was on a roll.
00:38As I said, this is my 35th straight press conference.
00:41Slamming the Liberals for what seemed to be a day off.
00:45What is clear is that the Liberals aren't up to it, they're lazy.
00:48The Liberal leader responding in a hastily organised media conference via Zoom, saying
00:53she was campaigning in her local electorate.
00:56I would suggest he should focus on fixing the mess he has created under his watch during
01:02the largest boom this state has ever seen.
01:05Earlier in the day it was a historic launch for the Nationals, with the party running
01:12candidates in metropolitan seats for the first time.
01:16There is a mood for change, not just in regional areas, but also in metropolitan areas, and
01:21we're picking that up.
01:22The Nationals are campaigning on community safety, housing, health, transport and more,
01:27with a commitment to fully restore royalties for regions.
01:31One of its architects addressing the crowd.
01:34I'm really proud of Shane, as a leader of a party with no MPs, in a parliament of red,
01:42where somehow you have to manage the day to day which is just literally bloody forlorn.
01:47The challenge they face on March 8, understood by all.
01:51Politics is not easy.
01:53It is certainly not easy when you are trying to turn a sea of red into green with a little
01:58tinge of blue.
02:00As the Nationals, as well as the other parties and a raft of new independents, looked to
02:04claw back some seats after Labor's landslide win at the last state election gave them total
02:10control.