WA Premier Mark McGowan.
Small businesses in Western Australia can expect to pay their workers public holiday rates from next year, following the Labor government’s landslide win of the state election.
The ABC’s election analyst Antony Green called the state’s election within a record 45 minutes after the polls had closed on Saturday.
In the new state parliament, Labor will hold 53 of the 59 seats, leaving two to Liberal ministers and four regional seats to members of the Nationals, making the Nationals the opposition.
As part of Labor’s election promises, Premier Mark McGowan pledged to make Easter Sunday a public holiday. Currently, the state only recognises Easter Friday and Monday as public holidays.