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After romping to a massive third-term victory, Premier Roger Cook says Labor has similar election-winning policies at a federal level as his party’s in Western Australia.
Labor has won 40 seats, the Liberals five and the Nationals four after Saturday’s poll as counting continues, according to ABC News.
Cook was upbeat but looking a tad weary on Sunday when he told reporters it was an “emphatic victory for WA Labor and a vindication of the strong government that we have provided”.
WA Premier Roger Cook and wife Carly lane at celebrate Labor’s election victory on Saturday night.Credit: Trevor Collens
Asked what encouragement Prime Minister Anthony Albanese could take from the result, Cook said the federal Labor leader had “a similar vision for the country as we have for the state”.
“The federal landscape is a complex one but we also know that he’s provided great leadership for this country,” he said when pressed about the chasm between the two men’s popularity in the polls.
“He’ll be highlighting the sort of things that we were talking about, creating jobs, keeping the economy strong, and making sure that manufacturing is at the heart of our economy.”
AAP
