As WA gears up for an election, 9News Perth presents a weekly deep dive into the latest in WA politics and beyond, blending serious discussion with sharp insights.

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This week on the show: Health in the spotlight, who is getting calls at 1am and the ruler gets run over Labor's last 4 years

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The Basil effect and lessons for the Libs, Plus the Slogan Wall and Social Media Moments of the Week. This is 'Running Mates'. As WA gears up for an election, 9News Perth presents a weekly deep dive into the latest in WA politics and beyond, blending serious discussion with sharp insights and engaging commentary.

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Running Mates: Albo needs Cook more than Cook needs Albo plus Mark McGowan’s shadow and THE WORST social media moment so far.

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Cost-of-living takes centre stage; Roger makes a pen pal out of the RBA; Libby’s flag fail; and the pollies killing it on social media.

Running Mates is your weekly guide to Western Australia’s state election on March 8.

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