WA news LIVE: Who will become WA’s opposition party?

It appears the political aspirations for Fremantle independent Kate Hulett are not over, with the business owner announcing plans to run in the upcoming federal election.

Hulett narrowly missed out on snaring the seat of Fremantle in the state election earlier this month in a tight contest with sitting Labor MP Simone McGurk.

After securing a 26 per cent swing in her favour during that battle, Hulett will now turn her attention to contesting the Federal seat of Fremantle, currently held by Labor’s Josh Wilson.

“I have had literally hundreds of people contact me in recent days asking me to maintain this extraordinary momentum to keep challenging the major parties and provide proper representation for Fremantle in government,” she said.

“What the community is telling me is no surprise. They feel that both major parties are completely ineffective and out of step with them on the important issues impacting us all – like AUKUS, gas exports, housing, the cost of living, taking care of our city – and as a community, we are demanding an alternative.”