00:02While the government gets on with business, the self-reflection continues.
00:09We did underestimate One Nation.
00:11The loss of Secret Harbour has put other MPs on notice, especially those in outer suburban electorates,
00:17like Lorna Clark, under pressure to deliver for locals who are crying out for a hospital in Yanchip.
00:22The government hasn't acted yet.
00:24And I'll fight really hard for this electorate to deliver more health services, including a hospital.
00:28I wonder if that's because she's looked at the results of the Secret Harbour by-election
00:33and is staring her own political mortality in the face.
00:37The opposition leader says his party is ahead of the game, having promised Yanchip a hospital first in June.
00:44We're looking to form government in 2029, and we're very confident that if we continue to do the work,
00:49listen to the people in our electorates, listen to the community of Western Australia,
00:54we will be in a very strong position to be able to do that.
00:56The only big winner here was One Nation.
00:59Veteran Upper House MP Steve Thomas says the election shows the party needs to focus on itself.
01:05We should not be attacking One Nation. We should not be sucking up to One Nation.
01:09Neither of those things work. We should be outperforming One Nation.
01:13I don't think anything should be off the table, necessarily, if it means that we can get back to winning
01:17government again.
01:19Former leader Zach Kirkup says it can no longer be assumed disgruntled Labor voters will turn to the Liberals
01:25and that the party needs to hone its pitch.
01:28What we do need to do is show that we have the ability to appeal to more working voters,
01:32but also talk to the sensibilities of those who might be in the city seats or those sort of teal
01:38seats as well.
01:39The threat posed by growing support for One Nation is shared among all of the major parties of the ten
01:45seats
01:45where One Nation performed best at last year's state election,
01:49six were traditionally held by Labor,
01:51four usually vote for the Liberals and Nationals.
01:54A challenge not going away any time soon.
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