Labor leader who secured largest election victory in the state’s history in 2021 says the job had been ‘all-consuming, each and every day’
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An “exhausted” Mark McGowan, the Western Australian premier, will step down by the end of the week, sparking a leadership spill.
McGowan made the shock announcement at a press conference on Monday afternoon flanked by colleagues.
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