The opposition failed to substantially weaken ruling center-left Labor and put pressure on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor party has secured a morale-boosting victory in an election in the nation’s largest state, enhancing his chances of a come-from-behind win in a federal vote that must be held by May 17.

It's election day in Western Australia and the polls have officially opened. Voters are lining up to cast their ballots to decide who will lead the state over the next four years. After eight years in power,