Interview with Simone McGurk, Re-elected MLA for Fremantle - The Debrief

It was decided on a knife-edge.

The Community Candidate, Teal-like Kate Hulett came from nowhere.

But Simone McGurk survived and was re-elected MLA for Fremantle at the recently concluded WA State elections.

Simone McGurk outside her electorate office, Fremantle, 25 March 2025

This morning our Editor, Michael Barker, caught up with an obviously relieved Simone McGurk in her electorate office in central Fremantle to find out what happened, just how close was it, why it was so close, the lessons learned, what the next four years hold for her, and the challenges of her new Ministerial portfolios, Creative Industries, Heritage, Aged Care and Seniors, Women, and Industrial Relations.

You’ll find our podcast interview below.

By Michael Barker, Editor, Fremantle Shipping News

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