WA election 2025: Basil Zempilas and John Carey go head-to-head in fiery exchange on live TV

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WA election 2025: Basil Zempilas and John Carey go head-to-head in fiery exchange on live TV

Basil Zempilas and Housing Minister John Carey have gone head-to-head in a fiery exchange on live TV.

Appearing on 7NEWS’ WA election panel, the Perth Lord Mayor and minister faced off over the 2023 closure of Ruah’s Safe Night Space.

The City of Perth closed the East Perth women’s shelter. It later re-opened on James Street in Northbridge.

Mr Carey claimed the move had damaged Basil’s reputation among women, with them no longer seeing him as an “appealing politician”.

Mr Zempilas hit back, claiming Mr Carey “should be embarrased” for “twisting and weaponising” the narrative around Ruah’s closure.

“It was closed at one location to re-open at another and the way that was twisted and weaponised against me, I think Mr Carey should be embarrased by that,” Mr Zempilas said.

Mr Carey said Ruah’s Northbridge site was funded by the State Government and said it had not been backed by Mr Zempilas.

“Basil has re-written history … the location of where Ruah is now is funded by the State and we backed its location and Basil campaiged against it,” he said.

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