WA news LIVE: WA residents pay respect at Anzac Day dawn services; Premier condemns Kings Park service heckler

Good morning readers, and welcome to our live blog on the Anzac Day public holiday.

Many of you, we’re sure, will have already been up early to attend dawn services across the state.

In Perth, tens of thousands of people flocked to Kings Park to commemorate Anzac Day – 110 years after the Gallipoli campaign.

Reporter Jesinta Burton attended the ceremony, and writes that several speakers used the service to pay tribute to Arthur Leggett – WA’s last remaining World War II prisoner of war – who died earlier this month at the age of 106.

Making headlines elsewhere today, political reporter Hamish Hastie takes stock of the state of affairs in WA, fresh of the back of yet another visit from the prime minister and opposition leader, highlighting just how important the west remains in the national conversation.

With the finish line in sight, pre-polling numbers surging, and West Australians coming out of their Easter break slumber, what will the final push look like from the major parties in the state that could hold the key to their hopes of forming government?

You can read Hamish Hastie’s article here.

And finally, in football, Collingwood will play Essendon in the traditional Anzac Day match, while Fremantle will host Adelaide in the first Len Hall Tribute Game to fall on Anzac Day in 10 years.

Thank you for joining us today, we’ll bring you all the news and Anzac Day commemorations from across the state as they come to hand.