Turnbull told to stop avoiding WA issues

PM Malcolm Turnbull arrives in Perth on Sunday for the first time in nearly six months and is being warned to deal with WA's grievances or lose office.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will return to Perth for the first since February. (AAP) Source: AAP

After a near six-months absence, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will spend much of the week in Western Australia as a new poll shows the federal coalition is heading for an election rout in the state.

The PM has made the trip only twice in the past 11 months - the last time in February in the lead-up to the WA election when he damaged former premier Colin Barnett's campaign by backing away from a promise to lift its GST share.

"He knows these issues are here, he needs to deal with them. Better to bite the bullet and get it over with," new Labor Premier Mark McGowan told reporters on Sunday.