Figures obtained today by Shadow Housing Minister Steve Martin reveal the Cook Labor Government’s much-touted Urban Connect Loan Scheme has been an abject failure. Halfway through the two-year...
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Opposition calls on Government to review priority housing waitlist process
The State Opposition is calling for the Government to review the priority housing waitlist process after reports today of the deaths of two baby boys within weeks of each other while their families...
Opposition backs forestry industry in calling out Labor betrayal
Shadow Forestry Minister Steve Martin is calling on the Cook Government to honour existing timber supply contracts and for the Forestry Minister Jackie Jarvis to urgently meet with the industry to...
Housing crisis worsens with another builder collapse while Labor focussed on itself
WA’s housing crisis is continuing to cause great hardship for many Western Australian families, with the news of yet another builder collapse further impacting the industry. Concerns from WA’s...
Complaints against builders almost doubles as McGowan Government fails to act on reforms
Revelations that the number of complaints made against builders has almost doubled in recent years is further evidence the government has been dragging its feet on reform, Shadow Housing Minister...
Labor fails to deliver on housing
The State Opposition has cast doubt about the McGowan Labor Government’s latest announcement to deliver new housing stock, pointing to social housing maintenance backlogs, huge waitlists and stalled...
Rough sleepers on the rise in Perth as rough weather approaches
New figures from the WA Alliance to End Homelessness reveal the number of rough sleepers identified on Perth’s By Name List surged in March to their highest numbers in almost twelve months. Using...
Western Power connection delays leave developers, builders and businesses in limbo
State Government-owned Western Power is proving to be another handbrake on Western Australia’s building sector which is already facing significant pressures. Small businesses and developers are...
Housing crisis continues as Labor fails to address stock concerns
New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today shows that building approvals in Western Australia continue to trend downwards as WA’s housing crisis worsens.The statistics show...