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...
Labor fails to deliver on housing
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Steve Martin MLC
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...
More Western Australians sleeping rough while McGowan Government stuck on housing go-slow
New figures showing Western Australia is the rough sleeping capital in Australia are a damning indictment on the McGowan Government’s failure to provide housing for our most vulnerable.The latest...
North Beach social housing project idle for years while government on the go-slow
The Opposition has slammed the WA Housing Minister for being a handbrake on social housing as more and more Western Australians are seeking housing assistance.It follows an announcement by Minister...
Liberals call for emergency summit with home building sector stakeholders
WA Liberal Leader Libby Mettam and Shadow Minister for Housing Steve Martin are calling on PremierMark McGowan to convene an emergency summit of all stakeholders in the WA building sector in a bid...
No certainty for timber businesses from Environment Minister
Environment Minister Rhys Whitby has refused to guarantee supply for local timber businesses past December 2023. In response to direct questions asked by Shadow Minister for Forestry Steve Martin,...
Headworks fund provides no immediate relief for Western Australians facing housing crisis
The Opposition has welcomed the announcement of an Infrastructure Development Fund but says it will fail to bring any immediate relief to the thousands of Western Australians struggling to rent or...