The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the 2022 budget released last week highlights the massive increases in taxation revenue being banked by the McGowan Government, again demonstrating the...
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Budget Silence on Child and Parent Centres
The McGowan Labor Government has missed a golden opportunity through this year’s State Budget to support the establishment of additional Child and Parent Centres to help more families with young...
State Budget a Slap in the Face for the Pilbara Region
The measure of a State budget is how it improves the lives of residents and this year the Pilbara the community has been short changed,” said The Hon Neil Thomson MLC, Member for Mining and...
Family and domestic violence victims left out in the cold in State budget cut
Family and domestic violence victims left out in the cold in State budget cut. The cuts to the preventing and responding to family and domestic violence budget are cruel and putting our most...
Spot Purchasing Funding Needed to Support Housing in Regional WA
“Western Australians are still struggling to find affordable housing,” said Shadow Minister for Housing Steve Martin MLC.“The Alliance have been calling for increased support for into housing since...
Housing crisis will worsen with widespread increases to household bills
Housing is becoming even harder for Western Australians to access due to increases in household bills, according to Shadow Minister for Housing, Steve Martin MLC. “Since June 2020, the number of...
McGowan Government talks the talk but fails to fund mental health properly
Despite a commitment to invest in mental health, the McGowan Labor’s Government budget falls well short of delivering services to meet the increasing demand, according to the Opposition. “The big...
Labor’s $400 Power Credit just a Cheap Power-Play for Votes
Leader of the WA Liberals and Shadow Minister for Energy, Dr David Honey MLA, said today that Western Australians would not be tricked by the one-off $400 power credit contained in Labor’s 2022/23...
WA health budget desperate game of catch up with little future proofing
The State health budget is a desperate game of catch-up that will allow hospitals to continue treading water with very little money to deal with future demand, according to the Opposition. “This is...
