New figures have revealed that 1051 elective surgeries were cancelled in August, the month before the State Government officially announced it was postponing some surgeries due to a lack of capacity...
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Western Australia’s monster budget surplus grows again
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the 2020-21 Annual Report on State Finances released today has highlighted the massive cash income the McGowan Government has received, which was...
More than 1000 elective surgeries cancelled in August alone
New figures have revealed that 1051 elective surgeries were cancelled in August, the month before the State Government officially announced it was postponing some surgeries due to a lack of capacity...
Proof at last that Royalties for Regions has become a Labor plaything
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the 2022-21 budget papers released two weeks ago have proven once and for all that the Labor Party is happy to use the Royalties for Regions fund as...
Iron Correction was Correctly Predicted by the Opposition
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas said today that the current iron ore price declines were utterly predictable, as he in fact predicted in published articles back as far as April this year. The...
Annual reports should be on time if possible
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas has raised concerns about the number of annual reports that have had their public release delayed this year. “The Premier/Treasurer has today advised Parliament...
Health budget underwhelming response to a system in crisis
The uninspiring, lucky and lazy State Budget is a desperate game of catch up from a Labor Government that has missed an opportunity to address the crisis facing our health system, according to...
House of Review to lose solid foundations by Labor’s move to limit scrutiny
The Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Dr Steve Thomas has highlighted the Labor Government’s contempt for due process in the State’s Upper House by using their numbers of members...
WA Labor Governments hospital failures see 1 in 4 priority One’s left waiting too long
Shocking new figures which highlight the McGowan Labor Government’s poor performance in health indicate that 1 in 4 priority one cases were not responded to within the 15 minute response time target...
