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Minister must provide immediate relief to forestry industry and communities
Labor’s newly appointed Forestry Minister Jackie Jarvis must act immediately to assist timber workers and their communities following the closure of Parkside’s Manjimup Mill. More timber workers...
WA families struggling to afford basic school supplies amid cost-of-living crunch
The WA Liberals are appealing to the McGowan Government to provide further cost of living relief for WAfamilies as many struggle to afford basic school supplies on the first day back at...
Premier must commit to urgent cost of living relief following surge in calls for food help
The McGowan Labor Government must commit to urgent cost of living relief to Western Australians following the release of new figures highlighting the spike in demand for basic services. WA Liberal...
WA Liberal Leadership
Today, I had the honour and privilege of being elected leader of the WA Liberal Party. I would like to thank my colleagues for their support and thank David Honey for leading the party since the...
WA hit hard with cost of living again as the Premier sits on his massive budget windfalls instead of helping families.
Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas has repeated his call that the State Government should be doing more to help families with the rapidly rising cost of living given the release of the latest...
State of the State’s report shows a good economic picture with a few darker clouds on the horizon.
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that today’s CommSec State of the States Report is generally good news for the Government, but again highlights the reliance of the WA economy on the...
Deteriorating housing crisis while Minister Carey sits on his hands
Western Australia’s housing crisis has continued to worsen with recent figures revealing the tightest market in more than 40 years. WA’s already tough rental market has now hit a new low with the...
Kimberley recovery must learn from Cyclone Seroja flaws
The Opposition has welcomed the announcement that flood effected Kimberley communities would be eligible for assistance through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA)...
Flooding in the Fitzroy Valley just the beginning
“This is an unprecedented flooding event and remote communities and pastoral stations downstream of Fitzroy Crossing should be taking heed of all warnings now”, said the Hon Neil Thomson MLC....
McGowan Government finishes 2022 with worst ambulance ramping on record
The McGowan Government has finished 2022 with another record for the history books – it has overseen the worst annual ambulance ramping figure ever reported.WA ambulances spent more than 66,000...
WA Labor’s planning decision conceals failure
Under the cover of Christmas, WA Labor announced it would be discontinuing the Strategic Assessment of Perth and Peel (Strategic Assessment).By way of background, Shadow Planning Minister Mr Thomson...
Industry calls on State Government for action on housing shortfall
Shadow Housing Minister, the Hon Steve Martin MLC has backed industry calls for immediate action on WA’s housing shortage crisis.The call to action comes after Housing Industry Association executive...
WA Taxpayers bear brutal legal bills after Premier breaks the law
Western Australian taxpayers are left counting the brutal cost now that the Premier has finally revealed the magnitude of the cost of a Federal Court action in which he was found to have broken...
Mid-year Review uses conservative numbers and tricky accounting for small rise in surplus
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the Mid-year Review released today shows a small increase in the expected surplus for 2022-23 using conservative revenue estimates for the year and...
What to look for in the Mid-year Review
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the impending release of the Mid-year Review will show that state revenues are holding up despite the change in rhetoric from the Premier, who seems to...
Shuffling the decks won’t change arrogant and out-of-touch Government
The Opposition has called on the Premier to get on with the job of addressing multiple crises in portfolios like Health, Police, Housing, and Communities, following on from the second Cabinet...
Shortages in health sector extend to community child health nurses
The Opposition says the McGowan Labor Government must urgently address the significant gap in the number of community child health nurses across the State.Shadow Minister for Early Childhood...
New Forestry Minister must listen to industry and communities
The resignation of Minister for Forestry Dave Kelly, announced this afternoon, is an opportunity for the incoming Minister to reach out to workers, employers and communities impacted by the...