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Lowest rental vacancy rates in 17 years as housing crisis continues
Tenants are continuing to struggle to find affordable rental properties in Western Australia, according to new rental vacancy rate data. According to SQM Research, the August rental vacancy rate for...
No need for further increases in Western Power charges
The Economic Regulation Authority’s draft decision on Western Power’s plans for the next five years has some welcome proposals. The increased capital expenditure proposed in the review should be...
Another day, another new wages policy
Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas has welcomed the third change to public service wages policy this year, saying that another increase was an admission from the McGowan Government that in the light...
Statement from Dr David Honey MLA on Queen Elizabeth II’s passing
I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the Royal Family for the loss of her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of the WA Liberal Party. The world has lost an outstanding leader, but the...
The Government has the capacity to help on cost of living, but lacks the will
Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the State Government should be doing more to help families, including reviewing its recent increases to fees and charges, as the community grapples with...
Child protection industrial action highlights latest crisis
Shadow Minister for Child Protection, the Hon Nick Goiran MLC, has slammed the State Government’s handling of child protection, with revelations that child protection workers have marched to the WA...
Inquest highlights need for a Royal Commission into WA health system
The Opposition is supporting calls for a Royal Commission into the WA Health system after the inquest into the tragic death of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath laid bare the extent of the crisis in...
Select Committee into child development services established
The Opposition has welcomed the Legislative Council’s decision to support its call to establish a parliamentary inquiry into child development services delivered in WA. Shadow Minister for Early...
Latest housing announcement lacks substance
The McGowan Government’s latest plan to fix the skyrocketing social housing waitlist is just a media release with no substance. Housing Minister John Carey recently decided not to accept any tenders...
Quigley’s confusion highlights the need to implement Auditor General’s recommendation
Shadow METRONET Minister, Tjorn Sibma, has called for greater transparency across the $10 billion METRONET project, after confusion from the Attorney General revealed the Yanchep Extension will face...
More Apprentices and Trainees welcome, but imagine if it was not delayed
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas has welcomed the State Government announcement that apprentice and trainee number are up, but questioned why this has taken four to five years under the McGowan...
Housing Minister asleep at the wheel
Yet another plan to address the housing crisis has been left to languish by the Labor Government, with the Heart of Beaconsfield project yet to get off the ground. The plan to redevelop the Davis...
Minister’s legacy can only be saved by real self-reflection and humility
On the 18th of August, the Minister for Education apologised for the terrible saga of the deception about programs aimed at improving attendance rates at Halls Creek Senior High School. “Sadly, the...
RECREATIONAL FISHING RESTRICTIONS WILL HURT KALBARRI
Perth-Labor’s Minister for Fisheries must come to Kalbarri and listen to the community on his plans to lock recreational fishers out of seeking species such as Snapper and Dhufish. “The community...
WA Taxpayers Bear Brunt of Massive Legal Bills in Premier’s Ego Game
Today's decision by the Federal Court in the case of Palmer v McGowan (No 6) [2022] FCA 927 has left WA taxpayers funding massive legal bills of Premier McGowan with only a small proportion to be...
Red squaring the new normal under McGowan Government’s chaotic health management
The acknowledgement that treating patients in corridors is now managed by a concept known as “red squaring” at Fiona Stanley Hospital highlights another shocking new normal in the McGowan...
Poor site selection could doom the proposed Aboriginal Cultural Centre
The State Government recently admitted in Parliament that the new Aboriginal Cultural Centre had been announced without any involvement of the Western Australian Planning Commission or any of its...
McGowan Government fails to protect personal information of passengers with another serious data breach
The McGowan Government have overseen another serious data breach as part of its health response to Monkeypox. A member of the public has raised the alarm about the sharing of personal details of...