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McGowan Government should invest to expand seniors village
The Opposition has called on the McGowan Government to invest in increasing independent living units in Kalgoorlie-Boulder in tomorrow’s State Budget, which is expected to post another...
Another big budget surplus; another big missed opportunity
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the confirmation of another massive budget surplus reflects another lost opportunity to reform the boom-and-bust economy, just as the state starts...
Opposition says State Budget misses the mark
The Opposition said the massive State Budget surplus announced by the McGowan Labor Government raised questions as to why the wealthiest state in the nation had a crumbling health system and was...
Mirrabooka Mosque
A re-elected Morrison Government will invest $280,000 to complete important works and upgrades at Masjid Al-Taqwa, otherwise known as Mirrabooka Mosque. Liberal Candidate for Cowan, Vince Connelly,...
Assaults and physical threatening behaviour against school staff continue to increase
Figures released this week in State Parliament show a continuing high number of assaults and physical threatening behaviour against school staff in West Australian public schools. Shadow Education...
McGowan Government should invest to expand seniors village
The Opposition has called on the McGowan Government to invest in increasing independent living units in Kalgoorlie-Boulder in tomorrow’s State Budget, which is expected to post another...
$1.75 million to build a Chinese Families & Community Centre
A re-elected Morrison Government will invest $1.75 million to support local volunteer organisation, Chinese Mum’s Incorporated WA, to build a dedicated facility for Chinese migrant mums to connect,...
McGowan Government Silent as Banksia Hill Detention Centre Suffers Self-Harm Pandemic
Shadow Minister for Corrective Services, the Hon Peter Collier MLC, has called on the McGowan Government for answers into widespread self-harm plaguing Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre....
Budget an Opportunity to Support Timber Towns
Although the end of the native forestry industry was announced in September, timber towns and communities are still in the dark about what their future holds. Shadow Minister for Forestry, Steve...
WA Households Now Being Disconnected Every 30 Minutes for Non-Payment of Power Bills
The spiralling cost of living pressures Western Australians are now enduring has been highlighted by new figures that show one home in the State is being disconnected from power every thirty minutes...
Public Housing Numbers Still Increasing
Figures released by the Labor Government yesterday show that the number of people on the public housing waitlist has increased to 33,084 as of 30 April 2022. Of these, 8,105 are priority applicants....
State of Emergency in WA continues under McGowan Government
The McGowan Government has used its massive majority to ram legislation through Parliament to extend WA’s State of Emergency powers for another six months. Opposition Leader Mia Davies said the...
Still Running Late? Minister Still Cannot Say When the Forrestfield-Airport Link Will Open
Shadow METRONET Minister, Tjorn Sibma, has criticised the Minister for Transport, Rita Saffioti for her continued inability to confirm that services on the $1.9 billion Forrestfield Airport Link...
RECOGNISING AUSTRALIAN VETERANS’ SERVICE IN THE KOREAN WAR
The Morrison Government has announced it will provide $120,000 to construct a new memorial in Perth to recognise and commemorate Australian servicemen and women who served in the Korean War. The...
Band-Aid Legislation to Cover Flawed Planning Reform Process
In November 2017 the newly minted Minister for Planning gushed about making Strategic Planning the cornerstone of all planning decisions. Roll forward 5 years and emergency legislation is being...
UNPRECEDENTED ALERT WARNING POINTS TO MCGOWAN GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FAIL
Record levels of ambulance ramping across the state has seen St John’s Ambulance resort to making a delay warning to the public for anyone calling triple zero, with one in four ambulances across the...
State Budget Must Include Plan for Reliable Electricity Access for Western Australians
Western Australian’s suffering throughout this summer’s heatwave along with intermittent power outages courtesy of a long-neglected electrical grid system, show that this State Budget must begin to...
FUNDING BOOST FOR JURIEN BAY RSL MEMORIAL AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
A re-elected Morrison Government will provide an additional $800,000 in funding to help the Jurien Bay RSL build a new memorial and community centre. Formed in 2008, the Jurien Bay RSL has never had...