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WA LABOR’S COVID CIRCUS TENTS: A THIRD-WORLD BAND-AID TO A FIRST WORLD HOSPITAL PROBLEM
Yesterday’s announcement by new Health Minister Sanderson of pop-up marquees outside WA hospitals to deal with the COVID surge is a stark example of WA Labor’s ad hoc preparation for rising COVID...
HEALTH PRACTITIONERS PLEA FOR CLEAR PLAN NOW TO PREPARE FOR RE-OPENING
Health practitioners across a range of sectors are pleading with the government to provide a clear plan for re-opening now to allow them to prepare before the easing of border restrictions on...
UNCERTAINTY MEANS DEATH TO VULNERABLE SMALL BUSINESSES
The Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Small Business Dr Steve Thomas says that suggestions by the Government that they might change the February 5th opening date reflects that lack of action...
Health practitioners plea for clear plan now to prepare for re-opening
Health practitioners across a range of sectors are pleading with the government to provide a clear plan for re-opening now to allow them to prepare before the easing of border restrictions on...
SERVICEWA APP ROLLOUT ANOTHER CLUNKY WA LABOR MESS
Labor has not learnt the lessons from its SafeWA rollout, access and cyber security failures. The shaky rollout of the McGowan Government’s new “ServiceWA” app has proven to be a disservice to...
WA LABOR FAIL IN IMPLEMENTATION OF BANNED-DRINKERS REGISTER
Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region, Hon Neil Thomson MLC, has called on the McGowan Labor Government to urgently review its liquor restrictions in the Kimberley including the administration...
HOUSING AVAILABILITY SET TO PLUMMET FURTHER UNDER WA LABOR
WA families are set to suffer rising rent prices once the borders open next month, with a 10 to 15 percent increase expected in 2022, according to REIWA. A lack of housing supply and already high...
Alarming Increase In SAC-1 Incidents and Deaths in WA Hospitals in 2020-21
Almost 150 people died in WA hospitals in 2020-21 as a result of a clinical incident rather than their underlying illness or condition, according to latest figures from WA Health The shocking figure...
WA Timber Businesses Failed By WA Labor Back-Peddling
WA Labor has failed to deliver contractual promises made to WA’s timber industry despite Premier Mark McGowan promising to fulfil current contracts. The Labor Government’s shock decision last year...
WA Labor Should Automatically Compensate All Families Who Were Affected by the 3-Day Christmas Power Outages
Leader of the WA Liberals and Shadow Minister for Energy, Dr David Honey MLA, has called on Energy Minister Bill Johnston to automatically compensate all families who were affected by the 3-day...
McGowan’s Maskless COVID Holiday Sets Poor Example
Yesterday Premier Mark McGowan was given a big “dressing down” after embarrassingly being photographed maskless at the bar of an Exmouth pub in the midst of the current Delta and Omicron strains...
Homelessness in Perth CBD Up 35 per cent Since September
Perth’s homelessness crisis continues to spiral out of control. New figures show a 35 per cent increase in the Perth CBD as numbers now top 1000 in the metropolitan area. Shadow Housing Minister...
Annual Ambulance Ramping Figures More Than Double in 2021
WA has reported its worst annual ambulance ramping figures on record, with ambulances spending more than 52,000 hours ramped outside WA hospitals in 2021. This is more than double the annual...
WA Labor Must Take Action To Ensure Electricity Supply Reliability Over Summer
Leader of the WA Liberals and Shadow Minister for Energy, Dr David Honey MLA, has called on Energy Minister Bill Johnston to immediately release an action plan that will ensure that the State’s...
Power Outages – More Broken WA Labor Promises
The recent power outages across the metro area and holiday towns, which has left thousandswithout power is a fitting end to the year of WA Labor failures. With temperatures on Christmas and Boxing...
Business compensation still floundering despite the Government’s boom income flows
The Shadow Minister for Small Business Dr Steve Thomas says that the current COVID shutdown has again highlighted the need for a standardised support package for business, which he has been calling...
WA Labor’s Self-delusion On Healthcare Preparedness
WA Liberal Leader, Dr David Honey MLA, has slammed WA Labor’s inconsistent messaging regarding their management of our State’s healthcare system. “Just because Minister Sanderson is the new Health...
Hasty Ex-Minister Botches New Environmental Regulations
Shadow Environment Minister Tjorn Sibma has criticised outgoing Environment Minister,Amber-Jade Sanderson, for botching the implementation of two sets of importantenvironmental regulations in her...