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Minister for Climate Change Shows an Embarrassing Lack of Understanding
Climate Change Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has demonstrated that she does not understand the basics of her ministerial portfolio. “In parliament today, Amber-Jade Sanderson response to a question...
New Police Figures Highlight Violent Crime Out of Control
Police figures released today have again highlighted skyrocketing violent crime under WA Labor. “Under WA Labor, violent crime is now 14% above the five-year average,” said Shadow Police Minister...
Request for Treasury action on $100m annual waste levy avoidance
Shadow Environment Minister Tjorn Sibma has called upon the WA Treasury to tackle systemic and unlawful waste levy avoidance which is costing the State up to $100 million each year. Mr Sibma used...
Kimberley Region Law and Order Crisis
Mining and Pastoral Member the Hon Neil Thomson MLC has called on the McGowan Labor Government to take immediate action to address the law-and-order crisis unfolding in the Kimberley region. "We are...
Nursing shortage at crisis point as opening hours cut at Wyndham Hospital
The nursing shortage in the East Kimberley is now at crisis point with hospital opening hours and services at Wyndham District Hospital cut back due to a lack of staff. The WA Country Health Service...
No new funding for new national parks in 2021-22 State Budget
Shadow Environment Minister Tjorn Sibma has criticised the Labor Government for failing to provide any additional funding to support the expansion of the State’s conservation estate, following...
Labor Government must take immediate action to address the law-and-order crisis unfolding in the Kimberley region
Mining and Pastoral Member the Hon Neil Thomson MLC has called on the McGowan Labor Government to take immediate action to address the law-and-order crisis unfolding in the Kimberley region. “We are...
McGowan Government COVID recovery plan only partly delivered
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the Auditor General’s report released today on the McGowan Government’s COVID recovery program raises serious concerns about how the Government has...
Labor Invented Factions
There has been much discussion lately on the control of political parties by internal factional groups and cliques of mutual benefit, and great concern has been expressed. Frankly, I thought we were...
Raising Awareness about Developmental Language Disorder
On Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day, Shadow Minister for Early Learning Donna Faragher is adding her strong support to this year’s campaign #ThinkLanguage #ThinkDLD. Mrs...
Raising Awareness about Developmental Language Disorder
On Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day, Shadow Minister for Early Learning Donna Faragher is adding her strong support to this year’s campaign #ThinkLanguage #ThinkDLD. Mrs...
Annual report reveals troubling state of child and youth health system
There has been a growth on the number of Severity Assessment Code Incidents at Perth Children’s Hospital highlighting a health system under extraordinary pressure. The latest Child and Adolescent...
Green Light Finally Given to Community Kindergartens in Mount Helena and Coolbellup
Community kindergartens in Mount Helena and Coolbellup have finally been given the tick of approval by the McGowan Labor Government to operate next year on the same day questions regarding the...
Figures highlight WA Labor Govts failure to prioritise frontline worker growth
Figures obtained by the Opposition have revealed that the growth in bureaucratic and non-frontline workers in the Department of Health has been double the growth in the number of those working on...
Union-backed Committee Chair should step down
The inquiry into Western Australia’s ambulance services must be Chaired by an independent Member of Parliament.“It is in the best interests of accountability...
Damning new research highlights public’s lack of confidence in Health Minister
New research has revealed more than 80 per cent of Western Australians don’t believe our hospitals would be able to cope with a COVID-19 outbreak. The Painted Dog Research group surveyed more than...
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...
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...