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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...
Proof at last that Royalties for Regions has become a Labor plaything
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the 2022-21 budget papers released two weeks ago have proven once and for all that the Labor Party is happy to use the Royalties for Regions fund as...
Iron Correction was Correctly Predicted by the Opposition
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas said today that the current iron ore price declines were utterly predictable, as he in fact predicted in published articles back as far as April this year. The...
Annual reports should be on time if possible
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas has raised concerns about the number of annual reports that have had their public release delayed this year. “The Premier/Treasurer has today advised Parliament...
Health budget underwhelming response to a system in crisis
The uninspiring, lucky and lazy State Budget is a desperate game of catch up from a Labor Government that has missed an opportunity to address the crisis facing our health system, according to...
House of Review to lose solid foundations by Labor’s move to limit scrutiny
The Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Dr Steve Thomas has highlighted the Labor Government’s contempt for due process in the State’s Upper House by using their numbers of members...
WA Labor Governments hospital failures see 1 in 4 priority One’s left waiting too long
Shocking new figures which highlight the McGowan Labor Government’s poor performance in health indicate that 1 in 4 priority one cases were not responded to within the 15 minute response time target...
At last, the budget battle lines are drawn
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that today’s pre-budget media drop by the Premier and Treasurer Mark McGowan is an example of the Government’s spin machine in action and has pinpointed...
Youth Crime
Recent challenges in regional towns with rock throwing, car stealing, arson and violent assaults have highlighted how ineffective current policies on youth...
111 Code Yellows for bed block as ramping reaches new record
New figures obtained by the Opposition show 111 Code Yellow internal emergencies in the last year were a result of the capacity issues in WA’s crippled health system. The figures show there has been...
Health Minister must explain why more elective surgeries delayed on his watch
Today’s announcement that elective surgeries will be delayed for at least a month at a time when WA has no community COVID-19 cases is a serious indictment on the Health Minister’s ability to do his...
WA Labor Government’s health failures deepen with latest appalling report card
The WA Labor Government’s latest report card on the health workforce highlights a system at breaking point with morale among healthcare workers continuing to plunge. In the latest Your Voice in...
Skyrocketing ambulance ramping figures set to exceed shocking record
With six days left in the month, the latest St John’s Ambulance figures show ambulances around WA have already been ramped for more than 5000 hours this month, almost equal to the June record....
Spike in healthcare workers on sick leave as health crisis worsens
New figures obtained by the Opposition show a concerning increase in the number of sick days WA healthcare workers are taking as the health crisis worsens. The figures show there has been a 17 per...
WA Labor cuts corners on Joondalup Health Campus expansion
The WA Labor Governments cutbacks on the Joondalup Health Campus project once again highlight a lacklustre response to health infrastructure investment under this Governments watch. “With a health...
McGowan Government misleading public about ‘massive’ patient numbers
New figures obtained by the Opposition have highlighted that contrary to the McGowan Government spin, there has not been a significant increase of emergency department presentations across the...
New figures highlight WA Labor Governments failure to prioritise midwives
New figures obtained by the Opposition have revealed that there has been a loss of 40 midwives over the past year.“Despite the recent baby boom it’s shocking to see our the number of midwives...
Opposition welcomes WA Labor Government’s 11th hour commitment to states run-down health system
The WA Opposition has welcomed WA Labor’s 11th hour commitment of $1.9bill in funding for health and mental health staff and services and the Government’s recognition, finally, that our health...