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WA Labor Government fails to prioritise nurse recruitment promise
“The McGowan Government’s failure to deliver a timeframe or any detail for their nurse recruitment campaign illustrates this governments complete lack of urgency or commitment to addressing the...
St John’s Ambulance response times on a downward spiral
Record ambulance ramping figures outside our hospitals appear to be having a flow-on effect, with ambulance response times now showing an alarming downward spiral. For the month of June, only 79% of...
‘Horror story’ ambulance ramping figures failing WA patients
Western Australian Liberal Leader Dr David Honey said the haste in Labor’s sale of the South Fremantle Power Station raised some serious concerns.“The South Fremantle Power Station sits on prime...
Western Australia Infrastructure plan needs to be independent!
Western Australia Infrastructure plan needs to be independent! The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the Infrastructure Western Australia discussion paper released yesterday is too focussed...
Premier picks up the thread but delivery yet to be seen
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas has welcomed the Premier/Treasurer’s announcement today of more resources for its “red tape reduction team” but says that simply adding more public servants will...
Hang on, help is on its way.
Thursday was a really tough day for Victorian families and businesses. Our community has been through so much, and everyone was hoping to avoid another lockdown. But it wasn’t to be.More than six...
National Cabinet Statement
The National Cabinet met today to discuss Australia’s COVID-19 response, recent outbreaks of COVID-19 and the Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy.National Cabinet continues to work together to...
Labour Force June 2021 – Unemployment rate drops to 4.9 per cent
Labour force figures released today by the ABS show that seasonally adjusted employment rose by 29,100 in June 2021, at the upper end of market expectations, to stand a record high of 13,154,200....
VIC COVID-19 Support Package
The Victorian Government today announced it was entering a five day lockdown.Earlier today the Commonwealth Government announced proposed changes to the way economic support will be delivered to...
Opposition calls for Government apology for more than 1000 law breaches
The Opposition has called for the McGowan Government to apologise following the outcome of the Legislative Council v Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC)...
NSW COVID-19 Support Package
The Morrison Government is upgrading its national response to COVID-19 outbreaks with increased weekly payments for households, and boosting business cash flow to get them through extended...
$400m recovery funding package to provide continued support for
The Australian and NSW Governments are providing a range of targeted recovery efforts to NSW communities affected by the February and March 2021 storms and floods to help them on the next stage of...
New agreement to help people manage life with diabetes
To mark National Diabetes Week, the Australian Government is announcing a new three-year $140 million agreement with Diabetes Australia to continue delivering the National Diabetes Services Scheme...
Australia’s first accredited training for health practitioners and
Monash University has developed Australia’s first training course accredited by multiple professional bodies to help health professionals and frontline workers better recognise and respond to...
Defence and Veterans Suicide
Today the Government has formally established a Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide following approval by the Governor-General. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Royal Commission...
Wait times too long for critical child health services
Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Learning Donna Faragher says significant increases in wait times for primary school students accessing critical allied health services through the Department of...
Major step in COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout takes a major step forward, with more than 500 GPs around Australia set to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from today. This will enable Australians to...
McGowan Government must get smarter and improve WA’s COVID Vaccination wastage record
The latest figures on the vaccination rollout confirm Western Australia maintains the damning record as the worst performer in the country. The Opposition says the McGowan Government needs to lift...