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Labor Government must stem the flow of experienced officers from WA Police Force
Senior officers are walking away from an undermanned WA Police Force in unprecedentednumbers. It was revealed in estimates this week the police force is currently operating 500 officers...
June ambulance ramping figures worst start to the flu season on record
The State’s public hospital system has had a horror start to the flu season with monthly ambulance ramping hours the highest so far for 2023 and the highest June figures on record. Ambulances spent...
LABOR ELECTION COMMITMENT ON REGIONAL CHILDCARE REQUIRES ACTION
The Cook Labor Government has been caught out not spending funds allocated in the 2022-23 financial year on its election commitment to improve access to early childhood education and care services...
Heritage regulations disallowance an opportunity for review and improvement
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Steve Thomas today gave notice of a disallowance of the regulations of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act as was tabled in the Parliament on...
Cook Government must protect nurses and public from unsafe hours
WA Liberal Leader and Shadow Health Minister Libby Mettam has called on the WA LaborGovernment to immediately overhaul fatigue management in public hospitals to ensurenurses are not working unsafe...
Griffin Coal bailout has already blown out again
The $19.5 million fund to prop up embattled coal miner Griffin Coal has already been exceeded, according to a statement made by the Premier today. Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas said that the...
Minister Papalia must act on damning report on conditions at Banksia Hill
The new Minister for Corrective Services Paul Papalia must make significant changes at Banksia Hill Detention Centre in the wake of a second damning report from the Inspector of Custodial Service on...
Little change in the Cabinet leaves poor performers to continue underperforming
The new Cook Labor Government is a lost opportunity for a real reset and a continuation of underperforming ministers, according to Shadow Treasurer and WA Liberal Deputy Leader Dr Steve Thomas. “The...
Petition calls for pause on chaotic implementation of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Laws
Shadow Lands Minister Neil Thomson has backed calls for a pause on the implementation of new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws amid fears they will create a red tape backlog with potentially major...
New Premier can no longer turn a blind eye to health crisis after spike in ambulance ramping
Failed Health Minister Roger Cook’s first job as Premier must be to fix the health crisis created on his watch after another massive spike in ambulance ramping last month. Ambulances were ramped for...
Housing crisis worsens with another builder collapse while Labor focussed on itself
WA’s housing crisis is continuing to cause great hardship for many Western Australian families, with the news of yet another builder collapse further impacting the industry. Concerns from WA’s...
Complaints against builders almost doubles as McGowan Government fails to act on reforms
Revelations that the number of complaints made against builders has almost doubled in recent years is further evidence the government has been dragging its feet on reform, Shadow Housing Minister...
No solution in sight as Griffin Coal saga drags on
The introduction of a twelve-month extension to the Griffin Coal State Agreement into the Parliament yesterday is yet another sad reflection of the sorry state of the coal industry in general and...
Community services sector continues to be ignored by McGowan Government
The Opposition Alliance says the 2023-24 State Budget is another missed opportunity by theMcGowan Labor Government to show real support for community service organisationsfacing unprecedented demand...
State Budget falls short with more empty promises and unnecessary hit on WA households
The Opposition said the McGowan Labor Government’s State Budget is another unnecessary hit on the hip pockets of West Australians in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. Opposition Leader Shane...
DISGRACEFUL DELAY ON WA COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTRE
It is an absolute indictment on both the McGowan and Albanese Governments that a business case for the urgently needed WA Comprehensive Cancer Centre will not be complete until March next year....
McGowan Government Health spend a disingenuous budget trick
Shadow Minister for Health Libby Mettam says the McGowan Labor Government’s announcement of $1.2 billion investment in health infrastructure is a hodge podge of half-funded and already announced...
Labor fails to deliver on housing
The State Opposition has cast doubt about the McGowan Labor Government’s latest announcement to deliver new housing stock, pointing to social housing maintenance backlogs, huge waitlists and stalled...