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McGowan Government fails community safety
Shadow Justice Minister Tjorn Sibma has slammed Attorney General John Quigley for failing to protect the Western Australian community from dangerous and violent sex offenders.Dangerous offender...
Aged care hotline a band aid fix that doesn’t address systemic issues in WA health system
The McGowan Government’s aged care hospital hotline appears to be yet another blame-shifting exercise and replicates other tele-health lines that already exist.Shadow Minister for Health Libby...
McGowan Government’s attempts to spruik environmental credentials farcical
The Opposition says the McGowan Government’s attempts to spruik its environmental credentials with respect to mining approvals were farcical given the concerns raised in a damning Auditor-General’s...
McGowan Government turns a blind eye after yet another police car ramming
The Opposition-Alliance has again called for urgent action by the McGowan Government to address the increasing number of police car rammings following another dangerous incident overnight.“Another...
Concerning surge in mental health support from WA Police officers amid record resignations
New figures have revealed an alarming surge in the number of WA police officers seeking mental health support services amid record resignations last year. Parliamentary questions have revealed...
Health Minister hiding the facts on medical deaths and harms
The Minister for Health’s continuing refusal to release the Your Safety in our Hands in Hospital 2022 AnnualReport raises serious concerns about the true state of the public hospital system in...
Audit reveals major cyber-security deficiencies across multiple government agencies
The Opposition-Alliance is calling on the McGowan Government to stop turning a blind eye to cyber-security after a damning audit exposed multiple failures across a number of agencies.Shadow...
Whistleblowers thrown under the bus by McGowan Government
The Opposition has slammed the McGowan Labor Government’s ongoing behaviour of throwing whistleblowers under the bus. Opposition Leader and Leader of The Nationals WA Shane Love moved to suspend...
More Western Australians sleeping rough while McGowan Government stuck on housing go-slow
New figures showing Western Australia is the rough sleeping capital in Australia are a damning indictment on the McGowan Government’s failure to provide housing for our most vulnerable.The latest...
Health Minister out of excuses as elective surgery cancellations continue to climb
The WA health system continues to struggle to keep pace with demand with new figures showing more than 21,000 elective surgeries were cancelled last year.Shadow Health Minister Libby Mettam said...
North Beach social housing project idle for years while government on the go-slow
The Opposition has slammed the WA Housing Minister for being a handbrake on social housing as more and more Western Australians are seeking housing assistance.It follows an announcement by Minister...
McGowan Government must act on blow out in child health specialist wait times
The Opposition-Alliance is calling for urgent action to reduce waitlists for child development services after new figures revealed families are now waiting almost 18 months for key health...
McGowan Government keeps secret CCC investigation findings
The McGowan Government's failure to release the findings of the Crime and Corruption Commissioninquiry into the contents of a laptop owned by former MP, Phil Edman amounts to political interference...
Unfilled police positions leave regional towns vulnerable
Regional towns are bearing the brunt of the State’s policing crisis with figures from the McGowan Government showing there are currently 110 unfilled police positions in country WA.Shadow Police...
More evidence of Government oversight failing community standards
Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says Western Australia has been let down by Government oversight of key industries, as evidenced by the McGowan Labor Government’s response to the Perth Casino Royal...
McGowan Government’s failure to deliver on social housing impacting homelessness crisis
The McGowan Labor Government’s go-slow approach to social housing is having a dire impact on homelessness in the State, according to the Opposition.“New figures revealed today showing that two...
Police car ramming laws should be prioritised to protect those who protect us
The Opposition has renewed its calls for the McGowan Government to introduce a specific criminal offence for deliberately ramming police vehicles.Shadow Justice Minister Tjorn Sibma said the recent...
Don’t be frightened of the CGC – only Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers can change the GST
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that Western Australia should not fear an upcoming review of the existing GST arrangements by the Commonwealth Grants Commission.“There is no point being...