Questioning by WA Liberal Leader, Dr David Honey MLA, in Parliament has revealed that Labor Attorney General John Quigley is intentionally watering down the current Criminal Code restrictions on the...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...