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...
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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...
Audit Report identifies failure to Procure adequate change
The Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Small Business says the release today of the Auditor General’s report on the temporary state procurement controls put in place as a COVID response has...
Lockdown compensation needs to be faster and fairer
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas said today that the latest lockdown of residents in Perth and Peel this week has highlighted the need for the Government to speed up and make fairer its business...
Final Parliamentary day this financial year reveals the wealth pouring in
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas has today used the final sitting day of Parliament this financial year to get the latest indication of the wealth of iron ore royalties pouring into the...
Labor fails its own Collie pine target
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that revelations in Parliament that the McGowan Government’s 2017 promise to plant 4.4 million pine trees in the Collie catchment over the next four years...