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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Premier’s $1.6 million distrust of the federal Albanese Labor Government
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the McGowan Government’s distrust of their federal Labor colleagues is fully on display with their need to mount a $1.6 million campaign to retain...
Energy credits need better targeting if they are in the State budget
Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Energy Steve Thomas says handing out morecash to households in the form of energy credits to address rises in cost-of-living needs tobe supplemented with...
How to keep the lights on during an energy transition
In an opinion piece in the West Australian in February I explained why the State Government cannot deliver its much hyped energy transition plan. That plan to close almost a thousand Megawatts of...
Common sense at last on regional power limits
The Shadow Minister for Energy Dr Steve Thomas has welcomed the Government’s backflip on regional power supplies which will see country electricity users given the same access to supply as their...