The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas said today that the continuing strengthening of employment in Australia is likely to add pressure on the Reserve Bank to raise interest rates further. “Although...
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas has welcomed the upgrading of the State’s Standard and Poor’s Credit Rating to AAA with a stable outlook. “The State of Western Australia will benefit from its...
Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the Auditor General has again highlighted a lack of accountability and lack of structure to prevent corruption by a Government that promised a gold...
Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the decision of the Fair Work Commission to increase the National Minimum Wage by 5.2% has added to the pressure on Mark McGowan to reassess his own wages...
Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the State Government should be reviewing its fees and charges policy and its wages policy as the community grapples with the rapidly rising cost of living....
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the current plunge in the Western Australian seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to 2.9% reflects a strong economy but also represents a dramatic...
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the 2022 budget released last week highlights the massive increases in taxation revenue being banked by the McGowan Government, again demonstrating the...
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says that the confirmation of another massive budget surplus reflects another lost opportunity to reform the boom-and-bust economy, just as the state starts...
The Opposition said the massive State Budget surplus announced by the McGowan Labor Government raised questions as to why the wealthiest state in the nation had a crumbling health system and was...