The Opposition has today called on the WA Labor Government to split the Aboriginal Heritage Legislation Amendment and Repeal Bill 2023 to allow the immediate repeal of the failed 2021 legislation....
Libby Mettam MLA
Opposition repeats calls for Tony Buti to resign following WA Labor’s backflip on cultural heritage legislation
The Nationals WA and WA Liberals have issued a warning that the WA Labor Government cannot be trusted, following the extraordinary repeal of their controversial heritage laws. Opposition Leader and...
Women and Babies Hospital ‘Captain’s Call’ challenged by medical experts
The Cook Labor Government must listen to expert advice released today by the WA Australian Medical Association and immediately reverse its decision to relocate the new Women and Babies Hospital to...
More must be done to ensure young doctors don’t walk away because of burnout
Morale and wellbeing issues among doctors at Western Australia’s flagship children’shospital are being wilfully ignored by the Cook Labor Government and putting the health of children at risk. The...
Labor Government concedes Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Laws not ready for implementation
The Cook Labor Government has baulked at the starting line on introducing its new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws. Premier Roger Cook and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Tony Buti today announced the...
Survey reveals critically low levels of trust and morale among health workers
The release today of the 2023 'Your Voice in Health' Employee Engagement Survey paints another grim picture of the crisis within the State’s public health system. WA Liberal Leader and Shadow Health...
June ambulance ramping figures worst start to the flu season on record
The State’s public hospital system has had a horror start to the flu season with monthly ambulance ramping hours the highest so far for 2023 and the highest June figures on record. Ambulances spent...
Cook Government must protect nurses and public from unsafe hours
WA Liberal Leader and Shadow Health Minister Libby Mettam has called on the WA LaborGovernment to immediately overhaul fatigue management in public hospitals to ensurenurses are not working unsafe...
New Premier can no longer turn a blind eye to health crisis after spike in ambulance ramping
Failed Health Minister Roger Cook’s first job as Premier must be to fix the health crisis created on his watch after another massive spike in ambulance ramping last month. Ambulances were ramped for...