Revelations that the number of complaints made against builders has almost doubled in recent years is further evidence the government has been dragging its feet on reform, Shadow Housing Minister...
Libby Mettam MLA
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...
McGowan Government Health spend a disingenuous budget trick
Shadow Minister for Health Libby Mettam says the McGowan Labor Government’s announcement of $1.2 billion investment in health infrastructure is a hodge podge of half-funded and already announced...
Hospital report card gives McGowan Government a massive fail
Western Australian public hospitals and emergency departments are in a spiralling state of decline under the McGowan Government. Shadow Health Minister Libby Mettam said the Australian Medical...
Health Minister does about face on the closure of Graylands Hospital
Despite a decade of advice from mental health experts recommending the closure of the Graylands Hospital, the McGowan Government this morning announced it would spend $218.9 million to expand the...
Shadow Health Minister urges Government rethink on Women and Babies Hospital
Shadow Minister for Health Libby Mettam is urging the State Government to prioritise the health needs of the community and rethink its decision to move the site of the planned new Women and Babies...
Patient safety report not the “good story” the Health Minister claimed
The Western Australian Government’s 2022 Your Safety In Our Hands In Hospital report has finally been released, five months after it was delivered to Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson. Leader of...
Western Power connection delays leave developers, builders and businesses in limbo
State Government-owned Western Power is proving to be another handbrake on Western Australia’s building sector which is already facing significant pressures. Small businesses and developers are...
Mothballed $25 million Osborne Park neonatal unit: “Not a good look”
Western Australia’s health sector problems have gone from bad to worse under the poor leadership of Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson with reports the $25 million neonatal unit at Osborne Park...