The McGowan Labor Government must reverse the decision to end a long-term contract with The Salvation Army to deliver child health services to families living in Balga and surrounding communities....
Libby Mettam MLA
New hospital project languishes after years of McGowan Government inaction
Today’s announcement that the new Women and Babies Hospital will be built at a different site more than two years after it was announced is an indictment on the McGowan Government’s ability to...
Labor attempts to mop up destruction in regional towns after scrapping cashless debit card
Almost six months after abolishing the Cashless Debit Card, the Albanese Labor Government is now desperately attempting to mop up the destruction it left in WA regional communities.The announcement...
Aged care hotline a band aid fix that doesn’t address systemic issues in WA health system
The McGowan Government’s aged care hospital hotline appears to be yet another blame-shifting exercise and replicates other tele-health lines that already exist.Shadow Minister for Health Libby...
Health Minister hiding the facts on medical deaths and harms
The Minister for Health’s continuing refusal to release the Your Safety in our Hands in Hospital 2022 AnnualReport raises serious concerns about the true state of the public hospital system in...
Whistleblowers thrown under the bus by McGowan Government
The Opposition has slammed the McGowan Labor Government’s ongoing behaviour of throwing whistleblowers under the bus. Opposition Leader and Leader of The Nationals WA Shane Love moved to suspend...
More Western Australians sleeping rough while McGowan Government stuck on housing go-slow
New figures showing Western Australia is the rough sleeping capital in Australia are a damning indictment on the McGowan Government’s failure to provide housing for our most vulnerable.The latest...
Health Minister out of excuses as elective surgery cancellations continue to climb
The WA health system continues to struggle to keep pace with demand with new figures showing more than 21,000 elective surgeries were cancelled last year.Shadow Health Minister Libby Mettam said...
North Beach social housing project idle for years while government on the go-slow
The Opposition has slammed the WA Housing Minister for being a handbrake on social housing as more and more Western Australians are seeking housing assistance.It follows an announcement by Minister...