The Shadow Treasurer says with the multiple crises in the energy sector the Government should have more important things to do than change the name of the Department that overseas energy in Western...
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Cook Labor Government hires more heads instead of building more houses
The Cook Labor Government has announced its answer to the worst housing crisis to hit Western Australia in decades is to hire another $200,000-a year bureaucrat. Labor’s newest initiative is to...
Government follows WA Liberal lead to double down on GPS tracking of violent offenders
The Cook Labor Government’s announcement that it will adopt the WA Liberal policy to expand the numberof GPS tracking bracelets for serious offenders who breach a violence restraining order is a...
Land tax relief five months late after Opposition’s earlier call
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas has welcomed the State Government’s expansion of land tax relief but says it has taken far too long to deliver, especially given that he called for this to...
Opposition backs repeal of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act, as questions remain
Opposition Leader Shane Love has expressed his support for the passing of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage (ACH) Act Amendment and Repeal Bill 2023 and has strongly advocated for its prompt...
More taxpayer’s bailouts for Griffin Coal and more money spent on consultants with no end in sight
Further questions in Parliament this week have identified even more mismanagement of the Western Australian coalfields by the Cook Labor Government and its ongoing financial disaster at the...
Cook Labor Government neglect of Mental Health Advocacy Service an unfolding tragedy
Cook Labor Government neglect of Mental Health Advocacy Service an unfolding tragedyThe Cook Labor Government’s wilful underfunding of the state’s Mental Health AdvocacyService points to a...
Cook Labor Government reheats failed apartment policy
The Cook Labor Government went out with all the fanfare of a marching band today to announce its stamp duty concession policy to encourage Western Australians to buy high-rise apartments had...
Mining objection fee set to blindside and burden many in the rural sector
The State Government’s decision to introduce a prescribed fee for lodgement of objections under theMining Act 1978 has outraged pastoralists and graziers across the state, according to Shadow...