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...
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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...
Approval of fifty-one storey development in South Perth raises questions about JDAP process
A decision by the Joint Development Assessment Panel (JDAP) to approve the 51-storey C6 development in South Perth has raised questions about the effectiveness of the State Design Review Panel...
More evidence of coalfields mismanagement in the Annual Report in State Finances
The Shadow Treasurer Dr Steve Thomas says the Annual Report on State Finances released yesterday has highlighted the debacle that is the mismanagement of the WA coalfields at Collie. “Hidden away on...
Another massive budget surplus to fill the new Premier’s same old money bin
Shadow Treasurer Steve Thomas says the $5.1 billion budget surplus revealed in the Annual Report on State Finances today is a slap in the face to WA families who are struggling to put food on the...
Cook Labor Government’s Urban Connect scheme a massive failure
Figures obtained today by Shadow Housing Minister Steve Martin reveal the Cook Labor Government’s much-touted Urban Connect Loan Scheme has been an abject failure. Halfway through the two-year...
Cook Labor Government goes out quietly on climate change legislation
The Cook Labor Government has opted for an uncharacteristically low-key launch of its consultation process for proposed climate change legislation. Shadow Minister for Environment Neil Thomson said...
Another dire report on energy for a Government floundering in the dark
The release of the annual report of Synergy is yet another dire report for the Cook Labor Government according to the Shadow Minister for Energy Dr Steve Thomas. “The Government’s mismanagement of...
Kimberley recovery concerns raised as wet season approaches
The Opposition has raised concerns about the State Government’s commitment to the Kimberley Floods recovery ahead of the looming wet season. Shadow Minister for Emergency Services, Martin Aldridge...