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WA LIBERALS AND NATIONALS SHADOW CABINET
Leader of the Opposition Basil Zempilas MLA and Leader of The Nationals WA Shane Love MLA have today unveiled the Shadow Cabinet. Mr Zempilas and Mr Love said the two parties would work as an...
REVIVAL TO REVITALISE MUNDIJONG NETBALL COURTS
Federal Member for Canning Andrew Hastie MP has announced that a Liberal Government will invest $2.4 million to upgrade the Mundijong Netball Courts in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. This major...
WA LIBERALS TO KEEP THUGS OFF PREMISES
A Mettam Liberal Government will introduce Workplace Protection Orders to keep repeated thugs out of business premises, keeping retail workers and customers safer across Western Australia. “Across...
Petition Launched Calling for Minimum Standards for Mandatory Train Lighting
Today, Durack MP, the Hon Melissa Price and North West Central MLA Merome Beard, in collaboration with the Train Lighting and Passive Level Crossing Safety Group, launched a petition calling...
Cook Government Budget cuts regional health spending to keep Metronet on track
Ageing and inadequate health infrastructure and reduced medical services will remain a fact of life for Western Australians living in the regions after funding promises from the Cook Labor...
WA Liberals will ban harmful gender treatments for children
A Western Australian Liberal Government will ban the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormone treatments and surgical intervention for children under the age of 16 for the purpose of gender...
WA Liberal Party Room Meeting Confirms Leadership Team
Following a meeting of the WA Liberal Party Room today, Basil Zempilas has been elected WA Liberal Leader. Libby Mettam has been elected Deputy Liberal Leader. Both Mr Zempilas and Ms Mettam were...
EXPAND MANDURAH AQUATIC AND RECREATION CENTRE
Federal Member for Canning Andrew Hastie MP has today announced that an elected Coalition Government will deliver $4,000,000 in funding for much-needed upgrades to the Mandurah Aquatic and...
COOK LABOR GOVERNMENT PLAYS CATCH UP ON PATS SCHEME
WA Labor doesn’t deserve a pat on the back for playing catch up with the PATS scheme, which is miles behind several states across Australia. “WA Labor has gutted the regions since coming to...
Cook Government fails on Child Protection: Auditor General
The Cook Labor Government has failed to keep some of WA’s most vulnerable children out of state care, according to a scathing report by the Auditor General on a Department of Communities’ Child...
Cook Government chasing its tail with band-aid housing solutions
The Cook Labor Government’s $5,000 cash splash to entice owners of vacant houses to rent out their properties is another band-aid measure from a government out of ideas. Shadow Housing Minister...
Minister dismisses CCC warning on approval risks
The Cook Labor Government has ignored concerns that its changes to planning laws will open the door to corruption. David Honey MLA said Corruption and Crime Commissioner John McKechnie had been...
SINGLETON FORESHORE RESERVE UPGRADE
Federal Member for Canning Andrew Hastie MP has announced that an elected Liberal Government will deliver $500,000 in federal funding to upgrade the Singleton Foreshore Reserve, delivering a major...
SCGH Emergency Department operating in a rolling “Code Yellow”
The Emergency Department at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital was in a continuous “Code Yellow” emergency status for more than five days this week. A code yellow is an internal emergency that...
Call for State Government to urgently provide certainty for regional communities amid REX Airlines uncertainty
The State Government needs to develop a comprehensive contingency plan to ensure routes serviced by REX continue uninterrupted in the event of the airline’s services ceasing, according to Merome...
WA Liberals Will Streamline Environmental Approvals to Unleash Investment
A WA Liberal Government will streamline the environmental approvals process to get the State Government out of the way, and let industry do what it does best: innovate for the future and create...
Record-breaking petition shows need for further consultation
With more than 32,000 Western Australians having signed a petition expressing concerns about provisions within the Cook Government’s Firearms Bill as well as the lack of public consultation, Shadow...
Western Australians can have their say on iconic Horizontal Falls closure
Western Australians now have an opportunity to register their opposition to the Cook Labor Government’s decision to lock the public out of the iconic Horizontal Falls in the Kimberley. Shadow...