Premier Mark McGowan has spent almost $1.5 million to employ 10 staff for a “jobs unit” which has so far delivered nothing but a website displaying outdated jobs figures. In February the Premier promised to create 150,000 new jobs in Western Australia by 2023 as part of the Government’s “Our Priorities” program. At the…
The McGowan Government’s latest wages offer to WA police officers has been deemed “a slap in the face” by The Nationals WA amid revelations it represents a $25 million pay cut in real terms. The Government recently tabled a pay offer which would have seen police receive a pay increase in line with the State…
Labor MPs who just three years ago raged against selling WA’s TAB not only supported the sale this week but torpedoed a better deal for industry. On Tuesday The Nationals WA moved an amendment in State Parliament which, if passed, would have seen the racing industry receive 100 per cent of the proceeds from the…
The Nationals WA have slammed the Attorney General for leaving the agricultural community vulnerable to continued attacks by animal activists as a result of ineffective bail conditions. Agriculture spokesperson Colin de Grussa accused the Attorney General of being “detached from reality” regarding his recent comments around bail conditions. “The Attorney General claims that ‘bail conditions…
The Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies has paid tribute to Party stalwart Hon Murray Criddle who was awarded a Medal in the General Division of the Order of Australia this week. Mr Criddle served four consecutive terms in Parliament from 1993 to 2008 as Member for the Agricultural Region in the Legislative Council. Ms Davies…
The Nationals WA health spokesman Martin Aldridge has used Men’s Health Week 2019 to call on the McGowan Government to invest more in programs helping arrest mental and physical health problems encountered by regional blokes. His call comes as the Regional Men’s Health Initiative (RMHI) faces an uncertain future after the McGowan Government’s recent Budget…
Central Wheatbelt MP Mia Davies has thrown her support behind a new police union campaign advocating for more recognition for West Australian officers. The campaign has been designed to show the community that police officers not only care for themselves and their colleagues but they care for the community and everyone in it. According to…
Central Wheatbelt MP Mia Davies has called on the McGowan Government to fast-track approval for a Westonia mine expansion or risk losing more local jobs. Ms Davies said more than 100 jobs across Merredin, Westonia, Mukinbudin, Nungarin, Bodallin, Burracoppin and Kellerberrin had already been lost due to delays in the granting of a clearing application…
The Nationals WA have expressed disappointment at Joel Fitzgibbon’s reappointment to the Opposition front bench today amid fears he wants to tear down WA’s crucial live export industry. With new Labor leader Anthony Albanese expected to reappoint Mr Fitzgibbon as Shadow Agriculture Minister as early as this weekend, the industry’s relief at a Coalition election…
The Nationals WA have welcomed the appointment of a new Coalition Ministry with four Nationals selected to senior Cabinet positions. The announcement comes after Michael McCormack was last week backed to continue as Federal leader of The Nationals and, consequentially, Deputy Prime Minister. State Deputy Leader Jacqui Boydell said Mr McCormack – who continues as…