Almost half of all midwifery positions advertised at country West Australian hospitals last year went unfilled, leaving pregnant women and newborn babies vulnerable. The McGowan Government was unable to attract a single midwife to major regional centres Esperance, Carnarvon, Narrogin and Kununurra over the last 12 months despite ten positions being advertised in those locations…
Lead Senate candidate Nick Fardell has called for the fringe benefits tax (FBT) to be suspended for a decade to allow the Goldfields to recover from the damage of fly-in, fly-out work practices. Mr Fardell urged businesses and residents to make a stand against the “insidious” FBT at a Productivity Commission forum in Kalgoorlie-Boulder on…
The Nationals WA will make entry to Albany’s National Anzac Centre free for all visitors if elected on May 18. Senate candidate Nick Fardell and candidate for O’Connor John Hassell announced the commitment in Albany this week. Mr Fardell said reducing the barrier to entry would help local residents and visitors from interstate and abroad…
In light of the recent RAC Risky Roads Survey results, The Nationals WA spokesperson for Road Safety Hon Martin Aldridge MLC is urging motorists to take action to ensure they don’t become a road safety statistic. The RAC’s regional results has marked a number of risky roads within the Agricultural Region including; the Indian Ocean…
The McGowan Government’s last minute decision to continue the Enhanced Prescribed Burning Program has been welcomed by The Nationals WA. Member for Warren Blackwood Terry Redman said funding for the program appeared to have gone up in smoke until The Nationals put considerable pressure on the Labor Government. “Funding was set to run out on…
Nationals Senate candidate Nick Fardell and Member for the Agricultural Region Hon Martin Aldridge MLC have welcomed improved mobile phone coverage and more reliable communications in Western Australia by the Federal Government. “Under round four of the Mobile Black Spot Program (MBSP) 26 new mobile base stations will be delivered in regional and remote Western…
Moore MP Shane Love MLA has lodged a Parliamentary petition calling on the Energy Minister to take whatever action is necessary to ensure the delivery of reliable power to businesses and residents in the Mid West. Tabling two petitions on April 10 with 448 signatures relating to power in the Mid West and more specifically…
The Nationals WA have criticised the McGowan Labor Government for retreating from a previous commitment to review drone legislation in Western Australia. Agricultural spokesperson Colin de Grussa raised the issue of drone laws during Question Time this week in response to concerns around the use of drones to support criminal activities in regional areas, and…
The Nationals WA are demanding an explanation from the Racing and Gaming Minister after all five members of the Thoroughbred Racing Committee (TRC) resigned en masse. Racing and gaming spokesperson Colin Holt said the concerning development came at a precarious time for the industry as the Government ambled toward introducing enabling legislation into Parliament for…
As Parliament prepares to debate legislation regarding end of life choices, Moore MP Shane Love MLA has demanded the McGowan Labor Government make adequate palliative care available to all Western Australians, no matter where they live. Mr Love said it was necessary to urgently address the absence of palliative care options in regional WA while…