The Opposition has demanded answers from the Labor Government after revelations today multiple hotel quarantine workers continued to work in second jobs. Leader Mia Davies said the Premier and Health Minister needed to urgently explain what oversight existed to ensure employees were complying with Labor’s second jobs ban. “Given the safety of WA communities relies…
Member for Moore Shane Love has expressed concern that Labor hasn’t learnt from its previous decision to permanently decommission the Mungarra gas power plant which would have left Mid West communities even more vulnerable in the wake of tropical cyclone Seroja. Member for Moore Shane Love said the State Government still refused to concede their…
Shadow Minister for Emergency Services and Member for the Agricultural Region Hon Martin Aldridge MLC yesterday expressed his gratitude for all those who selflessly supported regional communities during recent disastrous events. “In the first four months of 2021, regional communities faced devastating weather events – Tropical Cyclone Seroja, the Wooroloo bushfires and a number of…
The Opposition has labelled the Labor Government’s push to fast-track electoral reform as “misleading and disenfranchising” for regional voters and proof the Government has its priorities out of order. Leader Mia Davies said after being elected on a platform of keeping WA safe from COVID, the Premier and Health Minister had consistently failed to deliver.…
The Opposition has slammed the McGowan Government for misleading the public on electoral reform in the wake of today’s announcement on changes planned for the State’s electoral system. “This is the first example of overreach by the McGowan Government, who clearly have no intention of being careful or cautious with their massive majority,” Opposition Leader…
On the first day of the 41st Parliament the Opposition called on the Labor Government to admit they ignored expert advice and forced millions of West Australians into a costly and avoidable lockdown on the Anzac long weekend. Opposition Leader Mia Davies took aim at the Government’s constant deflections and “passing the buck” mentality. “More…
The Opposition says the public release of the Glossop Report into hotel ventilation risks today confirmed the snap lockdown could have been avoided if the Government had acted on the report’s recommendations. Leader Mia Davies said the report identified six hotels, including the Mercure Hotel, as being at risk of COVID airborne transmission due to…
The Opposition has called on the State and Federal Governments to quit batting the issue of quarantine between them like a game of political ping-pong and address the challenges of managing the pandemic. Leader Mia Davies said no Australian benefitted from the to-ing and fro-ing and the nation needed co-operation and a methodical and pragmatic…
The State Opposition has urgently called on the McGowan Government to immediately provide correct information and advice on Perth and Peel residents visiting the regions during the current snap-lockdown. Opposition Leader Mia Davies said the Minister for Health had added confusion to the already chaotic mismanagement of the latest COVID-19 outbreak making comments that were…
The State Opposition has said the Labor Government’s failure to address systemic gaps in WA’s hotel quarantine system has directly contributed to the snap-lockdown and the spread of COVID-19. Opposition Leader Mia Davies said the Mercure Hotel had been identified as needing improvements in early April. “The Government knew in early April that the Mercure…