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…
The Opposition has hit out at the Labor Government’s imperfect hotel quarantine system which now threatens to leave West Australians stranded in India unable to return home. Leader Mia Davies said Labor needed to stop dragging their feet and ensure the hotel quarantine system was properly managed following a series of systemic failures which placed…
Deputy Opposition Leader Shane Love and Shadow Agriculture Minister Colin de Grussa have called on the State and Federal Governments to provide support to cyclone impacted properties in the Mid West amid concerns much damage had yet to be reported. The Nationals WA visited Perenjori, Morawa, Northampton, Mingenew, Binnu and Three Springs last week to…
The State Opposition has labelled the Labor Government’s approach to Anzac Day services across Western Australia as “confusing and inconsistent” and said it was causing angst for veterans, families and communities. Shadow Minister for Veteran’s Affairs, Colin de Grussa MLC, said the lack of a consistent approach to event restrictions were frustrating for many community…
Shadow Minister for Regional Communications and Emergency Services, Hon Martin Aldridge MLC, is calling on the State Government to support a plan by The Nationals WA to boost mobile network resiliency in the aftermath of Cyclone Seroja. “Mobile communication in regional Western Australia is critical, especially during natural disasters or emergencies when the delivery of…
The Nationals WA and the WA Liberal Party have entered into a formal Alliance in Opposition bringing the Parties together to hold the re-elected Labor Government to account for the next four years. The Alliance Agreement (Agreement) was signed today by Nationals Leader Mia Davies MLA and Dr David Honey MLA, Leader of the WA…