Design constraints mean portable isolation rooms purchased by the State Government to protect regional hospitals and communities from COVID-19 may not be functional. Shadow Minister for Regional Health Martin Aldridge said he was shocked after questioning in Parliament revealed the SafeSpear portable isolation equipment deployed by the Health Department to Geraldton Regional Hospital was unusable.…
‘Not on our Agenda’ – the words repeated ad nauseam by Premier McGowan and Labor in relation to electoral reform prior to the March State election, which ultimately resulted in Labor’s total control of both houses of Parliament. And yet, within weeks of the election, the new Minister for Electoral Affairs John Quigley was quick…
The State Budget this week confirmed what all predicted – a massive cash surplus off the back of a strong iron ore price and a guaranteed GST return from Canberra. Shadow Minister for Regional Health and Road Safety Martin Aldridge called on Labor to stop patting itself on the back and get on with fixing…
The Minister for Police has today rejected calls from the Opposition to improve the transparency of the G2G application process following questions in the Parliament. Opposition Leader Mia Davies called on Labor to explain why G2G pass applications made by West Australians complying with entry requirements were being rejected multiple times. “The Minister for Police…
The Opposition has called on the Labor Government to think outside the box to improve the COVID-19 vaccination rate in Western Australia’s remote communities. Opposition Leader Mia Davies said recent figures showing that WA had some of the lowest Indigenous vaccination rates in the nation were of significant concern. “We know there is hesitancy about…
Shadow Regional Health Minister Martin Aldridge has accused the State Government of leaving communities in the State’s north behind in the vaccine rollout and called for an urgent plan to address the dangerously low vaccination rates. Mr Aldridge said the Pilbara and Kimberley regions had the lowest vaccination uptake not only in WA, but in…
Shadow Minister for Regional Health Martin Aldridge has called on the Health Minister to stop the spin and listen to the concerns of WA’s front-line health workers following the release of the annual ‘Your Voice in Health’ staff survey. Mr Aldridge said no amount of political curvature could mask the negative findings from the survey.…
The Opposition has called on the Health Minister to explain why dozens of hotel quarantine workers are not fully vaccinated, over three months after the Government’s mandatory vaccination deadline. Shadow Regional Health Minister Martin Aldridge said the admission that over 60 hotel quarantine workers were yet to receive their second vaccination was a gaping hole…
The Opposition has called on the Health Minister to explain why dozens of hotel quarantine workers are not fully vaccinated over three months after the Government’s mandatory vaccination deadline. Shadow Regional Health Minister Martin Aldridge said the admission that over 60 hotel quarantine workers were yet to receive their second vaccination was a gaping hole…
The Opposition has welcomed the record $104 million disaster recovery package being made available to communities impacted by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seroja, jointly funded by the State and Federal Government. Opposition Leader Mia Davies said the recovery package was much needed given the communities impacted were still reeling from the most significant natural disaster WA had seen in recent years. “It has been more than 100…