Shadow Minister for Education Peter Rundle has raised concerns regarding growing anxieties from parents who want to know what Term One will look like when students go back to school at the end of January. Mr Rundle said families need reassurance about how schools will operate and whether public health measures will impact students, given…
The Opposition has condemned the Premier’s refusal to guarantee there will be a teacher in every classroom at the beginning of Term One next year. Shadow Education and Training Minister Peter Rundle used Question Time in Parliament to ask what the Government is doing to fix the looming teacher crisis in the State’s education system.…
Member for Roe Peter Rundle has called on the State Government to address the growing concerns from volunteer firefighters around the consequences of the Work, Health and Safety Act 2020. Mr Rundle used a Grievance in Parliament to ask the Minister for Emergency Services to provide clarity around the chain of responsibility and the liability…
Shadow Education and Training Minister Peter Rundle has expressed his disappointment in the Government’s refusal to address simple questions about WA’s critical teacher shortage. Mr Rundle said basic answers in Parliament could have helped alleviate concerns held by West Australian families around whether their child’s classroom will have a teacher at the start of school…
Shadow Minister for Racing and Gaming Peter Rundle has questioned the announcement by the Labor Government in Parliament to recommence the sale of the West Australian TAB. “The announcement by the Minister for Racing and Gaming has again thrown up more questions than answers when it comes to the sale of the TAB,” Mr Rundle…
Shadow Agriculture and Food Minister Colin de Grussa said the Premier’s response to questions in Parliament today proved he is ignorant of the plight of West Australian farmers who are facing worker shortages. Mr de Grussa said the Premier showed a complete lack of understanding which was proof he had been poorly briefed, if at…
Member for Roe and Shadow Minister for Education Peter Rundle MLA has welcomed the commitment made by the Minister for Transport to conduct a full inquiry into the current regulations and guidelines for School Bus Services (SBS). Mr Rundle said the service provided transport assistance to more than 26,000 students in Western Australia, all of…
The Member for Roe has urged the Labor Government to quickly and efficiently rollout a continuing supply of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) tests across the State’s health system that could save the lives of West Australian newborns. In a grievance during Parliament today, Peter Rundle said a Katanning mother had shared her devastating experience with…
The Opposition has urged the State Government to rollout vaccination opportunities for those attending agricultural shows across WA ahead of the major regional Field Days taking place over the next month. Opposition Leader Mia Davies said it was incumbent on the Premier to afford regional communities the same opportunities as those in metropolitan WA when…
Opinion piece by Shadow Minister for Education & Training and Member for Roe Peter Rundle MLA. Equity in education in WA is not a privilege. It is a right every student needs and deserves. Unfortunately, access to that right is a long way from ideal. Families across WA are faced with a raft of issues…