The Nationals WA have prosecuted an argument for more than two years that the legacy State Agreements which govern our State’s two biggest iron ore miners — BHP and Rio Tinto — no longer deliver a commensurate benefit to the people of WA for the sale of their precious and finite resource. Like most West…
The Nationals WA have pointed to the McGowan Government’s pillaging of Royalties for Regions to pay for core government services as a key reason why the town of Collie is now being described by media as “on its knees”. Leader Mia Davies said the McGowan Government had effectively cut $1 billion of Royalties for Regions…
The Nationals WA have accused the Education Minister of “papering over the cracks” at Hedland Senior High School after allocating just $500,000 to fix a litany of infrastructure issues at the South Hedland campus. Education spokesperson Peter Rundle brought attention to the problems facing Hedland SHS last year when he publicly detailed the findings of…
Community Resource Centres across regional WA will be forced to fight to retain training funds under a perverse new system orchestrated by the McGowan Government. Labor’s $2 million Regional Traineeship Program will pit more than 100 CRCs – and 22 eligible local governments – against one another to win funding of up to $30,000. Leader…
The Nationals WA have condemned the latest attempt by vigilante animal activists to harass and intimidate West Australian farmers. Leader Mia Davies said the publication of an “attack map” listing the locations and contact details of farmers was an invasion of privacy and potentially putting the safety of individuals at risk. Ms Davies said bio-security…
The Nationals WA have again called on the McGowan Government to hold a Parliamentary inquiry into legacy State Agreements amid allegations BHP owes taxpayers up to $300 million in unpaid royalties. The Nationals have made repeated calls for State Parliament’s Economics and Industry Standing Committee to hold an inquiry, all of which have been rejected…
The Nationals WA have criticised the McGowan Government for its shambolic consultation process as Labor pushes ahead with plans to seize a stake in the Western Rock Lobster Fishery. Leader Mia Davies yesterday joined fisheries spokesperson Colin de Grussa and fellow Nationals MPs at the Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative to discuss the impact of the State…
The Nationals WA have condemned a McGowan Government decision to funnel the entire windfall from the sale of a taxpayer asset into a pet Perth project ahead of essential services under pressure in regional WA. Treasurer Ben Wyatt today revealed that 100 per cent of the $185 million the State banked through the sale of…
The findings of a fresh report into the impact of FIFO on mental health provides a compelling reason for resource companies to shift towards residential workforces, according to The Nationals WA. Released today, the report was commissioned by the Mental Health Commission and led by Curtin University’s Centre for Transformative Work Design. Leader Mia Davies said the…
Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has again snubbed regional Western Australia by refusing to venture outside of Perth on his latest visit to the State. In WA last week for the sixth time this year, Mr Shorten again thumbed his nose at regional West Australians by limiting himself to marginal electorates in the city and…