Premier Mark McGowan has refused to join the Leader of The Nationals WA and the Leader of the Opposition in a show of bipartisan support for a change in the GST distribution formula. Leader Mia Davies today presented the Premier with a letter addressed to Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten seeking an assurance that his…
The Nationals WA have slammed the Labor Government over its extraordinary lack of transparency and a culture of secrecy which is starving regional communities of information on decisions which affect their day-to-day lives. Leader Mia Davies said the Premier’s promise to provide a “gold standard” of transparency upon coming to Government was in tatters alongside…
The McGowan Government has refused to make public the terms of an agreement to privatise six camp schools across Western Australia, including regional facilities in Bridgetown, Dampier, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie and Pemberton. The Nationals WA today demanded the Government reveal the arrangements it is negotiating with Fairbridge WA to take over the camp schools, including agreed…
I am disappointed it has taken so many months for the investigation into Catherine Marriott’s complaint to be finalised. The fact there has been no real finding after all this time will no doubt act as a deterrent for anyone else with genuine complaints to come forward in future. I can only speak on behalf…
The Nationals WA have welcomed an $8.7 million commitment by the Federal Government to keep Moora Residential College open. Leader Mia Davies said today’s announcement ended nine months of uncertainty for students and families who have been abandoned by the State Labor Government. “Today is a great day for the people of Moora and the…
The Nationals WA will deliver a fully integrated education hub in Moora should the Party be successful in forming Government after the 2021 election. Leader Mia Davies announced the plan in Moora today, confirming The Nationals would fund a full refurbishment of Moora Residential College as well as build a K-12 community college and deliver…
The Nationals WA have ramped up pressure on Labor to use part proceeds from Mark McGowan’s new foreign buyers tax to reverse a suite of cruel education cuts. Less than a week after the Government voted down an amendment in the lower house, The Nationals today introduced the same amendment in the upper house which, if…
The McGowan Government has again baulked at the chance to provide a timeline for when Laverton can expect upgrades to the town’s hospital, despite the Health Minister admitting the facility is “sub-par”. Leader Mia Davies used Question Time this week to quiz the Health Minister when Labor would deliver on its pre-election promise to spend…
The Nationals WA have achieved an important milestone in a long-running battle to have the Commonwealth recognise that a Lyme-like disease exists in Australia and is placed on the notifiable disease register. A motion put forward by Leader Mia Davies at last weekend’s Nationals Federal Conference will see the Party insist that doctors who are…
The ignorance of Mark McGowan has again been laid bare after the Premier labelled Community Resource Centre employees “hacks” who did not earn their position. The Premier’s comments came after The Nationals questioned his Government’s decision to spend $38,000 of taxpayer money on a report which concluded that CRCs were vital community infrastructure in regional WA.…