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…
DetailsThe 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.…
DetailsThe McGowan Government’s decision to slash CRC funding would have resulted in the closure of centres across regional WA, a review has found. The Minister for Regional Development tabled a report containing the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s review of the Community Resource Centre network yesterday under questioning from Nationals Deputy Leader Jacqui…
DetailsThe Nationals WA have hailed the McGowan Government’s decision to reverse its funding cuts to Western Australia’s Community Resource Centre (CRC) network. “This is a win for regional communities and testament to the resilience of regional people,” Leader Mia Davies said. “This is a win for every person who took the time to sign a…
DetailsThe Nationals WA are demanding Education Minister Sue Ellery reverse her decision to close Moora Residential College in light of her latest backflip. The Minister this week granted an application for Bunbury Baptist College to reopen an existing education facility in Dalyellup, despite rejecting the move just days prior. Ms Ellery’s attributed her most recent…
DetailsThis statement was provided exclusively to the Farm Weekly following the live export meeting in Katanning on 20 July 2018. I have an abiding and deep respect for anyone that makes a living off the land. Farming is in my blood, and while I am not a farmer, my connection to agriculture runs deep on…
DetailsThe McGowan Government must convince its Labor colleagues in Canberra and other states to support the proposed GST overhaul or risk WA’s share remaining in the doldrums. The Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies today welcomed the Federal Government’s proposal for Western Australia to receive an extra $4.7 billion of GST over the next eight years…
DetailsThe Nationals WA have called on Alannah MacTiernan to resign as Minister for Agriculture and Food. Leader Mia Davies moved a motion in Parliament late on Thursday calling for the Minister to step down, saying she had lost the confidence of the sector. “While the agricultural sector is pragmatic and willing to work with whoever…
DetailsThe Nationals WA have taken the Karratha community’s fight against a new 700-bed FIFO camp to the floor of State Parliament. Leader Mia Davies moved a motion in the Legislative Assembly this evening to condemn the McGowan Government for rubber-stamping Woodside’s proposal to build a camp at Bay Village against the community’s wishes. A City…
DetailsThe Nationals WA fear Karratha will be reduced to a FIFO outpost after Mark McGowan buckled to Woodside’s demands for a new 700-bed camp in the Pilbara town. Leader Mia Davies said the Premier had punched a significant hole in Karratha’s aspirations to be Western Australia’s first true city of the north. “The message the…
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