The WA Opposition is calling on the Cook Labor Government to start planning now for the future use of the King Edward Memorial Hospital site, with a focus on transitional aged care. With 366 elderly West Australians currently in hospital waiting for aged care support, the Cook Labor Government has failed to plan for the future needs of our health system. Retaining KEMH for public health use would help free up bed capacity, ease pressure on our hospitals and support older West

Beware the Coalition of voices wanting to tax our future energy security We live in genuinely interesting times when political movements such as One Nation, the Australian Greens and left-leaning Independents align on tax and energy policy. The origins of this populist alliance can be traced to the decision by Anthony Albanese and his loyal troop of Labor Senators to give life to an Australian Greens proposal for a Senate inquiry into the taxation of gas exports. The ce

Last weekend’s Federal Council marked an important moment for our Party, with Tony Abbott elected as our new Federal President. Tony is one of the great warriors of the Liberal cause. He led us back to government in 2013, stood up for mainstream Australians, and has never been afraid to fight for our values. At a time when Australia needs strength, conviction and clarity, Tony will be an outstanding Federal President. Federal Council was also an opportunity to chart our cou

Western Australians are paying more, waiting longer and finding it harder to get ahead under WA Labor. This month the Cook Labor Government handed down another State Budget backed by record revenue, booming royalties and billions in GST income, yet too many families are still struggling with housing, healthcare and the rising cost of living. Rarely have we seen a State Budget so roundly condemned for its recklessness and irresponsibility, with Shadow Treasurer Sandra Brewer

For more than two decades Bruce Donaldson was a loyal, shrewd and effective standard bearer for the Liberal Party in rural Western Australia, serving as MLC for the Agricultural Region for 16 years, as a shadow minister and as Whip in the Legislative Council from 2001 until 2009. Bruce Donaldson was born in Armadale in 1938 to a farming family and was educated locally and at Hale School before graduating from Narrogin Agricultural College. From 1956 he was a farmer and gra

Last Thursday, Angus Taylor delivered the Coalition’s Budget Reply - laying out a clear plan to restore Australians’ standard of living and protect our way of life after three difficult years under Labor. Australians know they are worse off. Families are paying more for groceries, electricity, insurance, rent and mortgages. Young Australians are being locked out of home ownership. Small businesses are struggling under rising costs and red tape. And hardworking Australians are

After heroic campaigning in Syria, Kokoda and Borneo in WWII, Bill Grayden set a record for campaigning and Parliamentary service, playing a major role in the Liberal state and federal victories in 1947/49 and as a stalwart MLA for South Perth for a further 37 years. Bill Grayden was born on 5th August 1920, son of a Gallipoli veteran and a grandson of Nat Harper, mine manager, leading businessman and a Liberal MLA 1910-14. After living in Victoria with his mother and ste

For the last year, the WA Liberal Parliamentary team have made it our priority to be out listening to communities across WA, and last week that took us to the Goldfields. Alongside the Hon. Phil Twiss MLC, the Hon. Neil Thomson MLC and Federal Member for O'Connor Rick Wilson MP, we travelled through Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Gwalia, Leonora and Laverton meeting with locals, businesses and community leaders to hear about the challenges and successes in their communities. At every st

On 12 May, the Albanese Government will hand down its fifth Budget. After four years in office, Australians are not asking for spin. They are not asking for excuses. They are asking a simple question: why are we worse off? Because that is the reality. Australians have experienced the worst decline in living standards in the developed world. Inflation remains higher here than in every major advanced economy. Interest rates have risen 14 times. And debt is racing towards $1 tr