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IT’S TIME TO MAKE HEALTH THE TOP PRIORITY
There is no more fundamental responsibility of any government than to care for the sick, the injured and the dying - and to ensure our...

Basil Zempilas MLA
Aug 4, 20252 min read


WA LIBERALS’ LISTENING TOUR CONTINUES
Over the past two weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to spend valuable time on the WA Liberals Listening Tour, talking...

Basil Zempilas MLA
Jul 21, 20252 min read


LABOR'S BUDGET: WRONG PRIORITIES, NO TRANSPARENCY
Last week, the Opposition had our first opportunity to interrogate the Cook Labor Government’s 2025-26 State Budget through the Estimates...

Basil Zempilas MLA
Jul 7, 20252 min read


BUDGET LEAVES TOO MANY BEHIND
Last week’s State Budget was a budget of missed opportunities, misplaced priorities, and more pain for those already doing it tough. It...

Basil Zempilas MLA
Jun 23, 20252 min read


THE LIBERALS LISTENING TOUR IN FULL SWING
Last week I headed to the Pilbara as part of the WA Liberals’ listening tour. On the trip I was joined by my parliamentary colleague Hon...

Basil Zempilas MLA
Jun 9, 20252 min read


STANDING WITH WESTERN AUSTRALIANS
The Labor Government is showing contempt and arrogance on the issues that matter. In just nine full sitting days so far, and with an...

Basil Zempilas MLA
May 26, 20252 min read


WA LABOR’S GOLD STANDARD SPIN TAKES CENTRE STAGE
Remember when the WA Labor Government promised West Australians “gold standard transparency”. Just last week WA Labor’s “gold standard...

Basil Zempilas MLA
Apr 29, 20252 min read


PARLIAMENT RETURNS
Last week the 42nd Parliament was officially opened by the Governor, His Excellency the Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM. As the Leader of...

Basil Zempilas MLA
Apr 14, 20252 min read


THE ROAD TO 2029 STARTS NOW
Last week I was honored to be elected leader of the WA Liberal party by my parliamentary colleagues alongside my deputy, Libby Mettam....

Basil Zempilas MLA
Mar 31, 20252 min read


A MESSAGE FROM THE WA LIBERAL LEADER
Thank you to all our WA Liberal Party candidates, staff, and volunteers who put their trust in us at last Saturday’s election. To our...

Libby Mettam MLA
Mar 17, 20252 min read


WA IS READY FOR CHANGE
Over the past week or so, over one hundred thousand Western Australians have cast their ballots and many of them are saying the same...

Libby Mettam MLA
Mar 4, 20252 min read


OUR COMMITMENT TO RESTORING OUR HEALTH SYSTEM
After eight years of WA Labor, Western Australia’s health system has collapsed, leaving record numbers of Western Australians stuck in...

Libby Mettam MLA
Feb 17, 20252 min read


OUR PLAN TO SLASH PAYROLL TAX
Under Roger Cook’s cost of living crisis, small businesses across Western Australia are suffering with rising costs and taxes that are...

Libby Mettam MLA
Feb 3, 20253 min read


FIXING WA’S HOUSING CRISIS
Homeownership is in the Liberal Party’s DNA. We believe every Western Australian deserves a fair shot at starting their home ownership...

Libby Mettam MLA
Dec 16, 20243 min read


ENDING LABOR’S SECRET ENERGY TAX
WA Labor promised no new taxes or increases on taxes in the lead up to the 2017 election. That was a lie. They almost doubled the cost of...

Libby Mettam MLA
Dec 2, 20242 min read


BACKING OUR POLICE
Western Australians deserve to feel safe in their own homes, but increasingly few do. Since Labor came to power, family-related assaults...

Libby Mettam MLA
Nov 18, 20242 min read


UNLOCKING 100,000 NEW HOMES
Home ownership is in the Liberal Party’s DNA, it is a stable economic foundation for families that allows them to prosper and build...

Libby Mettam MLA
Nov 4, 20243 min read


GETTING MORE WEST AUSTRALIANS INTO HOMES OF THEIR OWN
The barriers for entry into the housing market for Western Australian first home buyers have never been higher. The Cook Labor...

Libby Mettam MLA
Oct 21, 20243 min read


WORST EVER SEPTEMBER RAMPING
September 2024 marks the worst September of ramping since records began. According to St John Ambulance, WA patients spent nearly 6,000...

Libby Mettam MLA
Oct 7, 20242 min read


UPDATE ON RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Recently, I announced that a Mettam Liberal Government will deliver the Regional Health Development Initiative and a properly funded...

Libby Mettam MLA
Sep 24, 20243 min read
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