Premier Mark McGowan told a business breakfast that any political party which tried to change the current distribution of GST arrangement would suffer dire consequences in Western Australia.
By continuing the $400 electricity bill credit for a third year in a row,Mark McGowan has again crafted a budget that literally has “something for everyone”.
Premier Mark McGowan has used this year’s budget to tackle the issues for which his government has copped the most heat.
Premier Mark McGowan has announced a $715 million cost of living package to help struggling WA households and businesses.
It was supposed to cost $2.3 billion. But a special deal to help Western Australia is now on track to cost federal taxpayers $30 billion.
The Premier said he was positioning WA’s public health system for the future by adding more beds,improving patient flow,and upgrading digital systems. The spend comes after years of criticism of his handling of the health system.
The money will take the social housing investment fund to $2.6 billion and see 700 extra homes built on top of the 3300 already announced.
UWA Professor Karen Simmer says the government’s decision to take the hospital from the QEII medical precinct to Fiona Stanley Hospital is dangerous.
Privately owned WA firm Perdaman has won the backing of a US investor to start building a urea plant large enough to supply almost all of Australia’s needs.
Public transport will be free for all WA SmartRider holders on the first Sunday of each month in a state budget boon that also includes a new fleet of electric buses.
Analysts have warned that West Australian Premier Mark McGowan could be falling into an old trap by getting close to China.