❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Premier on why the Women's and Babies' Hospital project wasn't prioritised earlier despite increased asset investment. The Premier defends the government's health investment record and criticises the previous government's approach.
AnsweredQoN 632Legislative Assembly
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WOMEN'S AND
BABIES' HOSPITAL
632. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
The Premier has increased the asset
investment plan each year to a record $10 billion since COVID. Why was this
project not a priority and started earlier?
BABIES' HOSPITAL
632. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
The Premier has increased the asset
investment plan each year to a record $10 billion since COVID. Why was this
project not a priority and started earlier?
AnswerView source ↗
I want to thank the member opposite
for acknowledging the extraordinary investment we have provided to our health
services in Western Australia. We are very proud of the redevelopments that
occurred at Kalgoorlie Health Campus and right across our hospital system,
including Hedland Health Campus and Broome Hospital. One of the projects I am
most proud of is the new hospital at Newman, which is, quite frankly, a stunning
piece of country health infrastructure. The member opposite is right: we are
investing record amounts in our hospital system, and we must do it in a balanced
way. We know from looking at the former government that all it did was simply
push ahead with the popular idea of developing the children's hospital
at that site, despite the long-term blueprint to redevelop the women's
and babies' hospital there —
Several members interjected.
Mr R.H. COOK : It is like
having recalcitrant members of the public in the gallery. There is constant
noise from those opposite. That is the negativity we have learnt to get used to
from the opposition. It is negative and opposes everything that is proposed.
Opposition members do not come into this place with solutions; they simply come
in with negativity and, in doing so, demonstrate their chaotic and
dysfunctional nature.
for acknowledging the extraordinary investment we have provided to our health
services in Western Australia. We are very proud of the redevelopments that
occurred at Kalgoorlie Health Campus and right across our hospital system,
including Hedland Health Campus and Broome Hospital. One of the projects I am
most proud of is the new hospital at Newman, which is, quite frankly, a stunning
piece of country health infrastructure. The member opposite is right: we are
investing record amounts in our hospital system, and we must do it in a balanced
way. We know from looking at the former government that all it did was simply
push ahead with the popular idea of developing the children's hospital
at that site, despite the long-term blueprint to redevelop the women's
and babies' hospital there —
Several members interjected.
Mr R.H. COOK : It is like
having recalcitrant members of the public in the gallery. There is constant
noise from those opposite. That is the negativity we have learnt to get used to
from the opposition. It is negative and opposes everything that is proposed.
Opposition members do not come into this place with solutions; they simply come
in with negativity and, in doing so, demonstrate their chaotic and
dysfunctional nature.
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