❓ Opposition questions the Cook Government's infrastructure spending priorities, contrasting it with perceived underinvestment in frontline services like healthcare. Premier defends the government's record on healthcare, cost of living relief, housing, and policing.
AnsweredQoN 810Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
COOK GOVERNMENT — INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
810. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
I
have a supplementary question. Can the Premier explain to the people of Western
Australia why billions of dollars are
available for long-term infrastructure projects, yet still we see a lack of
sufficient investment in frontline services that directly impact their
lives every day, including in hospital corridors —
The SPEAKER : That concludes
the question.
810. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
I
have a supplementary question. Can the Premier explain to the people of Western
Australia why billions of dollars are
available for long-term infrastructure projects, yet still we see a lack of
sufficient investment in frontline services that directly impact their
lives every day, including in hospital corridors —
The SPEAKER : That concludes
the question.
AnswerView source ↗
I think I dispatched the Leader of
the Liberal Party in my first answer, but she persisted with the supplementary question nevertheless. A total of $50 billion has
been spent on health care since 2021–22 and $12.8 billion this year alone. We have seen a significant improvement in the way health care is
recovering post the COVID pandemic—in fact, it is the best in the
nation. We know that the cost of living is a concern to Western Australians. We
have put $1 billion back in the pockets of Western Australians through over 20
different programs and initiatives the length and breadth of this state. We
will continue to make sure that we improve the situation for housing, which is
the reason I am delighted that today, property listings for October are the
highest property listings for October in a decade, including almost a 28 per cent
increase on October last year. We are seeing more housing stock come into the
market. We are seeing kernels of success—small, green shoots of success
starting to occur in the housing sector as
well. Of course, we invest heavily in our policing services with over 320 extra
cops on the beat in the last 12 months alone. We are supporting people
on the front line. We are creating jobs for Western Australians. We are setting
the economy up for the future through long-term, important, job-creating and
economy-building transport infrastructure.
the Liberal Party in my first answer, but she persisted with the supplementary question nevertheless. A total of $50 billion has
been spent on health care since 2021–22 and $12.8 billion this year alone. We have seen a significant improvement in the way health care is
recovering post the COVID pandemic—in fact, it is the best in the
nation. We know that the cost of living is a concern to Western Australians. We
have put $1 billion back in the pockets of Western Australians through over 20
different programs and initiatives the length and breadth of this state. We
will continue to make sure that we improve the situation for housing, which is
the reason I am delighted that today, property listings for October are the
highest property listings for October in a decade, including almost a 28 per cent
increase on October last year. We are seeing more housing stock come into the
market. We are seeing kernels of success—small, green shoots of success
starting to occur in the housing sector as
well. Of course, we invest heavily in our policing services with over 320 extra
cops on the beat in the last 12 months alone. We are supporting people
on the front line. We are creating jobs for Western Australians. We are setting
the economy up for the future through long-term, important, job-creating and
economy-building transport infrastructure.
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