❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses excess mortality rates in Western Australia following a BMJ Public Health article. The Minister for Health confirms examination and briefing but denies persistent high excess mortality and declines to commission an investigation.
AnsweredQoN 801Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
MORTALITY RATE
801. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the BMJ Public
Health article published on 3 June 2024 that examined excess mortality
across the western world since the COVID-19 pandemic and found —
Excess mortality has remained high in
the Western World for three consecutive years, despite the implementation of
containment measures and COVID-19 vaccines.
(1) Has the Chief
Health Officer or another senior officer examined this issue for our state?
(2) Has excess
mortality also remained high in Western Australia for three consecutive years?
(3) Has the
minister or the director general been briefed on this issue?
(4) Will the
minister or the director general commission an investigation into the
underlying causes of persistent excess mortality rates as recommended by the BMJ article's researchers?
801. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the BMJ Public
Health article published on 3 June 2024 that examined excess mortality
across the western world since the COVID-19 pandemic and found —
Excess mortality has remained high in
the Western World for three consecutive years, despite the implementation of
containment measures and COVID-19 vaccines.
(1) Has the Chief
Health Officer or another senior officer examined this issue for our state?
(2) Has excess
mortality also remained high in Western Australia for three consecutive years?
(3) Has the
minister or the director general been briefed on this issue?
(4) Will the
minister or the director general commission an investigation into the
underlying causes of persistent excess mortality rates as recommended by the BMJ article's researchers?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the
Minister for Health.
(1) Yes.
(2) No.
(3) Yes.
(4) No.
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the
Minister for Health.
(1) Yes.
(2) No.
(3) Yes.
(4) No.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.