Today the Western Australian Premier, Mark McGowan announced that from 12.01am on Saturday, February 5, interstate and international travellers will be able to travel to WA without needing to quarantine. This is in line with the Premier’s announcement last month that WA’s border will ease when the state reaches 90% double dosed. The Premier has confirmed that… Continue reading WA to proceed with Safe Transition Plan
Category: Western Australia
Western Australia’s Sectoral Emissions Reduction Strategies (SERS) Roadmap
On Thursday, 2 December 2021 Western Australia Minister for Climate Action Amber-Jade Sanderson launched the State Government’s roadmap to develop sectoral emissions reduction strategies, ‘Shaping Western Australia’s low‑carbon future’. The development of these strategies is a core election commitment of the McGowan Government’s climate policy to transition the WA economy to net zero emissions by… Continue reading Western Australia’s Sectoral Emissions Reduction Strategies (SERS) Roadmap
Western Australian Electoral Equality Bill
On 15 September 2021, Western Australian (WA) Premier Mark McGowan, and Attorney General and Minister for Electoral Affairs John Quigley, announced the introduction of an Electoral Equality Bill. The Bill, if passed, will make the WA upper house a whole State electorate, abolishing group voting tickets. The Bill follows the tabling of a final report… Continue reading Western Australian Electoral Equality Bill
Western Australian Budget 2021-22
On 9 September 2021, Western Australian (WA) Premier and Treasurer Mark McGowan delivered the 2021-22 WA State Budget. This is the fifth state budget McGowan has delivered and the first since he took on the portfolio of Treasurer. The WA Premier attributed much of the State’s success to its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Budget… Continue reading Western Australian Budget 2021-22
Western Australian Economic Response
On 5 September 2021, Western Australian (WA) Premier Mark McGowan and his Cabinet committed a further $1 billion of additional support in the 2021-22 State Budget, to be handed down on Thursday 9 September 2021. To date, almost $9 billion has been committed towards the State’s COVID-19 response and recovery. In addition to this announcement,… Continue reading Western Australian Economic Response