WA Labor deny housing crisis, claim economic boom
The Greens (WA ) have slammed the WA Labor’s Housing Minister for callous remarks made yesterday denying the housing crisis. In an interview on ABC WA Drive yesterday, Housing Minister Peter Tinley denied the housing crisis and instead tried to pass it off as an “economic boom”. “These comments are cruel, callous and symptomatic of…
Read MorePremier refuses to use political capital to protect renters
Thousands of Western Australians are facing eviction into homelessness due to affordable housing shortages and a lack of renters’ rights. And despite a $3.1 billion surplus the WA Labor Government refuses to address the issue, says The Greens spokesperson for Housing Tim Clifford MLC. With the current COVID-19 protections for renters set to end just…
Read MoreGas-led recovery highly irresponsible amid major job cuts
The thousands of jobs cut by the gas industry during the COVID-19 pandemic is further proof that The Liberals and Labor’s push for a gas-led recovery is completely irresponsible. “The gas industry has made it abundantly clear that neither workers nor the environment matters when it comes to profit,” said The Greens spokesperson for Climate…
Read MoreWA Labor’s cleaner, greener jobs future is misleading
WA Labor’s claim of creating a cleaner, greener jobs future for WA is a farce, says The Greens spokesperson for Climate Change Tim Clifford MLC. In response to growing pressure from The Greens, community and even other political parties, WA Labor has released a handful of feeble commitments in an attempt to greenwash their inaction…
Read MoreWA surplus must fund housing shortfall: The Greens
Western Australia’s budget surplus must be used to fund social and affordable housing said The Greens (WA) spokesperson for housing Tim Clifford. “How is it that WA has $3 billion surplus in government coffers yet almost 25,000 Western Australians are waiting 2 years for access to social housing?” said Mr Clifford. “How can a state…
Read MoreBOM report stresses need for WA climate plan with 2019 and 2020 hottest on record
Today’s release of the BOM annual climate statement amid emergency-level bushfires and fears of yet another catastrophic fires season reinforced the dire need for a comprehensive state-based climate policy, says The Greens (WA) spokesperson for climate change Tim Clifford. “Unprecedented weather and climate records are rapidly becoming the norm yet WA is still without a…
Read MoreThe Greens climate vision creates state of abundance
The Greens (WA) have today released their climate policy for the 2021 WA State Election. With a critical focus on repowering the state with renewable energy, taking advantage of the opportunities in the zero-carbon transition, regenerating the state’s diverse natural environment, and phasing-out fossil fuels, The Greens (WA) will transform Western Australia into the renewable…
Read MoreTax polluters not EVs
While the rest of the world is offering incentives to purchase electric vehicles, Labor and Liberal states across Australia are set to become the first governments in the world to tax electric vehicles specifically, with the McGowan Government unable to rule out if they will follow suit. The South Australian, New South Wales and Victorian…
Read MoreEPA revised guidelines a win for industry not community
“The EPA’s revised guidelines are in complete opposition to the action that WA needs to be taking on the climate crisis. “Rather than require all new and expanding projects to fully offset emissions, the revised guidelines have fallen in line with the McGowan Government’s greenhouse gas policy which fails to set any hard targets for…
Read MoreEPA backdown on greenhouse gas guidelines
“Though I am yet to see the revised guidelines, today’s article is highly concerning,” Mr Clifford said. “The EPA greenhouse gas guidelines were originally published to ensure WA’s environment is adequately protected, and to reflect contemporary science. “If the EPA does align its revised guidelines with the McGowan Government’s shameful and ineffective aspirational greenhouse gas…
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