Plan for Jobs

• Will create permanent and full-time jobs in schools and hospitals.
• Will keep WA jobs in WA.
• Will create 50,000 new jobs across a diverse range of industries.

• WA has the highest unemployment rate in Australia.
• 96,000 people are now unemployed in WA.
• The Liberals Skilled Migration Occupation List makes it is harder for local people to get local jobs.

Privatisation

• Will not privatise hospitals or schools. 
• Will not sell Western Power or Fremantle Port.
• Will work to bring essential health services back in house.

• Will continue to privatise hospitals and schools. 
• Will sell Western Power and Fremantle Port.

Schools   

• $381 million for public school infrastructure.
• $121 million for an extra 300 education assistants, 50 Aboriginal and Islander education officers and 120 teachers.

• $203 million worth of cuts from school budgets since 2014. 
• Cut jobs for more than 400 education assistants, 105 Aboriginal and Islander education officers and over 550 teaching positions.

Hospitals

• Urgent Care Clinics and Medihotels will free up hospital beds and provide flexible and family friendly medical services.
• Protective anti-stab vests for health and security staff.

• Cut 1,200 jobs from WA hospitals.
• Lead & asbestos contamination at PCH.
• Services removed from private operator Serco at FSH after patients put at risk.

Penalty Rates

• Will fight to protect penalty rates.

• Will act to cut to penalty rates.

TAFE & Apprenticeships 

• Will freeze TAFE fees for all courses over four years.
• Jobs for apprenticeships and trainees on every big State Government funded construction project.

• TAFE fees have increased by as much as 1050% under the Liberals.
• 25% decrease in the number of apprenticeships in 2015-16 alone. 

Transport

• A strong record in delivering on rail, including the Joondalup and Mandurah lines.
• METRONET will connect Perth’s suburbs with rail to solve our congestion crisis.
• A long list of broken public transport promises, including building Greenwood station and Ellenbrook railway and extending the railway to Clarkson.

• A long list of broken public transport promises, including building Greenwood station and Ellenbrook railway and extending the railway to Clarkson. 

The Economy 

• Labor will fix the budget black hole by diversifying the economy and using iron ore royalties to pay down the debt.
• WA’s state debt has increased from $4.96 billion to $33 billion under the Liberals, and will exceed $40 billion by mid-2020.

• WA’s state debt has increased from $4.96 billion to $33 billion under the Liberals, and will exceed $40 billion by mid-2020.

Aged Care

• Will fast track additional aged care facilities to free up public hospital beds and improve the quality of life for WA’s elderly.

• Demand for aged care beds outstrips supply.
• 150 people waiting in public hospitals for an aged care place.

Community Safety

• Will increase the number of 24hr police stations and extended hour police stations.
• Methamphetamine Action Plan focuses on prevention, protection & prosecution.
• Rising crime rates in WA has left many people no longer feeling safe in their communities.
• WA now has the highest rate of methamphetamine usage in the country.

• Rising crime rates in WA has left many people no longer feeling safe in their communities.
• WA now has the highest rate of methamphetamine usage in the country. 

Tourism

• Will invest $425 million in the tourism industry in Western Australia. 

• WA’s tourism funding has fallen behind the national average.