The barriers for entry into the housing market for Western Australian first home buyers have never been higher.
The Cook Labor Government is the highest taxing Government on record, projected to rake in nearly $1 billion in stamp duty revenue, at the same time as Perth’s median property price has ballooned from $517,000 in 2021 to over $700,000 today.
As proud Liberals, we believe in the aspirations of working Western Australians, we believe in lower taxes and lowering the barriers to home ownership for West Australian first home buyers.
That’s why alongside my Deputy Leader, The Hon Steve Martin MLC, and Shadow Treasurer the Hon. Neil Thomson MLC, I announced our plan to slash stamp duty for Western Australian first home buyers.
My plan will see the stamp duty free threshold increase from the current $450,000 to $550,000 and the concession threshold will be moved from $600,000 to $700,000.
These changes mean that every year, 5,000 more Western Australian first homebuyers will be able to realize their dreams of home ownership.
A Mettam-Liberal Government will always be on the side of Western Australian first home buyers.
ELECTIVE SURGERY GUARANTEE TO CLEAR LABOR’S BACKLOG
The number of people on the elective surgery waitlist has increased significantly, rising from 19,000 in 2017 to over 30,000 by 2024.
This is, sadly, another disastrous outcome of Roger Cook’s health crisis that he has presided over as either Premier or Health Minister.
Every Western Australian on the waitlist represents a person enduring pain and discomfort, waiting for hip and knee replacements, breast removals, and critical eye and ear surgeries.
The longer the wait, the worse the conditions often become, exacerbating the pain and financial hardship of patients and growing the burden on the health system.
That’s why at the State Conference, I was proud to announce the WA Liberals' Elective Surgery Guarantee.
Our policy will guarantee every single Western Australian will get their surgery within the recommended clinical timeframe.
If a patient can’t get their much-needed surgery within the medically recommended timeframe in the public system, they will get their surgery in the private system, at no cost to them.
Our policy means that 10,000 additional surgeries will be performed within the first two years of a Mettam Liberal Government.
Those will be supported by a $100 million investment over four years, permanently undoing the Cook Labor Government’s mess.
Western Australians deserve a world-class health system that will deliver the care they require.
BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE
WA is the best state in the best country in the world. A state built on the visions of Sir David Brand, Sir Charles Court and on the legacies of Richard Court and Colin Barnett.
The best Western Australian governments are WA Liberal Governments.
WA Liberal Governments that have built our state into the economic powerhouse it is today.
In 2024, Western Australians are facing a cost-of-living crisis that is further amplified by a collapse in the capacity of our basic and essential services.
Instead of just investing in pet projects such as METRONET, a Mettam-Liberal Government will focus on getting back to basics:
Fixing our hospitals;
Cracking down on crime;
Lower living costs;
Building more homes; and
Restoring regional services.
That’s why, yesterday at State Conference I unveiled my priorities document detailing my plan for Building a Better Future in Western Australia.
Western Australians deserve a government with the right priorities.
A Mettam Liberal Government will deliver just that.
If you would like to read a copy of our ‘Building A Better Future’ document, you can get a copy here.