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Amy’s husband, Ava, Chloe & Anthony’s dad▪️Leader of the Opposition, Leader @liberalswa▪️Member for Churchlands
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Basil Zempilas: The State Government is running out of time to fix it’s failures Original

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By Basil Zempilas Verified
| The West Australian Verified
1. The winter break is upon us again at the Parliament of Western Australia, somehow lower house MP’s have seven weeks away from the chamber. Don’t shoot the messenger as they say, the Government organise the schedule – and this year we have just 17 weeks all-up, the fewest in a non-election year this century. Fewer sitting weeks means fewer questions, fewer answers and less scrutiny. Just how this State Government likes it. 2.
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Basil Zempilas 10 Things: Health, cost transparency and an open mind on One Nation Original

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By Basil Zempilas Verified
| The West Australian Verified
“What would you do?” It’s a common question when you’re in Opposition. This week at The West’s Leadership Matters event I was pleased be able to lay out some of our plans. 1. A Liberal-National government will build a new hospital in Yanchep. Work would begin in our first term. The new public hospital, to be built for around $600 million and fully-costed before the election, will be the first stage of a broader Yanchep Health Campus. It’s time to get on with it. 2.
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Basil Zempilas 10 Things: Society damaged when public health system fails this badly Original

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By Basil Zempilas Verified
| The West Australian Verified
1. This is a top 10 I wish I didn’t have to write. Ten points which tell you Roger Cook and WA Labor have lost control of our public health system. Even before the winter surge, ambulance ramping for the month of May hit an all-time record. For 5383 hours, West Australians were in the back of an ambulance or on a trolley in an ED corridor – instead of being accepted into hospital.
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