HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [1.09 pm]: I move — That this house —
(a) expresses its grave concern about growing rates of homelessness in Western Australia;
(b) recognises that the WA Labor government’s initiatives and announcements to date are wholly insufficient to address this crisis; and
HON CHARLES SMITH (East Metropolitan) [1.10 pm]: I move — That this house —
(a) acknowledges the current deficiency in community consultation and the absence of third party appeal rights in planning and development processes and decisions during the COVID-19 emergency period; and
(b) notes the consequential erosion of Western Australia’s democracy.
Comments and speeches by various members
