Education

Consideration of Tabled Papers

Resumed from 21 October on the following motion moved by Hon Stephen Dawson (Minister for Environment) —

That pursuant to standing order 69(1), the Legislative Council take note of tabled papers 4389A–D (budget papers 2020–21) laid upon the table of the house on Thursday, 8 October 2020.

Comments and speeches by various members

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