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Date | Subject | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2026 | 🌿 | Alcohol and cannabis use Calls for government to address societal dangers of alcohol versus cannabis through regulatory frameworks. | Motions | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | 🌿 | Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Lawful Personal Use of Cannabis) Bill 2026 Introducing legislation for lawful personal use, cultivation, and gifting of cannabis while protecting minors. | Bills | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | ♀️ | Women's walk trail—Fremantle Cemetery Clarifying inconsistencies between public statements and parliamentary responses regarding a women's history trail. | Questions without notice | |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 🪦 | Women's walk trail—Fremantle Cemetery Protecting historical women's graves within Fremantle Cemetery from renewal programs. | Questions without notice | |
| 17 Mar 2026 | 🌿 | Hemp—Innovations Exploring opportunities and government support for hemp companies and its economic benefits. | Questions without notice | |
| 17 Mar 2026 | 😤 | Collie Coal (Griffin) Agreement Amendment Bill 2026 Critiques the government's disregard for environmental laws and its failure to ensure corporate accountability in mining rehabilitation. | Bills | |
| 12 Mar 2026 | 🛡️ | Public Order Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 Expresses concern that the Public Order Legislation Amendment Bill exacerbates societal problems by addressing symptoms rather than underlying causes. | Bills | |
| 12 Mar 2026 | 🔫 | Firearms—Transitional authority letters Clarifying the number and status of transitional firearm authorities issued by WA Police. | Questions without notice | |
| 11 Mar 2026 | 🚆 | East–west rail freight—Resilience Impact of east–west rail line closures on essential supplies and fuel in Western Australia. | Questions without notice | |
| 11 Mar 2026 | 🚬 | Tobacco Products Control Amendment Bill 2026 Opposing a sensible tobacco control bill due to doubts about its effectiveness in reducing smoking. | Statements | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 🚬 | Tobacco Products Control Amendment Bill 2026 Analysing a bill for tobacco product control with concerns about its effectiveness in reducing smoking and addressing underlying issues. | Bills | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 🦜 | WA pest parrot and cockatoo management strategy Inquiring about progress on the statewide pest parrot and cockatoo management strategy. | Questions without notice | |
| 24 Feb 2026 | 🌿 | Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Lawful Personal Use of Cannabis ) Bill 2026 Introduction of legislation for the lawful personal use of cannabis. | Bills | |
| 24 Feb 2026 | 🐧 | Little Penguin Advisory Group—Report Inquiring about the Little Penguin Advisory Group's final report and its public release. | Questions without notice | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | 🧠 | Cannabis—Autism Exploring cannabis use in autistic adults and the potential for new treatments. | Questions without notice | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | ⛏️ | State Development Bill 2025 Expresses concern that the bill could lead to significant harm and exploitation by external powers. | Bills | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | 🤝 | Complimentary remarks Acknowledging and thanking colleagues, staff, and the functional aspects of Parliament for a successful year. | Statements | |
| 10 Dec 2025 | 👩⚕️ | Health—Nurses—Training Inquiring about nursing training places, course costs, and plans for increasing availability in Western Australia. | Questions without notice | |
| 10 Dec 2025 | 🏥 | State economy—Migration Analysing mass immigration's impact on health, housing, and societal fragility due to institutional failures. | Motions | |
| 9 Dec 2025 | 🧪 | Cannabis Exploring cannabis purity concerns and effects of decriminalisation policies. | Questions without notice |
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