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Date
Subject
Type
14 May 2026🏛️Government performance—Question time
Government evades direct questions, leading to perceptions of degraded democracy and reduced accountability.
Motions
13 May 2026🧠Mental health—Listening Lounge program
Mental health support program funding questioned over decision to cease it.
Questions without notice
13 May 2026🌿Medicinal Cannabis and Safe Driving Working Group—Report
Questioning government status on received medicinal cannabis and safe driving safety report.
Questions without notice
13 May 2026🐺Dingoes
Investigating the classification and humane control of native dingoes versus declared pests.
Motions
12 May 2026🚗Medicinal Cannabis and Safe Driving Working Group
Inquiry into agencies reviewing the medicinal cannabis and safe driving report.
Questions without notice
7 May 2026🌿Medicinal Cannabis and Safe Driving Working Group
Government's consideration of medicinal cannabis and safe driving working group recommendations.
Questions without notice
7 May 2026🌿Biofuels
Western Australia's dependence on foreign oil and consumer price pressure addressed via biofuels.
Questions without notice
6 May 2026🏛️Law reform initiatives—Legislation
Government failing to deliver law reform initiatives and address critical recommendations for Western Australians.
Motions
6 May 2026🏠Public housing
Exposing the broken state housing system and long wait times for applicants.
Questions without notice
6 May 2026🌿Medicinal Cannabis and Safe Driving Working Group
Questioning government delays on medicinal cannabis and driving law amendments.
Questions without notice
5 May 2026🌿Cannabis-based products—Healthcare professional authorisation
Delays in amending regulations for prescribing cannabis-based products to adult patients.
Questions without notice
5 May 2026💰Treasurer's Advance Authorisation Bill 2026
Questioning the scale and transparency of additional government expenditure requests.
Bills
5 May 2026🌿Medicinal Cannabis and Safe Driving Working Group
Government inaction delays THC driving reform, causing patient suffering.
Questions without notice
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🌿Alcohol and cannabis use
Calls for government to address societal dangers of alcohol versus cannabis through regulatory frameworks.
Motions
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🔫Firearms—Transitional authority letters
Clarifying the number and status of transitional firearm authorities issued by WA Police.
Questions without notice

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