The WA election campaign is officially underway, with Labor focusing on families through a $650 million school upgrade pledge, while the Liberals prioritise health with a $24 million plan for at-home chemotherapy and hospital care. With the March 8 election locked in, tensions are rising—Premier Roger Cook has taken aim at the opposition, while protests disrupted star Liberal candidate Basil Zempilas' campaign launch. Key issues like health, housing, cost of living, and law and order are set to dominate the race.
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00:00A major milestone for families as school returns and for the government as the election campaign
00:14formally begins.
00:17The starter's pistol officially fired with a signature from the Governor locking in a
00:21March 8 election.
00:23Labor staying focused on families promising more than $650 million for a handful of new
00:28schools and upgrades to existing sites.
00:3150% of our schools are over 50 years old.
00:34It's important that they are renovated and we're doing that in a logical, rational manner.
00:40While the Liberals honed in on health, pledging $24 million to offer chemo at home for public
00:45hospital patients and expand hospital in the home programs.
00:49It's about providing more options for WA patients and providing chemotherapy in a home environment
00:57the comfort of home, surrounded by loved ones, as well as reducing the risks of infection.
01:04Even before the election officially kicked off inside Government House, the gloves were
01:09already coming off, the Premier ramping up his rhetoric against his opponents.
01:13WA might have the strongest economy in the nation, but we have the laziest Liberals in
01:18the nation and WA cannot risk the WA Liberals.
01:24Also not shying away from Labor protesting the campaign launch of star candidate Basil
01:29Zemplis, although he says he didn't know what was happening.
01:32This is an election campaign, right?
01:34There will be a bit of rough and tumble.
01:36I'm not focused on political point scoring, I'm focused on a better future for Western
01:41Australians, on health, on housing, on cost of living, on law and order.
01:46Issues certain to dominate the next month of campaigning.