Housing and law and order dominated the campaign trial today with the state election now less than three weeks away. Labor promised to introduce a new home loan scheme for university graduates and apprentices while the Liberals vowed to name and shame criminals on the run.
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00:00Watching a sketch come to life has been a major milestone for this young couple new to Perth.
00:08It's ridiculously expensive to get into your first home and just in general trying to pay rent with what they ask for in Canberra and save up for a house.
00:16WA Labor today promising to help more first home buyers, announcing $210 million towards a new shared equity scheme through Keystart if re-elected.
00:27This means West Aussies on a lower income can get a new apartment, pay less upfront costs and pay less on their mortgage repayments.
00:35This will put home ownership within the reach of thousands of West Australians.
00:40The Government says the investment would deliver up to 1,000 new apartments and townhouses.
00:46It would take out an equity share in any purchase of up to 35%.
00:51The Government-owned Keystart initiative offers low deposit home loans but charges a higher interest rate.
00:58Two new loans have been promised, one targeting graduates and apprentices, another for the delivery of modular homes in regional WA.
01:07Everything you see here today is about enabling more young West Australians to own their first home.
01:16The Liberals continue to focus on law and order, promising tough action within their first 100 days.
01:22We will strengthen the Sentencing Act, the Prisoners Review Board and we will ensure that we will name and shame criminals that are on the run.
01:35For two years the Cook Labor Government have had the opportunity to name and shame every single convicted offender the subject of a return to prison warrant.
01:45They have refused time and time again.
01:48It's promised to spend $2 million on a comprehensive review of the state's sentencing laws.