• WA Liberal plan to help families with cost of living, making our communities safer, improving access to healthcare, and giving children the best start in life.
• A Mettam Liberal Government will deliver families the services they expect and deserve.
• Only the WA Liberals have a plan to deliver better outcomes for WA families.
Families are the foundation of our society, shaping the future of our state and driving our communities forward.
But under Labor, families have been burdened by skyrocketing household bills, worsening crime, and a failing healthcare system.
Labor’s sneaky energy tax only added to the financial strain, making everyday essentials even more expensive.
Parents are concerned about the safety of their children, the affordability of housing, and whether they can access the healthcare they need when they need it.
Instead of providing real solutions, Labor has ignored these concerns, leaving families to bear the burden of poor policy decisions and government inaction.
The WA Liberal Party is committed to delivering practical solutions that reduce cost-of-living pressures, strengthen healthcare and mental health services, provide better housing opportunities, and ensure safer communities.
1. Cost of Living Relief for Families
Western Australian families need a government that understands their struggles and delivers real support to help them thrive.
A Mettam Liberal Government will put families first by providing financial relief, improving access to essential services, and ensuring safer, more supportive communities for parents and children.
• Allow shops to open at 9am on Sundays, making life easier and more convenient
• Increase funding for financial counselling by 25 per cent, helping families get access to expert advice on managing their finances
• Triple the Grandcarers payment from $1,000 to $3,000 for Grandcarers keeping their grandchildren out of foster care
• Extend the $500 KidSport voucher for another year, and include Scouts WA and Girl Guides WA as eligible uses
• Provide a $5,000 grant to every toy library across WA, helping parents access low-cost, educational toys
• Invest $5.2m in OzHarvest and Foodbank WA’s School Lunch programs, doubling the number of schools OzHarvest supports and allowing Foodbank to service 100 extra metro schools with fresh fruit
• Introduce a WA Carer Card, providing concession rates, cost-of-living support, and discounts at participating businesses
2. Cutting Labor’s Energy Tax
Rising electricity costs are placing enormous pressure on Western Australian families, forcing many to make difficult choices between paying for essential services like heating and cooling or covering other basic household expenses.
Part of the reason for this is that WA Labor doubled the daily supply in their first budget, from 48.6 cents to 94.9 cents and have since increased it to 113.22 cents per day.
A Mettam Liberal Government will reverse Labor’s electricity tax by reducing the fixed charge by 46.3 cents per day, delivering much-needed relief to households struggling with high power bills.
This measure will save Western Australian families $676 over our first term of government, ensuring they can afford to keep their homes comfortable without financial stress.
3. Housing Security for Families
Western Australian families deserve secure, affordable housing that allows them to build their futures without financial hardship.
Under WA Labor, the housing crisis has worsened, with supply failing to meet demand, driving up prices and making it harder for families to find suitable homes.
A Mettam Liberal Government is committed to tackling this crisis head-on by increasing housing supply, reducing financial barriers to home ownership, and ensuring more affordable options are available.
We will establish a $500 million Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund to unlock up to 100,000 new homes.
We will raise the stamp duty exemption threshold from $450,000 to $550,000 and extend the concession threshold from $600,000 to $700,000, saving homebuyers up to $15,000.
We will strengthen the community housing sector by transferring ownership of 1,000 newly built public homes to community housing providers, expanding capacity and providing more affordable homes to vulnerable families.
In addition, we will invest $6 million in a Community Housing Capacity Building program to ensure these providers have the resources needed to support more Western Australians in need.
Only a WA Liberal Government is committed to ensuring every Western Australian family can own or rent a home that is safe, affordable, and suitable for their needs.
4. Healthcare for Families
Western Australian families deserve a healthcare system that is accessible, efficient, and responsive to their needs. Under WA Labor, families are waiting longer for critical medical care, emergency departments are overwhelmed, and access to essential services has declined.
A Mettam Liberal Government would be committed to fixing these issues by investing in hospital infrastructure, reducing wait times, and expanding community-based healthcare services to support families across the state.
• Funding Meningococcal B so babies, teenagers, and high-risk individuals can access this life-saving protection for free, saving families $600 per child
• Funding our Elective Surgery Guarantee so every West Australian will get surgery within the recommended timeframe
• Build the Women and Babies Hospital at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre ensuring high-risk newborns, mothers, and families receive world-class care in the safest location
• Fund the fit-out of two 30-bed wards, already built but sitting empty at Joondalup Health Campus
• Invest $80m in our first term for planning and siteworks at Royal Perth Hospital, with a full redevelopment to commence in our second term
• Immediately reduce ambulance ramping by 20 per cent with three new St John Urgent Care Clinics, providing families with faster access to non-emergency treatment and diverting lower-priority cases away from hospitals
• Deliver 500 additional transitional care beds across WA, ensuring patients who no longer require acute hospital care can transition to appropriate facilities
• Invest $40 million in mental health prevention programs and an additional $40 million in targeted suicide prevention initiatives, ensuring children and parents have access to early intervention and crisis support when they need it most
• Build WA’s first residential eating disorder treatment centre
• Introduce compulsory drug rehabilitation programs for repeat offenders struggling with addiction, ensuring they receive professional treatment instead of cycling in and out of the justice system
Western Australian families deserve a health system that puts their needs first, ensuring they have access to quality care, timely treatment, and essential mental health and support services.
Only a WA Liberal Government will deliver real healthcare solutions that make life easier for families and provide the care they need, when and where they need it.
5. Protecting Families from Crime
Western Australian families deserve to feel safe in their homes, schools, and communities, yet under the Cook Labor Government, crime has spiralled out of control.
The WA Liberal Party is committed to restoring law and order, ensuring that families are protected, and creating safer communities through stronger policing, tougher sentencing, and better support for victims.
• Introduce laws to criminalise coercive control, ensuring emotional and psychological abuse is recognised as a serious offense
• Commit $20 million to expand refuge capacity, ensuring that women and children fleeing violence have a safe place to go
• Reform WA’s bail and parole system to ensure repeat violent offenders are held accountable and do not pose a continued threat to the community
• Introduce mandatory GPS tracking for high-risk domestic violence offenders and violent criminals released on bail or parole
• Recruit an additional 500 police officers over the next four years
• Immediately add 300 frontline officers across WA through overtime to increase the police presence and reduce response times
• Add 10 additional police dogs to WA Police, after Labors cuts
• Introduce School Engagement Officers which will see retiring police officers working with at-risk youth in schools
The WA Liberal Party is committed to tackling crime, strengthening sentencing laws, and supporting law enforcement to restore safety and security for families across the state.
6. Improving Early Childhood Outcomes for Families
Western Australian families deserve a government that prioritises their children's development, health, and education, ensuring every child has the best possible start in life.
Under the current system, families are struggling with long wait times for essential child development services, including speech pathology, paediatrics, and allied health, leaving too many children without the support they need during their critical early years.
A Mettam Liberal Government will invest $110 million in early childhood development, ensuring families can access essential services without unnecessary delays.
• Construct 10 new Child and Parent Centres across metropolitan and regional WA, increasing access to maternal and child health services, early learning programs, and parenting support
• Introduce a school-based speech pathology service, allowing students to receive face-to-face therapy within their school environment
• Fully fund the Earbus Foundation’s program, expanding mobile ear health clinics across the state
• Fund five mobile dental units, ensuring children in rural communities receive high-quality oral health care within clinically recommended timeframes
• Introduce a School Glasses Program, providing vouchers for glasses to 20,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 3 to ensure every child has the tools they need to succeed in the classroom
• Invest $6.04 million to expand Kids Helpline services, allowing for more counsellors, a Perth-based hub, and stronger links with local mental health providers
• Improve ADHD support, including increased GP training to manage ADHD in collaboration with specialists and expanded professional development programs for teachers
By ensuring families have access to essential early childhood development services, a Mettam Liberal Government will improve educational outcomes, reduce long-term health costs, and create stronger, more resilient communities
Only a WA Liberal Government is committed to delivering these essential reforms, ensuring Western Australian families receive the support they deserve.
7. Improving Educational Outcomes for Families
Western Australian families deserve a strong education system that ensures every child, regardless of their background or location, has the opportunity to succeed.
Under WA Labor, schools have been left struggling with overcrowded classrooms, under-resourced teachers, and a lack of vital student support services.
A Mettam Liberal Government will invest $210 million in education, ensuring students receive the resources, infrastructure, and support they need to thrive in school and beyond.
• Establish a Country Week Assistance Program, where schools will receive $250 per student for those living within 300 kilometres of Perth and $500 per student for those traveling from further away
• Reverse Labor’s cuts to the Boarding Away from Home Allowance increasing it to $3,000 for the next four years, so regional students can access quality education
• Expand Kindilink and CaLDEYlink, providing play-and-learn activities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families as well as culturally and linguistically diverse families
• Invest in two new Behavioural Management Centres, providing specialised support for students with complex behavioural needs
• Invest $127 million in school infrastructure, upgrading classrooms, outdoor spaces, and essential amenities to ensure all students learn in a modern, well-equipped environment
Western Australian families deserve an education system that gives every child the opportunity to reach their full potential. By investing in school infrastructure, student support services, and critical early learning initiatives, a WA Liberal Government will ensure all children—no matter where they live—have the resources they need to succeed.
QUOTES ATTRIBUTABLE TO LIBBY METTAM
Families are the foundation of our society, shaping the future of our state and driving our communities forward.
But under Labor, families have been burdened by skyrocketing household bills, worsening crime, and a failing healthcare system.
We know that cost-of-living pressures are making it harder for families to keep up. We will deliver targeted relief to households struggling with rising costs, ensuring families can afford necessities like food, fuel, and housing.
Only the WA Liberals have a plan to help families with the cost of living, to make families safer, improve access to healthcare, and to give children the best opportunities to succeed.
