HON ANDREW HASTIE MP

FEDERAL MEMBER FOR CANNING

SHADOW MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS

MEDIA RELEASE

COOK LABOR GOVERNMENT’S BUDGET IS ALL SPIN AND NO SUBSTANCE

19 June 2025

The Cook Government has unveiled its 2025-25 State Budget today, boasting significant investments across various sectors—but Federal Member for Canning Andrew Hastie MP says the budget exposes a familiar pattern of unfulfilled promises and misplaced priorities.

“Again, the Cook Government has presented us with a Budget that’s all spin and no substance,” Mr Hastie said.

“Take Peel Health Campus—Labor has just reannounced the same funding for the redevelopment that it promised years ago, but there’s been absolutely zero progress.

“For another year, we’ve been handed a spreadsheet instead of a shovel. It’s a slap in the face to people from Mandurah and the Peel Region who are crying out for better health services.”

The Budget shows a $2.4 billion surplus for 2025-26.

“While Labor loves to boast about these numbers, the reality for our region is very different,” Mr Hastie said.

“At the end of the day, we have a block of land in Karnup that’s been sitting vacant for a decade—land that the Government promised to build a new train station on.

“When the Albanese Government ripped $200 million from the Pinjarra Heavy Haulage Deviation, WA Labor promised the project would still go ahead with full state funding. But this year’s State Budget tells a different story — no new funding and a full year’s delay.

“So why isn’t Labor using their surplus to invest in the infrastructure our community needs?”