Sandra Brewer

One of the largest untold stories about the management of WA's public finances over recent years is the enormous tax take of the State Labor Government. By the end of the estimates period, $2.37 will be raised through taxation compared with every $1 earned from Royalty income. This is a high taxing, big spending government. #wapol thewest.com.au/business/econo…

WACA pool to cost taxpayers $840k as Labor pins profit hope on waterslide cash splash watoday.com.au/politics/weste…

@6056_peter Whoa. A good story for the media to pursue! Yet rather than fixing these issues, the Cook Labor government’s priority is securing an Italian soccer match in WA, and a racetrack.

@SandraBrewerWA And even then, they’re running on a version of iProcurement that ran out of support in - wait for it- 2008. Security vulnerabilities everywhere.

“In 2025, WA Health entities processed approximately $987 million of payments outside of their procure-to-pay system (iProcurement).” That’s close to a billion dollars bypassing proper procurement procedures, all apparently tolerated by the Cook Labor government.

Opinion: Dorothy Dixers and disrespect do voters a disservice businessnews.com.au/article/Opinio…

State government spending is growing at 11 per cent. Infrastructure blowouts are the norm. 💰 And the outyears are a fantasy. @JessicaPage7 is on to it. 👏🏻 thewest.com.au/politics/state…

Purple Bra Day 2025: Please consider a donation to support families facing breast cancer in WA purplebraday.com.au #2025-purple-bra-day via @raisely

In question time today we learned our hospitals have gone from being described as “world class” to now “safe”. That’s quite a climb down, in the space of just a week, from the Cook Labor government.

🥺 Never Tear Us Apart No 1 on @triplej Hottest 100 Australian songs. 💯 So many memories, including buying the cassette Kick from Bunbury Forum and playing on repeat, to seeing Hutchence in Perth in the early-90s. 🙌🏼 Thank you INXS. #Hottest100OfAustralianSongs

Interesting spin from a Housing Minister who is overseeing the worst housing supply crisis in decades, and who last month ridiculed every member of the opposition making fun of their appearance/character. 🙄

The Treasurer's dismissive attitude towards debt was exposed during Estimates on Tuesday. The facts are clear: the WA government has racked up more debt, despite receiving a 52% increase in revenue over two terms. via @JessicaPage7 thewest.com.au/politics/state…

Thank you to CEDA - Committee for Economic Development for the invitation to share my perspective on the WA State Budget at a Trustee lunch hosted by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA. Lots of discussion of housing supply crisis, workforce shortages and energy transition.

Check out my latest article: Good Luck, Bad Management: WA State Budget Reply linkedin.com/pulse/good-luc… via @LinkedIn

@HanMurphy93 A very sad read. Thank you. I hope his family receives closure.

Wylie Oscar vanished on a scorchingly hot day in outback WA. His disappearance sparked a three-year long investigation. There’s been a lot the ABC hasn’t been able to tell you, until now. abc.net.au/news/2025-06-2…

“In truth, the Budget’s cost-of-living relief package delivered on its aim to be better targeted. It targeted votes on March 8.” thewest.com.au/politics/state…

A good story from today’s State Budget coverage from @hamishhastie 👏🏻 “With the power credit included in the calculations, households are actually being slogged with a 5 per cent increase in fees and charges – or $348.” watoday.com.au/politics/weste…

BUDGET PRIORITIES 🎯“The Government holds all the cards, and the strings to a burgeoning purse. It’s time to reward the confidence WA voters have placed in them by prioritising the needs of the community.” Editorial: Cook and Saffioti ‘under pressure’ thewest.com.au/opinion/editor…

10 days to the State Budget. 3 formal requests for a Treasury briefing. 0 responses from Treasurer Saffioti. So much for “gold standard transparency.” The Opposition will scrutinise every line and hold this Government to account. #WABudget #auspol #wapol

A cashed up State government, focused on their own wishlist of pet projects. And WA taxpayers are being asked to give more and more. #wrongpriorities #ritasracetrack #rogersrugbyleagueteam

Well, well, well. Look at what has dropped at 330pm on Friday afternoon, at the start of the WA Day long weekend. 🐟