Western Australia State MP's have returned to Parliament
State MPs have returned to Parliament for the first sitting day of the year, and with an election a little over 12-months away all sides of politics are conscious the clock is ticking.
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00:00 Hitting the supermarket before the first day of Parliament,
00:03 the Premier has two things on his shopping list
00:06 of legislative priorities -
00:08 cost of living and community safety.
00:11 (LAUGHTER)
00:12 Roger Cook doesn't set supermarket prices,
00:15 but his government is setting a new maximum penalty
00:18 for assaults on retail staff,
00:21 with incidents climbing ever since COVID.
00:23 It's a disgrace.
00:25 Under new legislation, assaults against retail workers
00:28 could result in imprisonment for up to seven years.
00:31 We're not mucking around.
00:33 Gun ownership and rental tenancy reforms
00:36 also on this year's agenda.
00:38 But the chance to continue that work
00:40 is no sure thing for Labor backbenchers
00:43 who stole blue-ribbon Liberal seats at the last election,
00:46 despite their confidence.
00:47 Yeah, no, it's going to be a great year.
00:49 Very excited.
00:50 Oh, quite comfortable.
00:52 I'm very confident, yeah.
00:53 Former Liberal leader David Honey knows for sure
00:56 he won't be back for the 42nd Parliament,
00:59 losing pre-selection for Cottesloe at the weekend
01:01 to the Property Council's Sandra Brewer.
01:04 I'm really excited about opportunities
01:06 that exist outside of Parliament afterwards.
01:08 The current Liberal leader hosing down concerns
01:11 about a lack of parliamentary experience.
01:13 The team that we will be presenting to the 2025 election
01:17 has real-life experience.
01:19 They face a Herculean task,
01:21 needing to flip 25 Labor-held seats
01:24 to take government.
01:26 government.
01:28 [BLANK_AUDIO]