The new state Opposition leader has launched a scathing attack on the City of Perth – saying families no longer feel safe because there are so many “meth zombies walking around”.

Liza Harvey has joined others in criticising the “rudderless” city council and a leadership vacuum in the absence of elected representatives after the previous council was suspended.

On a recent visit she said she “couldn’t believe” that what she was seeing was “Perth in 2019”.

“Think what you like about (suspended mayor) Lisa Scaffidi but she ran a good operation, at least the streets were clean,” Ms Harvey told The West Australian’s Jenna Clarke.

“Now it’s so grotty and dirty. It is bureaucracy that has completely out of touch and out of step for what we need in 2019.”

The Liberal leader also said the McGowan government had its head “in the sand” about the city’s homelessness problem.

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