❓ The Premier avoids directly answering questions about the cost of the Oakajee Port and Rail project's common-user infrastructure and the potential for a non-Chinese partner, stating that the final cost is yet to be determined and welcomes any partner.
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OAKAJEE PORT AND RAIL PROJECT
I have a supplementary question. Why did the Premier not answer the question about the cost of the common-user infrastructure or the question about the possibility of another non-Chinese partner of suitable financial strength to join with Mitsubishi? Mr C.J. BARNETT
I have a supplementary question. Why did the Premier not answer the question about the cost of the common-user infrastructure or the question about the possibility of another non-Chinese partner of suitable financial strength to join with Mitsubishi? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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I am not aware of another non-Chinese partner, but I welcome any partner in the project—I am very keen to see it happen—whether it be a financial institution, an Australian company, or a company from overseas. There is a lot of discussion. There are probably three or four different groups trying to do what they can to pull this project together to get it over the line, and I support all those efforts. As to costings; various costings have been around. There is only one that matters, and that is the one that is actually awarded to build the project. We are not yet at that stage.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I am not aware of another non-Chinese partner, but I welcome any partner in the project—I am very keen to see it happen—whether it be a financial institution, an Australian company, or a company from overseas. There is a lot of discussion. There are probably three or four different groups trying to do what they can to pull this project together to get it over the line, and I support all those efforts. As to costings; various costings have been around. There is only one that matters, and that is the one that is actually awarded to build the project. We are not yet at that stage.
I am not aware of another non-Chinese partner, but I welcome any partner in the project—I am very keen to see it happen—whether it be a financial institution, an Australian company, or a company from overseas. There is a lot of discussion. There are probably three or four different groups trying to do what they can to pull this project together to get it over the line, and I support all those efforts. As to costings; various costings have been around. There is only one that matters, and that is the one that is actually awarded to build the project. We are not yet at that stage.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I am not aware of another non-Chinese partner, but I welcome any partner in the project—I am very keen to see it happen—whether it be a financial institution, an Australian company, or a company from overseas. There is a lot of discussion. There are probably three or four different groups trying to do what they can to pull this project together to get it over the line, and I support all those efforts. As to costings; various costings have been around. There is only one that matters, and that is the one that is actually awarded to build the project. We are not yet at that stage.
I am not aware of another non-Chinese partner, but I welcome any partner in the project—I am very keen to see it happen—whether it be a financial institution, an Australian company, or a company from overseas. There is a lot of discussion. There are probably three or four different groups trying to do what they can to pull this project together to get it over the line, and I support all those efforts. As to costings; various costings have been around. There is only one that matters, and that is the one that is actually awarded to build the project. We are not yet at that stage.
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