❓ Opposition questions the government's awarding of Metronet contracts to overseas companies amidst job losses, while the Premier defends the projects, highlighting local job creation and criticising the opposition's border policy.
AnsweredQoN 311Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
METRONET —
CONTRACTS — OVERSEAS COMPANIES
311. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
Given that Western Australia lost 62
000 jobs in the last month, why does the Premier continue to award Metronet projects to overseas companies like Spanish-owned
CPB Contractors and Acciona, and UK-owned Laing O'Rourke, with
no opportunity for local mid-tier companies to compete?
CONTRACTS — OVERSEAS COMPANIES
311. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
Given that Western Australia lost 62
000 jobs in the last month, why does the Premier continue to award Metronet projects to overseas companies like Spanish-owned
CPB Contractors and Acciona, and UK-owned Laing O'Rourke, with
no opportunity for local mid-tier companies to compete?
AnswerView source ↗
The great thing about this
government is that it is building Metronet. This year, we have the Yanchep
rail, Thornlie–Cockburn Link, Bayswater station and Tonkin gap projects
underway. This minister has been proceeding apace with the Forrestfield–Airport
Link.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse, you will get a supplementary.
Mr M. McGOWAN : We recently
launched the project for the Mandurah train station. The minister just
announced Denny Avenue. We also have railcars being manufactured in Midland,
with the major railcar manufacturing facility being constructed as we speak.
Indeed, I went to visit a local company the other day, Eilbeck Cranes, which is
manufacturing the cranes for the new railcar manufacturing facility. There are
thousands upon thousands of jobs for Western Australians in these projects that
are being delivered by Western Australians, and all the Liberal Party can do is
criticise. Its one policy idea is to bring down the hard border with the east, to
ensure that people from the east can come here more easily. As we know, there
have been rates of community infection in the east. We put up the hard border
on medical advice to ensure that Western Australians are protected. The one
policy idea of the Liberal Party is to bring that down. That shows how out of
touch the Liberal Party is in Western Australia and how unfit it is for
government.
In relation to the various projects,
obviously Western Australian companies are part of them—the Georgiou
Group, Decmil and a whole range of
subcontractors are part of these contracts across the state. Under our Western Australian Jobs Act, we will ensure that these major projects maximise local content.
government is that it is building Metronet. This year, we have the Yanchep
rail, Thornlie–Cockburn Link, Bayswater station and Tonkin gap projects
underway. This minister has been proceeding apace with the Forrestfield–Airport
Link.
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse, you will get a supplementary.
Mr M. McGOWAN : We recently
launched the project for the Mandurah train station. The minister just
announced Denny Avenue. We also have railcars being manufactured in Midland,
with the major railcar manufacturing facility being constructed as we speak.
Indeed, I went to visit a local company the other day, Eilbeck Cranes, which is
manufacturing the cranes for the new railcar manufacturing facility. There are
thousands upon thousands of jobs for Western Australians in these projects that
are being delivered by Western Australians, and all the Liberal Party can do is
criticise. Its one policy idea is to bring down the hard border with the east, to
ensure that people from the east can come here more easily. As we know, there
have been rates of community infection in the east. We put up the hard border
on medical advice to ensure that Western Australians are protected. The one
policy idea of the Liberal Party is to bring that down. That shows how out of
touch the Liberal Party is in Western Australia and how unfit it is for
government.
In relation to the various projects,
obviously Western Australian companies are part of them—the Georgiou
Group, Decmil and a whole range of
subcontractors are part of these contracts across the state. Under our Western Australian Jobs Act, we will ensure that these major projects maximise local content.
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