❓ Mr. Healy asks the Premier how the government will maintain business confidence and create jobs, referencing positive comments from business leaders. The Premier responds by highlighting government achievements, quoting endorsements from business figures, and outlining initiatives like Metronet and the WA Jobs Act.
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STATE ECONOMY —
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE
3. Mr T.J. HEALY to the Premier:
I refer to The West Australian 's
recent survey of the state's business leaders, including the chief
executive of Rio Tinto's iron ore division, Chris Salisbury, who spoke
for several respondents by commending the government for its work on budget
repair and fiscal restraint, saying it had helped provide policy certainty for
investment. Can the Premier outline to the house how the McGowan Labor
government will continue to deliver confidence to business in 2019 and create
more jobs in my electorate and for all Western Australians?
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE
3. Mr T.J. HEALY to the Premier:
I refer to The West Australian 's
recent survey of the state's business leaders, including the chief
executive of Rio Tinto's iron ore division, Chris Salisbury, who spoke
for several respondents by commending the government for its work on budget
repair and fiscal restraint, saying it had helped provide policy certainty for
investment. Can the Premier outline to the house how the McGowan Labor
government will continue to deliver confidence to business in 2019 and create
more jobs in my electorate and for all Western Australians?
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I thank the member for Southern
River for the question. I appreciate the comments by the CEO, no less, of Rio Tinto.
I want to repeat it in case members opposite did not hear. I have here the
article in the business section of The West Australian , which states —
Rio Tinto's iron ore boss Chris
Salisbury spoke for several respondents —
That means they were talking to lots
of businesspeople, just so members opposite know —
by commending the Government and
Treasurer Ben Wyatt for ''their work on Budget repair and fiscal
restraint'', saying it had helped provide policy certainty for
investment.
Well done, Treasurer and well done,
cabinet, on what you have achieved. I would like to thank Chris Salisbury for
what he had to say.
Since we have been in office, we
have worked tirelessly to restore business confidence. We committed to a plan
for jobs and we are implementing that. Business confidence has hit a six-year
high. Major investments include the Koodaideri mine by Rio Tinto, South Flank
by BHP, the Albemarle mine down in Kemerton, Golden Group's Belmont
Park redevelopment and the new Esplanade Hotel redevelopment, and numerous
others across the state. Our Western Australian Jobs Act is now in force.
I want to quote someone the
opposition is familiar with and that is the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Western Australia's Rick Newnham. Our good friend Rick had this to say —
2019 is shaping up to be a good year
for West Australian workers �
Too right, Rick. We have created
more than 31 000 jobs since coming to office. Average annual employment has
grown by 1.5 per cent. That is the highest growth in six years. We pulled the
domestic economy out of recession. There has been movement on the credit rating
by both Moody's and Standard and Poor's. Remember that under
the former government it went down, down, down. Under us, the credit rating is
heading back to the surface. We have launched battery defence international
education strategies. Metronet is underway. Important construction will start
over the course of this year.
I want to quote someone else who is
familiar to the opposition, and that is Sandra Brewer from the Property Council
of Australia. She said —
It is now critical to continue to
press on with important policy initiatives such as Infrastructure WA and
METRONET, which will provide industry much needed certainty and lead the way to
our State's recovery,'' �
''Expectations around economic
growth are very positive and there has been an upward shift in sentiment in
favour of the State Government's performance.
Well
said, Sandra. She knows what she is talking about. She has come out with that.
Chris Salisbury, Rick Newnham and Sandra Brewer are out there endorsing
our economic performance. I can only say they are good judges of a government
up until now.
River for the question. I appreciate the comments by the CEO, no less, of Rio Tinto.
I want to repeat it in case members opposite did not hear. I have here the
article in the business section of The West Australian , which states —
Rio Tinto's iron ore boss Chris
Salisbury spoke for several respondents —
That means they were talking to lots
of businesspeople, just so members opposite know —
by commending the Government and
Treasurer Ben Wyatt for ''their work on Budget repair and fiscal
restraint'', saying it had helped provide policy certainty for
investment.
Well done, Treasurer and well done,
cabinet, on what you have achieved. I would like to thank Chris Salisbury for
what he had to say.
Since we have been in office, we
have worked tirelessly to restore business confidence. We committed to a plan
for jobs and we are implementing that. Business confidence has hit a six-year
high. Major investments include the Koodaideri mine by Rio Tinto, South Flank
by BHP, the Albemarle mine down in Kemerton, Golden Group's Belmont
Park redevelopment and the new Esplanade Hotel redevelopment, and numerous
others across the state. Our Western Australian Jobs Act is now in force.
I want to quote someone the
opposition is familiar with and that is the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Western Australia's Rick Newnham. Our good friend Rick had this to say —
2019 is shaping up to be a good year
for West Australian workers �
Too right, Rick. We have created
more than 31 000 jobs since coming to office. Average annual employment has
grown by 1.5 per cent. That is the highest growth in six years. We pulled the
domestic economy out of recession. There has been movement on the credit rating
by both Moody's and Standard and Poor's. Remember that under
the former government it went down, down, down. Under us, the credit rating is
heading back to the surface. We have launched battery defence international
education strategies. Metronet is underway. Important construction will start
over the course of this year.
I want to quote someone else who is
familiar to the opposition, and that is Sandra Brewer from the Property Council
of Australia. She said —
It is now critical to continue to
press on with important policy initiatives such as Infrastructure WA and
METRONET, which will provide industry much needed certainty and lead the way to
our State's recovery,'' �
''Expectations around economic
growth are very positive and there has been an upward shift in sentiment in
favour of the State Government's performance.
Well
said, Sandra. She knows what she is talking about. She has come out with that.
Chris Salisbury, Rick Newnham and Sandra Brewer are out there endorsing
our economic performance. I can only say they are good judges of a government
up until now.
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