❓ Mr. Redman questions the Premier about whether the promised 30,000 regional jobs include jobs from the Albany wave energy project, specifically questioning the location of those jobs. The Premier's response avoids directly answering the question, instead highlighting the government's commitment to regional prosperity and criticising the National Party.
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PLAN FOR JOBS
77. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's announcement today that he
has committed to 30 000 new jobs in regional Western Australia by 2023.
(1) Does this
figure include the hundreds of jobs the Premier said would be created by the
Albany wave energy project in his plan for Albany?
(2) Does this
headline figure include the 16 jobs so far created by the Albany wave energy
project, of which 15 are in Perth and one is in the United Kingdom?
77. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's announcement today that he
has committed to 30 000 new jobs in regional Western Australia by 2023.
(1) Does this
figure include the hundreds of jobs the Premier said would be created by the
Albany wave energy project in his plan for Albany?
(2) Does this
headline figure include the 16 jobs so far created by the Albany wave energy
project, of which 15 are in Perth and one is in the United Kingdom?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2)
Today we announced a target for regional prosperity and I want to see our
regions prosper. If members look at the targets we launched today, virtually all
of them apply to regional communities. I think regional communities will be
happy with a government that is committed to 30 000 additional jobs across
regional Western Australia; more students studying science, technology,
engineering and mathematics, and finishing STEM subjects in high school; more
early childhood students getting better results when it comes to their health
outcomes, social maturity, language skills and the like; and the list goes on.
One target that is very important is reducing the rate of Indigenous
incarceration, and, as we know, there are high rates of Indigenous
incarceration in regional communities. An important target is preventing people
from going to jail, stopping crime and making sure there are alternatives for
those people who should not be in prison. I would have thought the National
Party would have wanted us to commit to regional jobs, but there it is. We
cannot win with the National Party. We commit to regional jobs and it attacks
us for committing to regional jobs. We want to ensure there are more regional
jobs out there. We have seen numerous projects start in the regions under this
government. We have ensured that important private sector projects and public
sector projects have commenced in the regions. The member for Warren–Blackwood
can wallow in his negativity and unhappiness at being in opposition, but my
advice to him is that he better get used to it.
Today we announced a target for regional prosperity and I want to see our
regions prosper. If members look at the targets we launched today, virtually all
of them apply to regional communities. I think regional communities will be
happy with a government that is committed to 30 000 additional jobs across
regional Western Australia; more students studying science, technology,
engineering and mathematics, and finishing STEM subjects in high school; more
early childhood students getting better results when it comes to their health
outcomes, social maturity, language skills and the like; and the list goes on.
One target that is very important is reducing the rate of Indigenous
incarceration, and, as we know, there are high rates of Indigenous
incarceration in regional communities. An important target is preventing people
from going to jail, stopping crime and making sure there are alternatives for
those people who should not be in prison. I would have thought the National
Party would have wanted us to commit to regional jobs, but there it is. We
cannot win with the National Party. We commit to regional jobs and it attacks
us for committing to regional jobs. We want to ensure there are more regional
jobs out there. We have seen numerous projects start in the regions under this
government. We have ensured that important private sector projects and public
sector projects have commenced in the regions. The member for Warren–Blackwood
can wallow in his negativity and unhappiness at being in opposition, but my
advice to him is that he better get used to it.
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