❓ Mr. Mubarakai questions the Premier on the government's commitment to creating WA jobs through innovation and investment in the resources sector, particularly regarding the LNG Jobs Taskforce. The Premier responds by highlighting initiatives and investments aimed at promoting WA as a global LNG hub and creating jobs.
AnsweredQoN 267Legislative Assembly
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LNG JOBS TASKFORCE
267. Mr Y. MUBARAKAI to the Premier:
(1) Can the
Premier update the house on the McGowan Labor government's commitment
to create more Western Australian jobs by driving innovation and attracting
more investment in Western Australia's resources sector?
(2) In
particular, can the Premier advise the house of the work of the LNG Jobs
Taskforce in promoting WA as a global LNG hub?
267. Mr Y. MUBARAKAI to the Premier:
(1) Can the
Premier update the house on the McGowan Labor government's commitment
to create more Western Australian jobs by driving innovation and attracting
more investment in Western Australia's resources sector?
(2) In
particular, can the Premier advise the house of the work of the LNG Jobs
Taskforce in promoting WA as a global LNG hub?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I
thank the member for Jandakot. The government I lead is determined to make sure
that Western Australia continues as one of the world's pre-eminent
producers of LNG and to make Western Australia an LNG hub for the Asia–Pacific
region. We established the LNG Jobs Taskforce. A range of corporations,
UnionsWA and the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association
sit on that task force. As chair of the task force, I attended LNG2019 Shanghai
last week to promote Western Australia. As I outlined at the start of
proceedings today, at that event, I met with the CEOs of a range of major
corporations. In conjunction with the CEO of Chevron, from his base in
California, we launched the LNG Futures Facility project, which is designed to
create a micro-scale LNG facility in Kwinana and we have committed $10 million
towards that, plus land. It is a very exciting development with the potential to
create up to 1 400 jobs in Western Australia.
The event in Shanghai was very
successful and very well received. On top of that, the week before last,
following my visit to Washington last year to meet with the CEO of Albemarle,
we were able to turn the first sod on the Albemarle development in Kemerton, a $1
billion investment, with 500 jobs in construction and that will eventually
provide 500 jobs in operations. I have been working with the company to make
sure that the south west people are the beneficiaries of those jobs, whether
they come from Murray–Wellington, Collie or Bunbury, to make sure we
maximise local employment out of that local facility. Over the last couple of
months, I have been very pleased to see BHP's announcement of South Flank, Rio Tinto's $3.5 billion
Koodaideri mine, FMG's $1.7 billion Eliwana project and, last week, FMG's
$3.7 billion Iron Bridge magnetite project. We can see that under my government
we are getting things done; we are attracting investment; we have got
confidence back into the state's economy; and we are seeing major
projects, including diversification in the LNG industry going ahead in Western Australia.
thank the member for Jandakot. The government I lead is determined to make sure
that Western Australia continues as one of the world's pre-eminent
producers of LNG and to make Western Australia an LNG hub for the Asia–Pacific
region. We established the LNG Jobs Taskforce. A range of corporations,
UnionsWA and the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association
sit on that task force. As chair of the task force, I attended LNG2019 Shanghai
last week to promote Western Australia. As I outlined at the start of
proceedings today, at that event, I met with the CEOs of a range of major
corporations. In conjunction with the CEO of Chevron, from his base in
California, we launched the LNG Futures Facility project, which is designed to
create a micro-scale LNG facility in Kwinana and we have committed $10 million
towards that, plus land. It is a very exciting development with the potential to
create up to 1 400 jobs in Western Australia.
The event in Shanghai was very
successful and very well received. On top of that, the week before last,
following my visit to Washington last year to meet with the CEO of Albemarle,
we were able to turn the first sod on the Albemarle development in Kemerton, a $1
billion investment, with 500 jobs in construction and that will eventually
provide 500 jobs in operations. I have been working with the company to make
sure that the south west people are the beneficiaries of those jobs, whether
they come from Murray–Wellington, Collie or Bunbury, to make sure we
maximise local employment out of that local facility. Over the last couple of
months, I have been very pleased to see BHP's announcement of South Flank, Rio Tinto's $3.5 billion
Koodaideri mine, FMG's $1.7 billion Eliwana project and, last week, FMG's
$3.7 billion Iron Bridge magnetite project. We can see that under my government
we are getting things done; we are attracting investment; we have got
confidence back into the state's economy; and we are seeing major
projects, including diversification in the LNG industry going ahead in Western Australia.
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