❓ Mr. Redman accuses the Premier of hypocrisy regarding the North West Gas Development (Woodside) Agreement Amendment Bill 2019. The Premier defends the bill as crucial for Karratha and the Pilbara's long-term future, accusing the National Party of undermining these projects.
AnsweredQoN 924Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
NORTH WEST GAS
DEVELOPMENT (WOODSIDE) AGREEMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2019
924. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. How
does the Premier explain his hypocrisy to the people of Karratha and the
Pilbara given the very different position he took up when in opposition?
DEVELOPMENT (WOODSIDE) AGREEMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2019
924. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. How
does the Premier explain his hypocrisy to the people of Karratha and the
Pilbara given the very different position he took up when in opposition?
AnswerView source ↗
The thing is that we are trying to
preserve the long-term future of Karratha and the Pilbara. That is what we are
trying to do. Everything the National Party says and does is about destroying
their future.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood!
Mr M. McGOWAN : That is what
it does. Everything the National Party ever does or says is anti them. What
does the National Party think will happen to Karratha if this bill does not go
through?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : What does it
think will happen to Karratha if we cannot get Browse and Scarborough gas into
the Burrup? What does it think will happen to Karratha? Half the jobs will
disappear.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party, you have an MPI coming up.
Mr M. McGOWAN : When we worked
with Woodside to bring in the portal so that all the jobs were advertised to
locals, what did National Party members do? They attacked it. When we worked
with Woodside to make sure that it has sufficient accommodation so that it can
employ people to build the plants needed when Browse and Scarborough come on, what did National Party
members do? They attacked it. All the National Party does is pretend that it is onside, but its actions show that it is not.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : National Party
members, please!
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member for
Warren–Blackwood is the enemy of these projects.
Mr D.T. Redman : No, not at
all.
Mr M. McGOWAN : You are the
enemy of these projects.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, I call you for the first time.
Mr
M. McGOWAN : As we discussed
during the debate on the bill last week, when James Price Point was happening and the National Party was a part of that, that was the enemy of bringing the
gas onshore. That was another cunning plan by the last government that failed.
We are working cooperatively with Woodside and the joint venture partners to
bring the gas onshore and the National Party is missing the entire main game
with its amendments, questions and the rest. The main game is getting alignment
between the offshore partners and the onshore partners. That is the main game.
The National Party does not seem to understand that. The main game is making
sure that the multinationals onshore and offshore align.
Mr V.A. Catania interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for North
West Central, I call you to order for the first time. It is not a shouting
match.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The Nationals'
friend over in Queensland, Matt Canavan—although, I must say I think he
is a little bit different to this lot—gets the main game. He
understands what the main game is. He is not running these anti-jobs arguments
that the Nationals WA is. He wants to align the partners. We want to align the
partners. The partners jumped out of
alignment when the previous government did James Price Point. We have to put
Humpty back together again. That is what this government is doing, but
all we have is the National Party trying to push Humpty off the wall again!
preserve the long-term future of Karratha and the Pilbara. That is what we are
trying to do. Everything the National Party says and does is about destroying
their future.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood!
Mr M. McGOWAN : That is what
it does. Everything the National Party ever does or says is anti them. What
does the National Party think will happen to Karratha if this bill does not go
through?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : What does it
think will happen to Karratha if we cannot get Browse and Scarborough gas into
the Burrup? What does it think will happen to Karratha? Half the jobs will
disappear.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party, you have an MPI coming up.
Mr M. McGOWAN : When we worked
with Woodside to bring in the portal so that all the jobs were advertised to
locals, what did National Party members do? They attacked it. When we worked
with Woodside to make sure that it has sufficient accommodation so that it can
employ people to build the plants needed when Browse and Scarborough come on, what did National Party
members do? They attacked it. All the National Party does is pretend that it is onside, but its actions show that it is not.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : National Party
members, please!
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member for
Warren–Blackwood is the enemy of these projects.
Mr D.T. Redman : No, not at
all.
Mr M. McGOWAN : You are the
enemy of these projects.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, I call you for the first time.
Mr
M. McGOWAN : As we discussed
during the debate on the bill last week, when James Price Point was happening and the National Party was a part of that, that was the enemy of bringing the
gas onshore. That was another cunning plan by the last government that failed.
We are working cooperatively with Woodside and the joint venture partners to
bring the gas onshore and the National Party is missing the entire main game
with its amendments, questions and the rest. The main game is getting alignment
between the offshore partners and the onshore partners. That is the main game.
The National Party does not seem to understand that. The main game is making
sure that the multinationals onshore and offshore align.
Mr V.A. Catania interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for North
West Central, I call you to order for the first time. It is not a shouting
match.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The Nationals'
friend over in Queensland, Matt Canavan—although, I must say I think he
is a little bit different to this lot—gets the main game. He
understands what the main game is. He is not running these anti-jobs arguments
that the Nationals WA is. He wants to align the partners. We want to align the
partners. The partners jumped out of
alignment when the previous government did James Price Point. We have to put
Humpty back together again. That is what this government is doing, but
all we have is the National Party trying to push Humpty off the wall again!
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