❓ Mr. Hunter questions the Premier about fuel shortages impacting farmers during seeding. The Premier assures the government is listening and monitoring the situation, attributing the issue to a demand spike.
AnsweredQoN 102Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Fuel supply—Security
102. Mr Lachlan Hunter to
the Premier:
I have a
supplementary question.
What
does the Premier say to our farming communities who are preparing for seeding
and cannot secure sufficient fuel supplies for their seeding equipment and
tractors?
102. Mr Lachlan Hunter to
the Premier:
I have a
supplementary question.
What
does the Premier say to our farming communities who are preparing for seeding
and cannot secure sufficient fuel supplies for their seeding equipment and
tractors?
AnswerView source ↗
All members of our
community, whether they are from the farming community, the business community
or a household, know that my government will listen to their concerns and
respond.
Mr Lachlan Hunter interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Central Wheatbelt, you have
asked the question. Listen to the response, please.
Mr Roger Cook: We
will continue to do whatever we can to ensure that those fuel supplies remain
open. As I said, contracted fuel supplies continue to be received in Western
Australia, and we will continue to monitor the situation to ensure that—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Roger Cook: We will continue to monitor the
situation to make sure that everyone in Western Australia can access the fuel
supplies they need. There are no structural reasons why fuel supplies are
challenged at the moment. The reality is that we have seen a spike in demand.
Mr Lachlan Hunter interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Central Wheatbelt, I am
calling you for the first time. Stop interjecting, please!
Mr Roger Cook: We know that there has been a spike in
demand. We accept that, and we need to understand what the impact of that is
and what the state government can do. That is what our round table is about. It
is about making sure that we sit down with and listen to the community and
industry to ensure that we understand the impact of these issues so that we can
respond.
community, whether they are from the farming community, the business community
or a household, know that my government will listen to their concerns and
respond.
Mr Lachlan Hunter interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Central Wheatbelt, you have
asked the question. Listen to the response, please.
Mr Roger Cook: We
will continue to do whatever we can to ensure that those fuel supplies remain
open. As I said, contracted fuel supplies continue to be received in Western
Australia, and we will continue to monitor the situation to ensure that—
Several members
interjected.
The Speaker: Members!
Mr Roger Cook: We will continue to monitor the
situation to make sure that everyone in Western Australia can access the fuel
supplies they need. There are no structural reasons why fuel supplies are
challenged at the moment. The reality is that we have seen a spike in demand.
Mr Lachlan Hunter interjected.
The Speaker: Member for Central Wheatbelt, I am
calling you for the first time. Stop interjecting, please!
Mr Roger Cook: We know that there has been a spike in
demand. We accept that, and we need to understand what the impact of that is
and what the state government can do. That is what our round table is about. It
is about making sure that we sit down with and listen to the community and
industry to ensure that we understand the impact of these issues so that we can
respond.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.