❓ Mr. Love questions the Premier on the federal government's decision to block Qatar Airways flights, asking how this aligns with understanding WA's needs and what consultation occurred with WA Labor MPs. The Premier's answer avoids directly addressing the Qatar Airways issue, instead highlighting the Prime Minister's support for WA through visits and policies.
AnsweredQoN 611Legislative Assembly
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QATAR AIRWAYS —
FLIGHTS
611. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I refer to the federal Labor
government's decision to block Qatar Airways from flying more frequent
international routes and note the Premier's comments that we finally
have a Prime Minister that gets Western Australia.
(1) What part of ''getting'' Western Australia
does this decision to limit tourism and freight options demonstrate?
(2) How many of the 14 Western Australian federal
Labor MPs, who are supposed to be representing our state's interests,
have the government spoken to about this and what is their justification for
this bizarre decision?
FLIGHTS
611. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I refer to the federal Labor
government's decision to block Qatar Airways from flying more frequent
international routes and note the Premier's comments that we finally
have a Prime Minister that gets Western Australia.
(1) What part of ''getting'' Western Australia
does this decision to limit tourism and freight options demonstrate?
(2) How many of the 14 Western Australian federal
Labor MPs, who are supposed to be representing our state's interests,
have the government spoken to about this and what is their justification for
this bizarre decision?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) The
Prime Minister gets WA. That is why he has brought the federal cabinet to Western
Australia twice in the two short years Labor has been in office. One of those
times was in the Pilbara where he saw and he showed other members of the
cabinet the engine room of the nation's economy. The Prime Minister
gets Western Australia. That is why he has backed WA through the Rewiring the
Nation policy. With the Minister for Energy, we recently inked a $3 billion
deal to continue to improve our electricity networks and make sure that we have
the capacity in our electricity networks for the energy transition.
This Prime Minister backs Western Australia.
That is why he has come here on more than a dozen occasions since being elected
to office. He has come back time and again, continuing to engage with our
government and the Western Australian people and making sure that Western Australia
has a key role to play in his government.
Prime Minister gets WA. That is why he has brought the federal cabinet to Western
Australia twice in the two short years Labor has been in office. One of those
times was in the Pilbara where he saw and he showed other members of the
cabinet the engine room of the nation's economy. The Prime Minister
gets Western Australia. That is why he has backed WA through the Rewiring the
Nation policy. With the Minister for Energy, we recently inked a $3 billion
deal to continue to improve our electricity networks and make sure that we have
the capacity in our electricity networks for the energy transition.
This Prime Minister backs Western Australia.
That is why he has come here on more than a dozen occasions since being elected
to office. He has come back time and again, continuing to engage with our
government and the Western Australian people and making sure that Western Australia
has a key role to play in his government.
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