❓ Question regarding high rents in Karratha and whether the Minister's plan will address them. The Minister confirms a plan to address unaffordable accommodation for service workers, criticising the opposition's perceived acceptance of high rents.
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MINISTER FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT — PILBARA VISIT
As a supplementary question, given the fact that rents have been up to $2 000 a week in Karratha, will this plan work towards reducing those rents in the Pilbara? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
As a supplementary question, given the fact that rents have been up to $2 000 a week in Karratha, will this plan work towards reducing those rents in the Pilbara? Mr B.J. GRYLLS
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The member for North West has some inside knowledge of what we will announce tomorrow, given that he has been a key part of putting this package together. We will be very happy to go to the small business sector of Karratha and tell it that we know that businesses have been impeded by the unaffordable accommodation and that, although it may have been acceptable to the member for Armadale for people to have to pay $2 000 a week in rent, it is not acceptable to the Liberal-National government. Our service workers’ accommodation project, which will be launched tomorrow, will address the skyrocketing rents for the first time and put in place affordable rental prices for the small business sector so that it can continue to grow.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: The member for North West has some inside knowledge of what we will announce tomorrow, given that he has been a key part of putting this package together. We will be very happy to go to the small business sector of Karratha and tell it that we know that businesses have been impeded by the unaffordable accommodation and that, although it may have been acceptable to the member for Armadale for people to have to pay $2 000 a week in rent, it is not acceptable to the Liberal-National government. Our service workers’ accommodation project, which will be launched tomorrow, will address the skyrocketing rents for the first time and put in place affordable rental prices for the small business sector so that it can continue to grow.
The member for North West has some inside knowledge of what we will announce tomorrow, given that he has been a key part of putting this package together. We will be very happy to go to the small business sector of Karratha and tell it that we know that businesses have been impeded by the unaffordable accommodation and that, although it may have been acceptable to the member for Armadale for people to have to pay $2 000 a week in rent, it is not acceptable to the Liberal-National government. Our service workers’ accommodation project, which will be launched tomorrow, will address the skyrocketing rents for the first time and put in place affordable rental prices for the small business sector so that it can continue to grow.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: The member for North West has some inside knowledge of what we will announce tomorrow, given that he has been a key part of putting this package together. We will be very happy to go to the small business sector of Karratha and tell it that we know that businesses have been impeded by the unaffordable accommodation and that, although it may have been acceptable to the member for Armadale for people to have to pay $2 000 a week in rent, it is not acceptable to the Liberal-National government. Our service workers’ accommodation project, which will be launched tomorrow, will address the skyrocketing rents for the first time and put in place affordable rental prices for the small business sector so that it can continue to grow.
The member for North West has some inside knowledge of what we will announce tomorrow, given that he has been a key part of putting this package together. We will be very happy to go to the small business sector of Karratha and tell it that we know that businesses have been impeded by the unaffordable accommodation and that, although it may have been acceptable to the member for Armadale for people to have to pay $2 000 a week in rent, it is not acceptable to the Liberal-National government. Our service workers’ accommodation project, which will be launched tomorrow, will address the skyrocketing rents for the first time and put in place affordable rental prices for the small business sector so that it can continue to grow.
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