❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Premier about the WA government's assessment of the Albanese government's proposed nature positive plan and its potential impact on WA's economy, particularly the resources sector. The Premier deflects, criticising the opposition's focus on federal matters.
AnsweredQoN 109Legislative Assembly
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NATURE POSITIVE PLAN — COMMONWEALTH REFORM
109. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier
I refer to the Albanese government's
proposed nature positive plan which industry has warned will drastically reduce investment and impact other sectors. Given
that 70 per cent of Australia's major resources and energy projects are in Western Australia, has the Premier's
government requested and seen the full exposure draft so that the potential impact on our state's economy can be appropriately assessed?
109. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier
I refer to the Albanese government's
proposed nature positive plan which industry has warned will drastically reduce investment and impact other sectors. Given
that 70 per cent of Australia's major resources and energy projects are in Western Australia, has the Premier's
government requested and seen the full exposure draft so that the potential impact on our state's economy can be appropriately assessed?
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I thank the member for the question.
It is remarkably similar to the question from the Leader of the Opposition. I wonder
whether they talked about this. Do they still talk at all?
Mr J.N. Carey : No. They send
emails—lots of emails.
Mr
R.H. COOK : Do they sit down at
all and say, ''I think I might ask this today''? Does the other
say, ''Great idea! I'll ask the very same question''?
What would that question be about? It would be about the federal government.
They say, ''Should we ask questions of the government about their
performance? No. Let's not do that. Let's just continue to ask
questions about the federal government.'' Once again, we see them in
this place asking questions about the Albanese government, running up some sort
of national media story from the east coast that they might have read.
We continue to engage deeply with the
Albanese government in relation to all aspects—not just the nature
positive laws, but all aspects—of the work the federal government is
doing to reform our economy to make sure that Western Australia can continue to
be the engine room of the national economy.
It is remarkably similar to the question from the Leader of the Opposition. I wonder
whether they talked about this. Do they still talk at all?
Mr J.N. Carey : No. They send
emails—lots of emails.
Mr
R.H. COOK : Do they sit down at
all and say, ''I think I might ask this today''? Does the other
say, ''Great idea! I'll ask the very same question''?
What would that question be about? It would be about the federal government.
They say, ''Should we ask questions of the government about their
performance? No. Let's not do that. Let's just continue to ask
questions about the federal government.'' Once again, we see them in
this place asking questions about the Albanese government, running up some sort
of national media story from the east coast that they might have read.
We continue to engage deeply with the
Albanese government in relation to all aspects—not just the nature
positive laws, but all aspects—of the work the federal government is
doing to reform our economy to make sure that Western Australia can continue to
be the engine room of the national economy.
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