WA Nationals Leader Mia Davies says Mark McGowan’s plan to dilute the Department of Regional Development shows just how low regional Western Australia is on Labor’s list of priorities. “That regional development is to become just an add-on, rather than a stand-alone department, should strike fear in the hearts of all regional Western Australians,”…
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison’s ordering of a Productivity Commission inquiry into the GST carve-up is no cause for celebration and is most definitely not a victory for WA. The people of WA will now have to wait another year to be told what they already know — we’re being dudded by the Commonwealth Grants Commission…
Labor must come clean with the Port Hedland community if it intends to scrap the long-awaited Spoilbank Marina project, according to Nationals WA Mining and Pastoral Hon Jacqui Boydell MLC. The Nationals Deputy Leader slammed comments by Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan that the $152 million marina may not go ahead under Labor. “Port Hedland…
Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies has warned everyday West Australians will pay for Labor’s “lighter touch” approach to legacy iron ore miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. Responding to Mark McGowan’s comments to a Chamber of Minerals and Energy forum, Ms Davies said the Premier failed to outline why he considered it fair BHP and…