PODCAST: The Secret Staircase feat. Brad Pettitt
Western Australia's only Greens MP on how industry gets its way in WA.
It's clear the WA government is captured by the resources industry, but Brad Pettitt's seen it closer up than most. He joins The Last Place on Earth to reflect on his time as the sole Greens representative in Western Australia's parliament.
Brad explains how mining companies exert their influence and what entrance they use when visiting the Premier at Parliament House.
He also looks ahead to what might happen in the WA state election and how things might change if the Greens gain the balance of power in the upper house.
Plus, Gerard and Jesse debrief Premier Roger Cook's recent trip to Karratha, where he received a less than warm welcome, and contemplate what a US TikTok ban might mean for Australians.
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For more on the TikTok ban:
Gerard Mazza
Raelene Cooper's intervention at Roger Cook's Karratha press conference:
@saveoursonglines BREAKING: Mardudhunera Traditional Custodian Raelene Cooper has confronted Premier Roger Cook and Member for Pilbara Kevin Michel over their failures to protect cultural heritage on her country at Murujuga. Late last year, the Cook government gave approval for Woodside’s 50-year North West Shelf extension at the Burrup Hub. Acidic emissions from the Burrup Hub are already degrading the ancient, sacred Murujuga rock art. Anthony Albanese’s federal government have the power to reject Woodside’s proposal on cultural heritage grounds.
♬ original sound - Save Our Songlines
Links:
WA government statement on Roebourne District High School redevelopment
'Community members disappointed as additional Roebourne school funding fails to deliver original plan' - Ngaarda Media
