PRIME MINISTER

2023 - 2 - 26

Television Interview - Flashpoint WA | Prime Minister of Australia (Prime Minister of Australia)

PRIME MINISTER: I think it's important for Australia, and particularly important for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. It's about two things: ...

And the credit for that goes to Mark McGowan's government, but it also goes to the people of Western Australia as well. And I will I make this point: the Federal Budget would be in a lot worse position if it wasn't for Western Australia. We will be making announcements at the appropriate time, but Western Australia will have a critical role to play. But I will say this, for those who say that Western Australia is in a strong fiscal position, it is. PRIME MINISTER: I won't go into specifics of the review. PRIME MINISTER: Yes, it's important the government provide that support to the RBA. I know we're not going to see all the detail of that yet, but is there some good news for Western Australia in that? What makes sense is to have more of our assets towards the North of Australia, rather than the South. We know that that's the case. The banks need to be responsible. PRIME MINISTER: [ARCHIVAL] I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet. MCMILLAN: What do you say to those people who are desperate for more information and just want to know simply how it will work?

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