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WA’s new bill gives premier power to override 40 laws for projects, raising environmental and accountability concerns.
Western Australia’s State Development Bill grants Premier Roger Cook sweeping power to override up to 40 laws, including environmental protections, for priority projects with no public debate or clear criteria.
The government says it’s needed for green energy and critical minerals growth, but critics warn it enables unchecked political control, risks environmental harm—like a major gallium project threatening Perth’s water and forests—and undermines accountability.
With no renewable energy target in place, advocates say the real barrier to clean energy is policy, not approvals.
The bill faces scrutiny in the upper house amid concerns it could fast-track fossil fuel or uranium projects without oversight.
El nuevo proyecto de ley de WA otorga al primer ministro el poder de anular 40 leyes para proyectos, lo que plantea preocupaciones ambientales y de rendición de cuentas.