WA seeking to build military weapons hub
Western Australia could become home to a missiles manufacturing hub under a new plan by Premier Roger Cook to boost the state’s military capacity.
Cooks is expected to announce WA is seeking expressions of interest from defence giants to build a weapons hub during the first day of the Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference, being held in Perth today.
The three-day conference will take place at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre under tight security, with people from 12 countries and 250 different companies attending to talk all things AUKUS and defence.
South Australia has just begun manufacturing military weapons. Before then, Australia had no capacity to build its own missiles.
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Making headlines today, a Perth builder is offering flexible hours for parents. The overwhelming response has exposed a massive blind spot in the industry.
Meanwhile, West Australian exporters could be forced to lift the amount of gas kept in reserve for the domestic market under a new framework set out by the federal government.
On Monday, the Albanese government released its draft design framework for the domestic gas reservation scheme, which includes new legislation to require LNG exporters to supply a proportion of their total supply production – equivalent to 20 per cent of their exports – as part of their domestic supply obligation.
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