POLITICAL PARTIES – WESTERN AUSTRALIA – PLATFORMS

Barriers stifle growth, says BHP

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Original article by Paul Garvey
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 17-Aug-16

BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie has stressed the importance of Australia’s trade relationship with China, and warned that global economic growth could be threatened by a growing international push toward protectionism. He has also criticised a proposal by Western Australian National Party leader Brendan Grylls to impose an iron ore levy on BHP and Rio Tinto, arguing that they already make a major contribution to government revenue at state and federal level.

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BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, SAMARCO MINERACAO SA, AUSGRID PTY LTD

Labor proposes cannabis relief for very ill

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The West Australian – Page: 6 : 7-Jul-14

The Australian Labor Party’s state conference in Western Australia (WA) on 6 July 2014 heard from leader Mark McGowan on the medicinal use of cannabis. He pledged to introduce legal reform if elected, which would mean terminally or chronically ill patients can be prescribed tablets or sprays to help them manage pain and other symptoms. While Premier Colin Barnett had in 2009 also backed such use of cannabis, WA Health Minister Kim Hames has now rejected McGowan’s push. The Australian Medical Association in WA believes more research is needed first

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HEALTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (WESTERN AUSTRALIA), WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION