WA must rein in gas industry’s daylight robbery

PERTH, Thursday 10 September 2026 — In response to the announcement of draft federal domestic gas reservation legislation, the following comments can be attributed to WA Campaign Lead at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Geoff Bice:

“The gas industry has been getting away with daylight robbery in WA for years, and if the federal domestic reservation requirements are not made to apply here it is a major missed opportunity to rein them in.

“In WA, Woodside has supplied just 3.4% of the gas extracted from Australian waters and processed at its Pluto facility, flouting the expected 15% and pocketing the profits.

“If the Federal Government is not going to keep Woodside and the WA gas industry accountable, it is incumbent on the WA Government to tighten its rules.

“The WA Government needs to get a fair deal for West Australians and rule out risking pristine environments like Scott Reef and the Kimberley for unnecessary gas expansion.

“71% of Perth voters, including a majority of One Nation and Labor supporters, do not support drilling for gas at Scott Reef or fracking the Kimberley.

“Most Perth voters want a renewable energy target and a strong domestic gas reservation policy, not a run-away fossil fuel extraction and export industry.”

-ENDS-

Notes:

Greenpeace commissioned polling of voters in the Perth metropolitan area in July 2026.

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Emma Sangalli on 0431 513 465 or emma.sangalli@greenpeace.org

High res images and footage of Scott Reef can be found here