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ROSEMARY MURPHY: With WA, the emissions are rising. Do you think the state will be able to get to net zero by 2050?

MINISTER MADELEINE KING: The state is determined to get to net zero by 2050, and the Australian Government is determined to get Australia to net zero by 2050. And there's no doubt there's challenges along the way, and different states obviously have different pathways because of their needs. So, I know gas demand in WA is going to go up soon because we are moving out of coal fired generation. So, that does change our use of gas. I've seen the report that you're referring to is an important part of the debate and I accept that. We also know, though, that we need to have this LNG to power our critical minerals resources. And also the gas in Western Australia plays an important role in the decarbonisation of our friends and neighbours to the north, in Japan and Singapore and Korea. So, you know, we have to balance all these things up. But the overall, overriding imperative is to reach net zero by 2050.