Scomo was a Resource Minister., page-291

Unfortunately yet another headline that misses the key point…”Gas permit dithering cost them 4 seats”….. yep, they should have moved much more swiftly to circumvent due process and completely ignore and disregard the regulator to appease the wealthy NIMBYs….. that way they could have gone back to their elite homes and pristine beaches and started complaining about outrageous gas prices and price-gouging energy companies much sooner….

Now we have the worst of both worlds….no new gas supply prospects, and a Government full of narrow-mandate teals without any clue how to balance the needs of responsible economic development, quality of life, and the environment…..