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Legislative Council (10 November 2026, 12.41 pm)

10 November 2026

Contents updated on 10 Nov 2026

The Council opens its sitting, adopts condolence motions for former members Paddy Embry and Peter Katsambanis, then proceeds to formal business including petitions, ministerial statements, tabling of reports and regulations, and notices of new bills and motions that shape the forthcoming legislative agenda.

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Opening, condolence motions and formal business

18:52

Opening of sitting and Embry condolence motion

18:52

President: prayers and Embry condolence motion

18:52

Leader of the House: government tribute to Embry

20:45

Opposition Leader: Embry’s political career and values

25:24

Hon Philip Scott: Embry’s regional and social advocacy

31:54

Hon Steve Thomas: personal reflections and One Nation context

38:53

Hon Kate Doust: character, family focus and education issues

46:01

Embry’s committee work and role as reviewer

48:26

Embry’s stance on electoral reform and pro‑life bills

51:47

Embry’s constituency work, party split and personal qualities

55:38

Closure of Embry condolence and minute’s silence

57:41

Condolence motion for Peter Katsambanis

59:54

Katsambanis condolence — motion and parliamentary career

59:54

Katsambanis’s service in WA and Hellenic roles

01:03:31

Opposition support for Katsambanis condolence and Victorian career

01:05:19

Move to Western Australia and 2013 Council election

01:09:28

Katsambanis’s influence in party room, Assembly tenure and final years

01:13:43

Opposition Leader Goiran — Personal tribute and sympathy

01:18:44

Condolence motion — personal and political origins

01:23:51

Parliamentary career, family background and political style

01:26:27

Faith, community roles and institutional affiliations

01:29:28

Collingwood, personal condolences and closing remarks

01:32:54

Condolence motion — personal sympathy and early memories

01:33:59

Support for young Liberals and inclusive political mentoring

01:36:59

Liberal ideological convictions and political style

01:41:00

Parliamentary career, electoral defeat and lasting legacy

01:44:28

Condolence motion for Peter Katsambanis concluded

01:48:51

Formal business, petitions and government statements

01:53:34

Governor’s assent messages and call for petitions

01:53:34

Petition — Crown land use for Jorgensen Park event

01:55:08

Petition — criminal property confiscation and Martin report

01:57:41

Ministerial statement — palliative care progress report

01:59:17

Tabling of reports, regulations and local laws

02:02:07

Public Administration Committee report on statutory office holders

02:05:21

Notices of bills and substantive motions

02:06:59

Rail Freight Bill second reading — opposition critiques and minister’s rationale

02:10:32

Rail Freight Bill called and second reading — Opposition and Nationals critiques

02:10:32

Procedural motion to reorder government business; Rail Freight Bill called

02:10:32

Rail Freight Bill — Opposition trust concerns and Nationals’ conditional support

02:11:17

Rail Freight Bill — regional rail history and policy context

02:14:51

Regional rail history and Mullewa case study

02:18:53

1990s Westrail problems and 2000 privatisation rationale

02:19:53

Changed freight task since 2000 and growing demand

02:23:02

Protections in 2000 Rail Freight System Act and weak oversight

02:24:52

Stakeholder impacts: access barriers, line closures and road pressure

02:28:48

Bill’s mechanisms: temporary buyback and path to re‑privatisation

02:31:49

Financial exposure, valuation concerns and minister–Treasurer role

02:36:25

Lack of parliamentary oversight and Commonwealth involvement

02:41:18

Regional roads, no budget ‘savings’ and unproven safety claims

02:44:41

Integrated freight objective and Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road example

02:47:57

Heavy haulage damage on Mullewa main road

02:49:07

Critique of ‘social assessment’ and call for integrated freight strategy

02:53:47

Nationals WA conditional support for Freight Rail Bill

02:58:13

Rail Freight Bill second reading — Minister’s response and policy rationale

03:02:15

Minister Jarvis — purpose of bill and limits of current lease

03:02:15

Minister Jarvis — rail access regime, ERA role and accountability

03:06:52

Acquisition structure, reorganisation options and due diligence

03:12:36

Infrastructure WA exclusion, east–west corridor and Tier 3 future

03:16:04

Minister Jarvis — Closing second reading remarks

03:19:09

Chair Carr — Second reading agreed; committee stage opened

03:20:53

Rail Freight Bill committee (Clause 1) — due diligence, ownership and Tier 3 network

03:22:30

Rail Freight Bill committee (Clause 1) — due diligence, valuation and Commonwealth links

03:22:30

Clause 1 — Martin: success criteria and offer status

03:22:30

Clause 1 — Due diligence vs commercial negotiations

03:25:17

Clause 1 — Commonwealth funding and ARTC feasibility work

03:29:00

Clause 1 — Policy against 100% privatisation and joint ventures

03:31:40

Clause 1 — Thomas: clarifying due diligence and valuation link

03:35:45

Clause 1 — Timing and scope of due diligence and business case

03:38:54

Clause 1 — Post‑election talks with Brookfield and data room

03:42:25

Chair — Committee suspended for Questions without Notice

03:45:48

Questions without notice — cross‑portfolio government scrutiny

03:48:53

Questions without notice — child protection, infrastructure, environment and sectoral issues

03:48:53

Child Protection — Hawke children assurance review

03:48:53

Child Protection — Pilbara caseworker vacancies

03:50:11

Water Corporation — Bindooli tender probity breach

03:51:38

Investment Attraction Fund — FTI ‘forensic audit’ tender

03:52:54

Fremantle Traffic Bridge — cost blowout and Commonwealth share

03:54:43

Aboriginal Affairs — operational responses and Frisby Court

03:55:36

Regional Airfares — Pilbara $299 capped fares sell‑out

03:56:56

Energy — safety of plug‑in solar systems

03:58:11

Road Safety — cannabis legalisation research and THC reforms

03:59:16

Data Centres — ministerial meetings with developers

04:00:40

Methane Emissions — Chevron Gorgon mega‑leak

04:01:30

Public Transport — Matilda Bay–Canning Bridge ferry routes

04:03:07

Environmental Compliance — South32 non‑compliance reports

04:04:23

Animal Welfare — Moora horse rehoming and funding

04:05:42

Local Government — Mandurah CCTV and ANPR funding

04:06:50

Health — abortion at 22 weeks and feticide guidelines

04:08:34

Freight Infrastructure — Outback Way alternative route

04:09:52

Whale Carcass — City Beach removal costs and cultural ceremony

04:10:45

Social Housing — crime impacts around Tribeca apartments

04:12:20

Coronial Process — Samara‑Bree Brooking inquest misinformation

04:13:54

Child Protection — Pilbara staffing turnover data requested

04:15:10

Road Safety — Greenmount ‘risky’ intersection upgrade

04:16:23

Port Hedland — safe night space expansion timeline

04:17:37

Question without notice — Acciona tender probity breach

04:18:54

Steve Thomas QWN — Reserve capacity benchmark technology

04:20:29

Sophie McNeill QWN — AI data centres and fossil power

04:22:07

Return to Rail Freight Bill committee — transparency, ARTC study, Tier 3 and road safety claims

04:23:11

Procedural business — Incorporated answer and return to Rail Freight Bill

04:23:11

Committee on Rail Freight Bill — Public release of business case and leases

04:25:27

Committee — Scale of transaction, timing and budget process

04:30:04

Julie Freeman — Parliamentary oversight and reporting on transaction

04:34:51

Julie Freeman — ARTC study and Tier 3 lines

04:40:11

Julie Freeman — Road safety benefits and freight mode shift

04:42:05

Road safety justification, modelling and bill’s actual effect

04:44:38

Minister — rationale for public control of freight rail

04:49:16

Steve Martin — buyback business case and future network planning

04:49:52

Steve Martin — stakeholder engagement and ‘good faith’ enabling bill

04:54:51

Rail Freight Bill committee — ownership model, control, foreign ownership and adjournment

04:58:04

Rod Caddies — One Nation opposition, value for money and foreign ownership

04:58:04

Steve Thomas — control of joint venture and shareholding thresholds

05:00:32

Steve Thomas vs Minister — definition of ‘control’ under Corporations Act

05:05:45

Rod Caddies — lease transparency, liabilities and maintenance penalties; adjournment

05:15:18

Legislative Council (10 November 2026, 12.41 pm)

10 November 2026

Legislative Council Mon, 9 Nov 2026 Parliament of Western Australia

Follow its sittings

18:51 - 19:10

Speaker 1

The President.

19:10 - 20:37

Speaker 2

Almighty God, creator of the universe, giver of life, who has ordained that we should live as social beings, seeking the fulfilment of our own true purpose within our society, bless this Legislative Council, now assembled, to deliberate upon the affairs affecting the wellbeing and good order of society in Western Australia.

Let all members give honour, wisdom and integrity to the role for which they've been chosen, and the decisions and decorum of this Council be always to the advancement of thy glory, the honour of the Sovereign, and the continued benefit of the people of this state. Amen. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those that trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. This house acknowledges and honours the traditional owners of the ancestral lands upon which we meet today, the Whadjuk Noongar people, and pays its respects to their elders, both past and present. Good afternoon, members.

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