The Nationals argue the overwhelming response to the parliamentary inquiry into Western Australian fishing – 477 submissions – warrants regional hearings.

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Shadow fisheries minister Kirrilee Warr told 6PR’s Long Lunch host Russell Collett that submissions reveal widespread hurt across regional communities.

 “It goes beyond those who are fishing the waters there, it’s going right through their communities,” Warr said. She added, “It would be really important that they get out to the regions to talk to those people.

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