Amid a mounting labour and resource squeeze, plans to relocate the Fremantle port to Kwinana are set to be sidelined as AUKUS and Garden Island redevelopments take priority.

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While the state government maintains its commitment to Westport, Western Australia Greens leader and former Fremantle mayor Brad Pettitt told 6PR Drive host Jamie Burnett that the delay offers a valuable opportunity to reassess whether such an expensive port is truly needed – though Pettitt emphasised that Fremantle still requires a clear timetable.

“The danger is if everyone’s left in this kind of middle space and limbo, and they can’t invest in their own community”, Pettitt said.

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