A controversial $25 million hot springs wellness centre led to a fiery on-air exchange between WA Lands Minister John Carey and 6PR Mornings host Liam Bartlett on Thursday.

The State Government intends to bypass the City of Nedlands to ensure the development goes ahead.

The minister is set to trigger powers of Parliament to excise the riverfront land in Dalkeith for the Tawarri Hot Springs along the Swan River in a prime Dalkeith location (Tawarri is a Noongar word for ‘evening breeze’).

Nedlands mayor Fiona Argyle earlier told Bartlett she had moved a motion at a March meeting to not proceed with the land transaction and instead explore different options.

On Thursday, Carey and Bartlett clashed over the government excising the land, allowing it to negotiate a lease with developer FJM Property, after it identified the hot springs as a project of state significance, and claimed it would attract 100,000 visitors a year.

Press PLAY below to hear the fiery exchange between Carey and Bartlett.