No privatisation

THE PROMISE: During 2017, Mark McGowan campaigned strongly against privatisation of major utilities, namely Western Power. Mark McGowan stated, “Everyone knows that when you privatise State-owned utilities, power prices go up, and services go down.” The ACCC rejected the claim by Mr McGowan as being incorrect and misleading.

STATUS: Despite his rhetoric about privatisation, the McGowan Government have made a partial sale of Synergy to a foreign investor. The sale has been branded a “joint venture with a private sector investor”.

Evidence of the Promise

WA Labor Election Policy, 7 March 2017:

Evidence of the Status

The West Australian, 15 November 2017:

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