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KEY Current or former Labor politicians Link individuals to entities they Lobby groups or membership groups with WA’s revolving doors currently, or have previously, significant lobbying resources Current or former Liberal politicians worked for. Government agencies or departments Current or former Nationals politicians Fossil fuel companies Non Fossil fuel companies with strong ties to the oil & gas or resources sector. A map of the connections between politics, government Individuals who currently, or have previously, worked for entities they agencies and the gas industry, withafocus on WA are connected to on the map.

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The influence of the gas lobby on WA KEY Current or former Labor politicians Link individuals to entities they Lobby groups or membership groups with WA’s revolving doors currently, or have previously, significant lobbying resources Current or former Liberal politicians worked for. Government agencies or departments Current or former Nationals politicians Fossil fuel companies Non Fossil fuel companies with strong ties to the oil & gas or resources sector. A map of the connections between politics, government Individuals who currently, or have previously, worked for entities they agencies and the gas industry, withafocus on WA are connected to on the map.

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This report was written on Noongar land and 350 Boorloo Perth is a grassroots climate justice discusses issues affecting all Aboriginal nations group in Western Australia. of Western Australia. We acknowledge and pay 350 Boorloo Perth is part of the 350.org movement, our respects to the traditional custodians of the an international movement of ordinary people lands on which we live and work. We recognise working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a Our aims for this report 2 that sovereignty was never ceded and pay our world of community-led renewable energy for all. respects to Elders past, present and emerging on all Key findings + Introduction 3 350.org is building a future that’s just and equitable, Aboriginal nations across Western Australia: with communities and ecosystems thriving and Part 1: Overview 4 protected from the impacts of climate change. Amangu Mandjildjara Pintupi Overview of the gas industry in WA Arnga Mandjindja Pitjantjatjara 350.org Australia is building a people-powered Bardi Mangala Putidjara movement for climate justice. Our mission is to build Woodside 7 Badimaya Mantjintjarra Spinifex a grassroots movement to stand up to the fossil fuel Chevron 8 Bailgu Ngalia Tedei industry, and support a just transition from coal, oil Baiyungu Mardudunera Tenma and gas to a renewable-energy future for all. APPEA 9 Ballardong Martu Thalandji Binigura Mineng Tharrkari Part 2: Influence 10 Bunuba Miriwung Tjalkadjara How the gas industry is exerting influence over the WA government Buruna Mirning Tjeraridjal Djaru Miwa Tjurabalan Method 1: Access 10 Duulngari Murunitja Tjuroro Dyiwali Nakako Umiida Method 2: Revolving doors 14 Gija Nanda Unggarranggu Gooniyandi Nangatadjara Unggumi Method 3: Political donations 20 Gugadja Nangatara Waljen Part 3: Case Studies 23 Ildawongga Ngaanyatjarra Walmadjari Inawongga Ngaatjatjarra Wardal Two examples of the gas lobby’s influence over WA’s emissions policy and regulation Inggarda Ngadjunmaia Wariangga Case Study 1: Rejection of the EPA’s recommendation that companies control their emissions 23 Jaburara Ngalia Warrwa Jabirr Jabirr Ngarinjin Watjarri Case Study 2: Cooking the books on emissions controls 24 Jadira Ngarla Wangai Jawi Ngarlawangga Wanman Recommendations 28 Jukun Ngarluma Wenamba Kalaako Ngolibardu Whadjuk Appendices 29 Kalamaia Ngombal Widi References 34 Kambure Ngurlu Wiilman Kaneang Ngurrara Wilawila Karajarri Niabali Wirdinya Kariera Nimanburu Wirngir Kartudjara Ninanu Worrorra Keiadjara Njakinjaki Wudjari Koara Njunga Wunambal Koreng Nokaan Wurla Kurajarra Noongar Yamatji Kurrama Nyamal Yawijibaya Madoitja Nyangumarta Yawuru Maduwongga Nyigina Yeidji Maia Nyulnyul Yindjibarndi Malgana Panyjima Yingkarta Malgaru Pibelmen Yinikutira Malngin Pindiini Yued Mandara Pindjarup Mandi Pini

101 Captured state Captured state 1 Current or former Labor politicians Link individuals to entities they Lobby groups or membership groups with KEY currently, or have previously, significant lobbying resources WA’s revolving doorsCurrent or former Labor politicians Link individuals to entities they Lobby groups or membership groups with KEY Current or former Liberal politicians worked for. WA’s revolving doors currently, or have previously, significant lobbying resources Government agencies or departments Current or former Liberal politicians worked for. Current or former Nationals politicians Government agencies or departments Fossil fuel companies Non Fossil fuel companies with strong ties Current or former Nationals politicians to the oil & gas or resources sector. A map of the connections between politics, government Fossil fuel companies Non Fossil fuel companies with strongIndividuals ties who currently, or have A map of the connections between politics, government to the oil & gas or resources sector.previously, worked for entities they agencies and the gas industry, withafocusIndividualson WA who currently, or have are connected to on the map. previously, worked for entities they agencies and the gas industry, withafocus on WA are connected to on the map.

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Our aims for this report Key findings + introduction

The fossil fuel lobby has captured democracies How to use this report Political donations by oil and gas companies Introduction across the world and continues to push for further 1 are often made within days of meetings Arrange a meeting with your local MP. This expansion despite the need for a transition to clean 1 with ministers technology. The scale of the climate crisis we face can be a daunting prospect, but remember For the first time, the dates of political donations Background and purpose of this report is unprecedented. Action is needed now more that you have all the facts in front of you. Take a have been compared to the dates of meetings The gas industry has grown into Western Australia’s than ever. friend or go in a group, and get in touch with 350 Boorloo Perth for support. between gas lobbyists and four WA ministers, (WA’s) largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Five At 350.org we want communities to take back including the Premier. LNG facilities in WA have been a key driver of rising democracy from the hands of the big polluters and Use this report as a guide to talk through carbon emissions nationally, while the overturned 2 Political donations correspond with ensure our elected officials get on with the job of some of the main threats WA faces from the state-wide fracking ban could drive up further 2 political decisions tackling the climate crisis. gas industry. Each section includes a colour-coded emissions.1 request for your MP. These are commitments For the first time, political donations have been As a major fossil fuel producer and exporter, this is This is despite the next decade being critical for that MPs can make to support a cleaner and more mapped on timelines to reveal peaks in donations as important in Western Australia as it is anywhere climate action, with the Intergovernmental Panel transparent democracy. that correspond to decisions affecting the donors. in the world. We want you to take action, make your on Climate Change having warned of the need to community’s voice heard, and help us take back our During your conversation, make a note of your Emissions and offset conditions on gas drastically reduce emissions in order to avoid tipping 3 2 democracy. The fossil fuel lobbyists have had the ear MP’s comments and commitments to each 3 projects are weak, and not being met over 1.5 or even 2 degrees of heating. of elected officials for too long - now is the time to recommendation. You can use these notes to follow Gas corporations continue to profit from their demand the future we want. up and hold them to any commitments they make. The first visual representations of greenhouse gas emissions and offsets for five of WA’s biggest unabated pollution by maintaining influence over those who hold the power and responsibility to Taking back our democracy Celebrate! Get a photo with the MP, send it to emitting projects shows large differences between 4 us and tag us on social media. Get in touch and emissions created, offset requirements and curb the industry’s emissions. Elected officials have Addressing the insidious influence of the fossil let us know how it went. actual offsets. been reluctant to take steps to curb the fossil fuel fuel lobby is no small task. However, if we want our industry’s emissions, and show support for further Talk to other people in your community government to take meaningful action on climate 5 4 Woodside Petroleum is the most powerful expansion, despite the consequences this would change, we need to diminish their power whilst and encourage them to do the same. Growing political player from the gas industry in have for the climate. building our own. a movement of people to raise these concerns is Western Australia The purpose of this report is to highlight the the only way we will make this an issue that your We can build our power by making our voices heard l Woodside Petroleum (Woodside) representatives ways in which the gas industry holds considerable MP cannot ignore. by those we elect to represent us. Politicians should frequently meet with government ministers influence over the WA Government. This influence be prioritising the voices of the community over Keep in touch and stay involved. Stay in touch more often than representatives from other is maintained in a number of ways, which are the voices of the fossil fuel lobby. 6 with your MP - ask for updates about how fossil fuel companies. explored in depth in this report. You can use this report to raise your concerns they are addressing the issues you discussed. Stay l Woodside hosted Premier Mark McGowan at about the fossil fuel lobby’s influence with your MP. involved with 350 Boorloo Perth or start a community a board dinner in 2019. Methodology If enough people raise their concerns with MPs group. If there isn’t a local climate action campaign l The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and To define the key levers of influence of the fossil fuel across the state, we can make this an issue near you already, then the movement needs you! Environmental Management Authority’s current industry, we have drawn on the following sources: at election time. Get in touch with us and we can support you. and previous two Chairs had previously worked l Access to ministers: Information from for Woodside. documents released by Freedom of Information We need people in communities (FOI) requests have been analysed to find the There is a revolving door between WA’s extent of access that WA’s gas industry has to all over the state pushing for 5 fossil fuel industry, political offices, and the ministers. The list of FOI released documents state bureaucracy. climate action and a cleaner can be found in Appendix 1 of this report. The first representation of WA’s revolving door l The revolving door between government democracy if we are to shift between political staff, government positions, and gas industry positions: Publicly available fossil fuel companies and lobbyists, demonstrates WA beyond fossil fuels. information on company and government significant movement between the fossil fuel websites was used to find details of current board industry and WA politics and bureaucracy. members, directors and executives of major fossil fuel companies and lobby groups. LinkedIn profiles were used for further research and cross referencing. l Political donations: Data from Annual Donor Returns on the Australian Electoral Commission website was used to collate donation timelines.

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Part 1: Overview Part 1: Overview Overview of the gas industry in WA Overview of the gas industry in WA

The gas industry in WA began with relatively ‘Compared to carbon dioxide WA’s gas industry is not limited to its major LNG A ‘gag clause’ on Aboriginal opposition small onshore facilities before offshore discoveries projects. Onshore gas has been drilled throughout In 2003, the WA Government negotiated the Burrup were made and WA’s first major Liquified Natural (CO2), methane (CH4) is a the state for many years. These onshore facilities Gas (LNG) project, the North West Shelf, was are usually older than the much larger and more and Maitland Industrial Estates Agreement (BMIEA) constructed in the 1970s and 80s.3 State and relatively short-lived but polluting LNG projects offshore. Given the age of with three Burrup Aboriginal native title claimant Federal governments supported the development highly potent global warming onshore facilities, they have been subject to less groups. Facing the threat of compulsory acquisition of the North West Shelf project despite its Karratha substantial efforts by governments to to impose by the State without compensation, the groups Gas Plant being positioned amongst the ancient gas, which remains in the conditions on their emissions. agreed to renounce any native title rights and refrain Murujuga rock art.4 from opposing future development within the atmosphere for only a decade This began to change in 2006 when Chevron’s BMIEA area of the Burrup earmarked by the State The North West Shelf marked the beginning of Gorgon facility was approved under the condition Government for industrial development: the gas industry’s significant influence over WA but during that time has that it use Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Every politics. The Karratha Gas Plant took priority over more than 100 times as much gas project that vents reservoir carbon dioxide into “…the Contracting Parties 40,000-year-old rock art, as did the Pluto LNG plant the atmosphere since then has been approved with 20 years later. effect on global warming as a condition of offsetting some quantity of those agree that the[y] …will not, carbon emissions.14 The gas lobby has consistently The influence of the gas industry grew as the sector carbon dioxide.’ opposed stricter emissions reductions regulations in their capacity as owners expanded and technology allowed gas companies Findings from ‘The New Gas Boom’ report 11 from being introduced. to build more facilities and reach more gas. Over of the Burrup Non-Industrial time, this influence began to corrode democratic Monitoring and tracking of methane emissions Land, lodge or cause to be decision-making, leading to the watering down of in Australia is frequently underreported, so the emissions reduction legislation and environmental Impacts on land rights & lodged any objection to full extent of the life cycle emissions of gas protection regulations. are unknown.12 self-determination development proposals

Climate footprint of WA gas: WA’s gas emissions problem WA’s mining and resources industries have caused intended to occur on land When the North West Shelf was constructed, the destruction of many culturally significant sites. Most of the LNG-related carbon emissions in WA are within the Industrial Estate.” gas was seen as a ‘transition fuel’ to support the caused by two companies: Woodside and Chevron. world to switch from coal-fired power to renewable Murujuga rock art Burrup and Maitland industrial estates agreement, 18 In the Clean Energy Regulator’s top ten list of highest Clause 4.8. energy sources, based on the assumed lower The story of gas on the Burrup Peninsula is 5 emitters, Woodside and Chevron are the only two greenhouse emissions of burning gas. It has now emblematic of the impacts of gas industry influence companies not from the electricity sector. been established, however, that emissions caused on Aboriginal heritage and culture. Further destruction of Murujuga by flaring, processing and leaks make gas potentially Woodside discovered the Pluto and Xena gas fields in 6 Murujuga, the Burrup Peninsula, is the site of as large an emitter as coal. Australia’s 10 highest emitters 2018/19 the world’s oldest and largest outdoor rock art 2005 and began production at its Pluto LNG facility in Energy experts now argue that renewable energy AGL Energy 42.7 million tonnes gallery, containing over a million petroglyphs (rock 2012. The site was located in the heart of the ancient with storage is a cheaper and more reliable engravings) which constitute a continuous record Burrup rock art precinct. Objections from Aboriginal 7 EnergyAustralia 20.1 million tonnes substitute for gas. of human cultural activity over perhaps as much custodians, the International Federation of Rock Stanwell Corporation 18.1 million tonnes 15 Art Organizations, National Trust (Australia), World Thirty-five years after production began at the as 50,000 years. Monument Fund and Friends of Australian Rock Art North West Shelf, WA’s gas facilities are fuelling the Origin Energy 18.0 million tonnes In addition, Murujuga is also of immense importance were ignored, as Woodside removed 941 rock art growth of Australia’s carbon emissions nationally. 8 CS Energy Ltd 15.4 million tonnes to the local Aboriginal custodians. engravings to make way for its Pluto LNG plant. The industry, its associations and supportive Chevron Australia 13.1 million tonnes The Karratha Gas Plant was the first gas plant politicians continue to promote the discredited and established on the Burrup and WA’s first major gas 9 dangerous myth that gas is a transition fuel. OzGen Holdings 10.8 million tonnes development. The North West Shelf gas facility In FY 2018-19, the total emissions from WA’s LNG Pioneer Sail Holdings 10.8 million tonnes began production in 1984, and is currently operated facilities (excluding the scope 3 emissions from by Woodside on behalf of its joint venture partners Woodside Petroleum 9.2 million tonnes combustion) totalled 24.48 million tonnes, or 26.7% Chevron, BHP, BP, Shell and Japan Australia LNG. 10 of the state’s emissions. NRG Victoria 1 7.9 million tonnes In the process of building the fossil fuel plant, Gas consists typically of about 85% to 95% methane, Table 1. Australia’s 10 highest emitters according to the an inadequate planning process was carried out along with minor amounts of ethane, propane and Clean Energy Regulator 13 to minimise impact on Aboriginal heritage. An butane. Methane traps 86 times more heat over a estimated 5000 petroglyphs were destroyed under 20-year period than carbon dioxide, resulting in far the footprint of the Karratha Gas Plant, and the more damage being caused by smaller amounts in current Woodside Visitor Centre was built on top 17 the atmosphere: of numerous rock art panels. Rock art on Murujuga (The Burrup Peninsula) Photo: Friends of Australian rock Art

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“My people say that once The failed Aboriginal Heritage Act The main players Burrup Hub a piece of rock art left by our Juukan Gorge, Murujuga rock art and many other The third incarnation of Woodside’s attempts to instances of destruction of sacred sites have been This report focuses on three of the main power develop the Browse and Scarborough basins is the ancestors is removed, our given state approval via WA’s weak Aboriginal brokers in WA’s gas industry: proposed Burrup Hub, which would see gas pumped Heritage Act. This Act has allowed companies to ● Woodside Petroleum 400km from the Scarborough gas field to their song line, our sacred site, is apply for exemptions to the Act, which is meant to existing Pluto plant and 900km from the Browse destroyed forever. Aboriginal protect sites. Over 460 exemption applications were ● Chevron basin to infrastructure at the North West Shelf. made in the last decade, only one was refused.27 people believe that the Burrup ● Australian Petroleum Production and If approved, the Burrup Hub will double Woodside’s Exploration Association (APPEA) WA greenhouse gas emissions from a potential is a powerful and dangerous Between these players, significant influence is 9.6Mt CO2 per year to 19.2Mt CO2 per year.35 place, and that bad things will Ask your MP to demand maintained through a variety of methods: direct and Despite previous failed attempts to produce gas frequent access to ministers; donations to political from the Browse basin, and the increased carbon happen to both Aboriginal and a strong Aboriginal parties; and a revolving door for executives between emissions the Burrup Hub would create, Premier non-Aboriginal people if it is Heritage Act positions in industry and government. Mark McGowan has actively supported Woodside’s interests in the project. Speaking to Parliament in disturbed.” The Aboriginal Heritage Act is up for debate October 2019, the Premier pushed for commercial Woodside Petroleum differences between project partners to 2007 Statement by Ngarluma custodian in 2021. This presents an opportunity to make it be resolved: Robyne Churnside.20 stronger and make sure Juukan Gorge and the Woodside Petroleum (Woodside) is the largest destruction at Murujuga cannot happen again. Australian oil and gas producing company, with Traditional Owners currently have no right of interests across the globe.28 In WA they have two “These projects need to happen Acid rain destroying ancient art appeal in this process, nor any right to veto projects: the North West Shelf and Pluto.29 These Since the North West Shelf and Pluto LNG plants projects on their ancestral land. and they need to be a priority. projects have been producing LNG for export since have begun production, Murujuga’s spectacular Gag clauses also restrict Traditional Owners 1989 and 2012 respectively.30 We need final investment for rock art has begun to face yet another threat. Both from speaking out against projects. Aboriginal With considerable gas reserves in the Browse and facilities emit 8,900 tonnes of nitrogen dioxide and people should be given the right to free, Scarborough by early 2020... Scarborough basins off the coast of north-west smaller amounts of sulphur dioxide, two of the major prior and informed consent, as per the UN 21 WA, Woodside has tried and failed on numerous The Western Australian components of acid rain. Research has revealed Charter on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, occasions to develop these fields. James Price Point that acidity levels on the surface of some rocks and opportunity to speak freely in dissent of government has been working was a proposed gas plant north of Broome, which adjacent to the Pluto gas plant are now 1000 times projects that will harm sites that are sacred faced significant public opposition before being assiduously on approvals for higher than before the gas industry was established to their culture. on the Burrup in the 1980s.22 shelved.31 Next, Woodside proposed the Browse this project. The issues between floating LNG project.32 This proposed a floating There is strong scientific evidence that acid rain Will your MP demand strong reforms to the facility in Commonwealth waters, similar to Shell’s the partners, Woodside and is eating away at the rock art and is likely to destroy Aboriginal Heritage Act including: expensive and unreliable Prelude floating LNG it within a generation.23 Industry and the state l Giving traditional owners the right to free plant off the coast of WA.33 This project also failed BHP, need to be resolved as government have ignored these scientific findings prior and informed consent to proceed due to being financially unviable and and continue to insist that industry and cultural soon as possible. In particular, l was dropped in 2016.34 heritage can co-exist.24 Lifting existing gag clauses which do not allow traditional owners to speak out I urge BHP, which is a good In 2018, the State Government committed publicly about threats to cultural company that has done great to pursuing UNESCO World Heritage Listing for heritage sites? the Murujuga rock art with the support of the things for Western Australia, to Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.25 But the State Government’s continued promotion of projects resolve the discussions as soon such as Woodside’s Burrup Hub could derail as possible” World Heritage listing at the last hurdle.26 Premier Mark McGowan speaking in Parliament, 17 October 201936

Woodside’s North West Shelf Karratha Gas Plant Photo: Friends of Australian rock Art

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Part 1: Overview Part 1: Overview Overview of the gas industry in WA Overview of the gas industry in WA

Chevron After starting the CCS plant, the amount of carbon Australian Petroleum APPEA has also advocated to include gas projects as dioxide it has successfully injected underground eligible for funding under the Clean Energy Finance is approximately three million tonnes.46 This is Corporation (CEFC) since 2017, when it made a Chevron, a company with the highest cumulative Production and Exploration eight times less than the 25.7 million tonnes of submission stating: carbon emissions of any private company in history,37 greenhouse gas emissions created by the facility Association is also WA’s biggest polluter.38 The company’s two since production began, until the most recently major projects in Australia are the Gorgon and “Improved access to the Clean available data from 2019.47 Based on reported The Australian Petroleum Production and Wheatstone LNG plants on Barrow Island and the emissions data, instead of sequestering 40% Exploration Association (APPEA) is the peak Pilbara coast.39 These two projects produced over Energy Finance Corporation… of carbon dioxide in that time, Gorgon has lobby group representing Australia’s oil and 13 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in sequestered less than 12%. gas exploration and production industry. The Such investments may act FY 2018-19.40 organisation has 64 oil and gas producing member as a catalyst to expedite gas Wheatstone project companies who account for an estimated 98% of Gorgon project Australia’s petroleum production, of which gas industry investments and First shipments of LNG from Wheatstone began in 52 In 2006 Chevron applied for approval for is a large component. October 2017 where the facilities are expected to address access to capital and their Gorgon project on Barrow Island. The Another 140 associate member companies provide have a lifespan of thirty years. WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) goods and services to the oil and gas industry. financing challenges facing reviewed the project and advised then Minister for Offshore facilities pump gas from four fields off the These include accounting firms, mining technology Environment, Mark McGowan, against approval, Pilbara coast to the Wheatstone onshore processing services companies and some of WA’s largest the industry” judging that: facility at Ashburton North. The majority of this gas tertiary education institutions including: APPEA’s Finkel review submission 201758 is then processed into LNG and exported to Asia.48 ● South Metropolitan TAFE In August 2020 the Federal Minister for Energy “the extent of predicted ● Curtin University COVID-19 layoffs and Emissions Reduction, Angus Taylor, introduced ● University of Western Australia53 impacts and degree of residual As WA began to ease COVID-19 related restrictions the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Amendment 59 uncertainty and risks posed in May 2020, the Premier Mark McGowan praised The fees that APPEA receives from its members (Grid Reliability Fund) Bill to Parliament. The Bill Chevron and the resources industry during a press and its annual conference provides them with the includes reforms APPEA recommended in its by the proposal remain conference at Chevron’s Fly In, Fly Out (FIFO) bulk of its $10.4 million in revenue to spend on 2017 submission: 54 unacceptably high.” worker quarantine hub.49 Two days later, it emerged advocacy and advertising campaigns. that Chevron was planning major redundancies in “Item 33 expands the scope The WA EPA’s assessment of the Gorgon project Australia. Chevron Australia’s Managing Director Advocacy 41 in 2006 Al Williams had sent an internal memo to his APPEA has advocated for specific policies that of ‘low-emission technology’ Australian workforce, telling them to expect undermine action to address climate change. to ensure the CEFC is able to The project showed unacceptable impacts across 50 20-30% of jobs to be cut. For example, APPEA has been a key player arguing a number of areas. In its assessment, the EPA for Australia to utilise Kyoto carry‑over units to meet invest in the GRF technologies stated that the only rationale for locating Gorgon It’s clear that job security for local communities is its emissions reduction targets, rather than through on Barrow Island was the potential to inject carbon a lower priority to Chevron than shareholder profits, described elsewhere in the meaningful action.56 dioxide underground in order to reduce overall as evidenced by CEO Mike Wirth’s comments in Bill… For example, certain emissions.42 McGowan approved Gorgon despite the March of 2020: In addition, APPEA has also been a prominent EPA’s recommendation against doing so.43 He did, voice calling for the removal of environmental types of gas-fired electricity however, put conditions on the project requiring “Our dividend is our number protection regulations. This has intensified in the Chevron to inject 80% of the reservoir carbon wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and during the generation will now fall under dioxide underground over any five-year period.44 one priority. It is very secure. statutory review of the Environmental Protection this new definition” and Biodiversity Act: With the initial five-year period concluding in We haven’t cut the dividend Clean energy finance corporation amendment July 2021, Chevron has so far failed to meet these since 1934” (grid reliability fund) Bill 2020 Explanatory Memorandum conditions. Their carbon capture and storage (CCS) “To continue to be attractive for plant only became operational after two and a half Chevron CEO, Mike Wirth, 24th March 202051 years of production, and so will not meet the 80% investment is the real opportunity rolling average over the initial five-year period.45 for us in our industry… It’s about ‘how do we just make investment attractive?’ And that’s reducing regulation.”

Andrew McConville, CEO of APPEA57

8 Captured state Captured state 9 KEY Current or former Labor politicians Link individuals to entities they Lobby groups or membership groups with WA’s revolving doors currently, or have previously, significant lobbying resources Current or former Liberal politicians worked for. Government agencies or departments Current or former Nationals politicians Fossil fuel companies Non Fossil fuel companies with strong ties to the oil & gas or resources sector. A map of the connections between politics, government Individuals who currently, or have previously, worked for entities they agencies and the gas industry, withafocus on WA are connected to on the map.

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Part 2: Influence Part 2: Influence How the gas industry is exerting influence over the WA government How the gas industry is exerting influence over the WA government

This section explores the means by which the Method 1. Access and Petroleum, Bill Johnston, had approximately two gas industry exerts its influence on state politics. No. of hundred meetings or phone calls with Woodside, meetings Chevron, APPEA, CMEWA, Strike Energy, Beach The gas industry in WA is entrenched within the halls Gas corporations and lobbyists are granted direct Company involved in Energy and SGH Energy. of state and federal parliament, the regulators that access to Ministers on a frequent basis. Chamber of Minerals & control them, and the main media outlets of WA. 58 A request for information regarding all two hundred The following findings are from documents which Energy WA (CME) of these meetings was rejected by the FOI unit, on Through the methods explored in this section, the were released under Freedom of Information (FOI) Woodside 47 the grounds that it considered that the work involved gas industry in WA has been able to maintain its requests. A list of documents released under FOI Chevron 28 to release information would divert a substantial and growth at great cost to the climate. can be found in appendix 1 of this report. APPEA 25 unreasonable portion of the agency’s resources from This section focuses on the following methods other operations. After changing the scope of the Time periods of FOI requests of influence: Table 2. Number of times companies met with, or request, details of 52 meetings were shared from Access - Direct access to ministers Under FOI requests, details of four Ministers’ corresponded on phone calls with Ministers in the Minister Johnston’s office. 1 meetings with a selection of companies, within the aforementioned time periods covered by FOI request. and the Premier Four Ministers, including the Premier, had 132 following time periods, were received: individual meetings with these organisations. Table Revolving doors - The revolving door The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western 2 l Premier Mark McGowan: Meetings from 2nd 3 shows the number of meetings each of the gas between staff in the gas industry and Australia (CMEWA) is the main resources industry August 2017 to 7th December 2018 and from industry representatives were involved in. government positions association in WA.60 It advocates for the mining, 12th February 2019 to 19th June 2020 Donations - Political donations made oil and gas industries in WA. 3 l Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture Number of meetings by companies and lobby groups to Findings from FOI requests show that CMEWA and Food; Ports; Minister Assisting the Minister political parties met with Ministers more frequently than any other Minister CME Woodside Chevron APPEA for State Development, Jobs and Trade, Allanah company or industry association in the scope of MacTiernan: Meetings from 1st August 2017 to Johnston 25 15 5 16 these FOI requests. 28th August 2018 and from 3rd February 2020 to Dawson 29 13 10 4 27th May 2020 Because the CMEWA also represents a mixture of How to take action interests in mining commodities such as iron ore, McGowan 11 17 15 10 l Minister for Environment; Disability Services; gold and lithium, not all meetings between the MacTiernan 5 8 3 3 Electoral Affairs, Stephen Dawson: Meetings from The three following sections contain CMEWA and Ministers can be assumed to be related 28th June 2017 to 5th October 2018 and from 6th recommendations you can take to your MP to to the gas sector. Table 3. Number of Ministers’ meetings which involved address the problems that are described. March 2019 to 15th June 2020 the main gas and resources lobbyists. Nonetheless, CMEWA often met with Ministers to l Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Discuss each section with your MP, and focus discuss matters concerning environmental acts, Industrial Relations, Bill Johnston: Meetings from These findings show that Minister for Mines on the points which you care most about. The bills and policies that have direct bearing on the gas 4th September 2017 to 6th November 2018, from and Petroleum, Bill Johnston and Minister for colour-coded boxes at the end of each section sector. The CMEWA’s close relationship with Mining 4th February 2019 to 29th March 2019 and from Environment, Stephen Dawson, met with lobbyists contain solutions and recommendations you Minister Bill Johnston was evidenced by Minister 2nd March 2020 to 5th June 2020. Two meetings from the gas industry most frequently. can ask your MP to support. Johnston attending a farewell lunch meeting with including Minister Johnston outside of these time a CMEWA representative in the Parliament House periods were also received from details of other FINDING 3: dining room. Ministers’ meetings. Of the companies and organisations covered by the Meeting dates often correspond with The documents highlight the frequency of access FOI requests, Woodside representatives held the political donation dates that gas lobbyists have to Ministers, as well as an second highest number of meetings with Ministers. insight into those relationships. When comparing dates of meetings to political More than 25% of their meetings with Ministers were donations data (Fig. 1), analysis shows that donations in regard to the Burrup Hub, including a meeting have often been made within days of meetings. FINDING 1: which discussed ‘government’s role in development on the Burrup.’ The examples displayed in Fig. 1 show instances Four gas industry groups met with found of meetings with WA Ministers that occurred Ministers at least 158 times FINDING 2: within five days of political donations to WA Labor, WA’s two biggest polluters and the two main lobby within the full list of meetings obtained through FOI groups met with Government Ministers 158 times in The Ministers for Mining and requests. The most recent donations data available 61 the aforementioned periods covered by FOI request. Environment grant gas lobbyists is to 30 June 2019. significant access Correspondence between 350 Boorloo Perth and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (Appendix 2), showed that the Minister for Mines

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Fig. 1 Timeline showing meeting dates between Woodside, Chevron and WA Government Ministers, and dates of The findings in Fig. 1 show: license for the plant two and a half years after political donations made by Woodside and Chevron beginning LNG production.65 l Three occurrences of donations made by gas corporations to WA Labor or the national ALP Meeting details in appendix 1 show that Chevron party on the same day as meetings between met with government ministers at least three times a Labor minister and the corporation specifically regarding the CCS plant, before they applied for the necessary license. l Two occurrences of donations made by gas 28 Jun 2017 corporations to WA Labor or the national ALP Chevron met with ministers on a further seven Stephen Dawson 1 Jul 2017 party one day before or after meetings between occasions regarding other business from August Woodside a Labor minister and the corporation 2017 to November 2018, before applying for the ‘unknown’ $1,100 Woodside license. One of those occasions was a visit by l Five occurrences of donations made by gas WA Labor 6 Mar 2019 6 Mar 2019 Minister for Environment, Stephen Dawson, to the corporations to WA Labor or the national ALP Stephen Dawson $2,400 Gorgon site on Barrow Island in October 2018. Around Chevron Chevron party between two and five days before or after this time Minister Dawson said he had been given ‘unknown’ Fed Labor meetings between a Labor minister and assurances ‘from the CEO downwards” that the plant the corporation would be fixed by early 2019.66 29 Aug 2017 29 Aug 2017 FINDING 4: The plant began injecting CO2 underground in Allanah MacTiernan $6,600 August 2019, a Chevron representative spoke with 14 Mar 2019 Chevron Chevron The Premier attended the Woodside Premier McGowan on the phone on 7 August 2019, ‘unknown’ WA Labor Mark McGowan, 16 Mar 2019 Bill Johnston, Board dinner while the Burrup Hub before releasing a media statement about the start $3,000 67 30 Aug 2017 Stephen Dawson Chevron awaited environmental approvals up on 8 August 2019. Stephen Dawson Chevron & Woodside WA Labor Chevron ‘Urgent roundtable On 12 February 2019, Premier Mark McGowan ‘unknown’ RE: EPA’ attended the Woodside board dinner. The dinner took place while environmental referrals associated Ask your MP to publish 62 with the Burrup Hub were awaiting approval. their diaries & support the It also took place just under a month before the 19 Mar 2019 Premier asked the EPA to retract a draft policy publishing of ministerial Stephen Dawson 21 Mar 2019 which would have required polluters to offset their diaries, in real time Chevron 63 unknown $1,700 emissions - a policy Woodside opposed. 4 May 2018 4 May 2018 Chevron Queensland, New South Wales and the ACT Fed Labor Bill Johnston $10,000 all publish ministerial diaries. This results 22 Mar 2019 FINDING 5: Chevron Chevron in anyone being able to see who Premiers and ‘Briefing on gas Fed Labor Mark McGowan Chevron met the Premier more than the strategy’ Chevron their ministers meet with, within two months LNG Taskforce meeting Minister for Mines and Petroleum of meetings taking place. prior to Shanghai LNG In the same time periods, Chevron representatives Publishing diaries enables the public and conference met with Premier Mark McGowan more often than the media to scrutinise the government and they met with the Minister for Mines and Petroleum. make our democracy stronger. If ministers 25 Jul 2018 This included an evening phone call from the are aware that their diaries will be published, Bill Johnston Premier’s car in November 2018 and a discussion it may encourage them to consult on decisions Woodside 30 Jul 2018 ‘Overview of Burrup Hub $6,600 about climate policy in June 2019. widely, prove that they are not under undue developments’ Woodside influence from lobbyists and make them WA Labor FINDING 6: more accountable. 31 Jul 2018 Stephen Dawson DATE Chevron met with Ministers before Will your MP support or introduce legislation Woodside Minister for the publishing of ministerial diaries in DATE applying for a license for Gorgon ‘unknown’ Company real time? ‘Meeting subject’ Donation Chevron’s Gorgon carbon capture and storage Donor (CCS) plant was supposed to inject 80% of Receiver reservoir emissions underground from day one of production.64 Chevron finally took the first step to begin capturing carbon by applying for the operating

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Method 2. Revolving doors Fig. 2 Map of the connections between politics, government agencies, lobby groups and the gas industry, with a focus on WA. This information was sourced from public LinkedIn profiles and ministerial staff records Current or former Labor politicians Link individuals to entities they Lobby groups or membership groups The term “revolving door” refers to the movement of personnel between industry, government, lobby groups KEY currently, or have previously, with significant lobbying resources Current or former Liberal politicians worked for. and regulatory bodies. This practice has been consistently found to result in a power imbalance in which industry Government agencies or departments 68 Current or former Nationals politicians has greater ability to influence government policy when compared with community advocates. Fossil fuel companies Non Fossil fuel companies with strong Current or former Labor politicians Link individuals to entities they ties to the oilLobby & gas groups or resources or membership sector. groups Individuals who currently, or have The gas industry has become deeply embedded in WA politics. As shown in Figure 2, there is a web of KEY currently, or have previously, with significant lobbying resources previously, worked for entities they Current or former Liberal politicians worked for. relationships and appointments between political offices, the gas industry, and the wider fossil fuel industry are connected to on the map. Government agencies or departments and its associations. Current or former Nationals politicians Fossil fuel companies Non Fossil fuel companies with strong ties to the oil & gas or resources sector. Individuals who currently, or have previously, worked for entities they are connected to on the map.

IndependentParliamentary Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority NATIONAL COVID COMMISSION QGC COOPER Productivity Commission AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY IndependentParliamentaryNOPSEMA GREENHOUSE NETWORK Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority INTERNATIONAL GAS UNION Kate CallaghanNATIONAL COVID COMMISSIONFORTESCUE METALSQGC COOPER Ken Fitzpatrick Erica Smyth KeithProductivity Spence CommissionBill Bloking AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY NOPSEMA GREENHOUSE NETWORK GREG COMBET, FORMER FEDERAL John Conde MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Ashley Wells INTERNATIONALNICK MINCHIN, GAS UNION FORMER SENATOR Kate Callaghan FORTESCUE METALS Matt Doman Nev Power STRIKE SANTOS Ken Fitzpatrick Erica Smyth Keith Spence Bill Bloking KEVIN RUDD, John Conde FORMER PRIMEMINISTERGREG COMBET, FORMER FEDERAL Tracey Winters MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Catherine Tanna WARWICK SMITH, FORMER Ashley Wells MINISTER FOR TERRITORIESNICK MINCHIN,& LOCAL GOVERNMENT Matt Doman FORMER SENATOR STEPHEN SMITH, FORMER Nev Power FEDERAL MINISTER FOR TRADE Elizabeth Gaines STRIKE SANTOS Malcolm Roberts FED LABOR KEVIN RUDD, FED LIBERALS FORMER PRIMEMINISTER Tracey Winters CHEVRON Catherine Tanna WOODSIDE ALEXANDERWARWICK DOWNER, SMITH, FORMER Jo Gaines FORMER MINISTERMINISTER FOR FOR TERRITORIES & JOEL FITZGIBBON, FORMER Claire Wilkinson FOREIGN AFFAIRSLOCAL GOVERNMENT STEPHEN SMITH, FORMER FEDERAL SHADOW MINISTER FOR Elizabeth Gaines AGRICULTURE FEDERAL& RESOURCES MINISTER FOR TRADE Michael Bradley Malcolm Roberts FED LABOR APPEA FED LIBERALS CHEVRON WOODSIDE Robert Underdown ALEXANDER DOWNER, MARTIN FERGUSON, FORMER FEDERAL Jo Gaines IAN MACFARLANE,FORMER MINISTER FOR Guy Houston MINISTER FOR RESOURCESJOEL FITZGIBBON, & ENERGY FORMER Claire Wilkinson FORMER MINISTERFOREIGN FOR AFFAIRS FEDERAL SHADOW MINISTER FOR Brian Pontifex INDUSTRY & RESOURCES AGRICULTURE & RESOURCES Michael BradleySEVEN APPEA GROUP SHELL GARY GRAY, Kieran Murphy Damian Dwyer Robert Underdown FORMER FEDERAL MINISTER MARTIN FERGUSON, FORMER FEDERAL JOHN OLSEN,IAN MACFARLANE, FOR RESOURCES & ENERGY Guy Houston MINISTER FOR RESOURCES & ENERGY FORMER SAFORMER PREMIER MINISTER FOR Deidre WillmottBrian Pontifex INDUSTRY & RESOURCES Bindi Gove SEVEN ALAN CARPENTER, GROUP SHELL WA LABOR GARY GRAY, Kieran Murphy Damian Dwyer RICHARD COURT, FORMER WA PREMIER Kirsten Stoney FORMER WA PREMIER WA LIBERALS FORMER FEDERAL MINISTER James Sorahan JOHN OLSEN, FOR RESOURCES & ENERGY FORMER SA PREMIER EQUINOR BHP Deidre Willmott MARK McGOWAN, WA PREMIER Steve Kaless Bindi Gove COLIN BARNETT, ALAN CARPENTER, Sarah Browne FORMER WA PREMIER WA LABOR RICHARD COURT, FORMER WA PREMIER Kirsten Stoney FORMER WA PREMIER WA LIBERALS James Sorahan BEN WYATT, WA TREASURER Roger Martin Rachel Donkin EQUINOR Luke EarnshawBHP MARK McGOWAN, WA PREMIER Steve Kaless COLIN BARNETT, Rosalie Cobai Sarah Browne KIM CHANCE, FORMER WA Jason Medd Adrienne La Bombard FORMER WA PREMIER MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE Roger Martin HAWKER BRITTON GROUP BEN WYATT, WA TREASURER CME WA Paul Everingham John Dagostino Luke Earnshaw Rachel Donkin ERIC RIPPER, Rosalie Cobai MINERALS COUNCIL of AUSTRALIA Jason Marocchi FORMER WA TREASURERKIM CHANCE, FORMER WA GRA PARTNERS Jason Medd Adrienne La Bombard MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE Jamie Parravicini HAWKER BRITTON GROUP The Global LNG Exchange QLD RESOURCES COUNCIL John Dagostino CME WA WHITE Paul Everingham CANNINGS PURPLE ERIC RIPPER, HAVEN MINERALS COUNCIL of AUSTRALIA Jason Marocchi FORMER WA TREASURER GRA PARTNERS COAL Jamie Parravicini WA NATIONALS The Global LNG Exchange FED NATIONALSQLD RESOURCES COUNCIL BRENDAN GRYLLS, WA Dept of Mines & Petroleum WHITE MARK VAILLE, FORMER FORMER LEADER OF WA NATIONALS TERRY REDMAN MLA CANNINGS PURPLE HAVEN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Jamie Henderson COAL WA NATIONALS Susanna Ling FED NATIONALS BRENDAN GRYLLS, WA Dept of Mines & Petroleum MARK VAILLE, FORMER FORMER LEADER OF WA NATIONALS TERRY REDMAN MLA DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Jamie Henderson Susanna Ling

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FINDING 1: FINDING 3: While working at Crosslands Resources, Murphy Murphy was appointed to McGowan’s office during worked with Melissa Price, Vice President of Legal an Independent Scientific Panel Inquiry into Four of WA’s last five Premiers employed Two of Premier Mark McGowan’s senior and Business Development at the time, and now the Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation in WA. The Inquiry staff who had worked for, or went on to staff have a history in the gas industry Federal member for Durack.80 In 2012, both Price and sought to establish potential impacts arising from work for APPEA Murphy left the company with Price beginning her the implementation of hydraulic fracture stimulation career in politics and Murphy moving to APPEA. (fracking) on the onshore environment of WA.

Mark McGowan, Colin Barnett, Alan Carpenter CHEVRON and Richard Court all had staff who had worked for During his time with APPEA, the industry association APPEA APPEA before or after their positions as advisors to Guy Houston was one of the main voices arguing in favour of lifting 81 the Premiers. A staff member for both Colin Barnett a statewide moratorium on fracking. ALAN CARPENTER, Kieran Murphy and Richard Court went on to become APPEA’s FORMER WA PREMIER Director of Public Affairs.69 Alan Carpenter and Mark WA LABOR

McGowan‘s advisor, Kieran Murphy, worked at APPEA MARK McGOWAN, WA PREMIER 70 between roles in each Premiers’ office. CASE STUDY: Ask your MP to oppose Guy Houston FINDING 2: APPEA’s man in McGowan’s office all fracking in WA Current Role: and fracking in WA NOPSEMA’s last three chairs previously Chief of Staff to Premier Mark McGowan Find The Australia Institute’s report worked for Woodside In the lead up to the 2017 state election, ‘The economic impacts of unconventional gas Previous Roles: Mark McGowan’s Labor Party promised a in Western Australia.’ 85 The report shows: The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and moratorium and inquiry on fracking should ● Corporate Communications & Media Adviser, Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) they win. After the election, however, the new ● Fracking doesn’t create jobs. The gas Chevron is a Commonwealth agency regulating health and government was slow to act on this pre-election industry employs less people per dollar of safety, structural integrity and environmental ● Adviser to Premiers Geoff Gallop and promise. An inquiry into fracking was eventually output than any other industry. management of offshore facilities. Any company Alan Carpenter announced, despite opposition from lobbyists: ● In Queensland, there was a loss of 1.8 aiming to drill for oil or gas offshore in Australian Guy Houston held the role of Chief of Staff to agricultural jobs for every new gas job waters needs approvals from NOPSEMA before former Premier Alan Carpenter when Mark ‘cancel the planned inquiry created in rural areas. they can do so. McGowan was Minister for Environment. McGowan into hydraulic fracturing. It’s ● Indigenous job opportunities from fracking Three former Woodside employees, including approved Chevron’s Gorgon project despite EPA are also likely to be minimal, with an 76 former acting CEO of Woodside, Keith Spense, recommendations during this time. a waste of time and money’ estimated increase of between three and 71 have chaired NOPSEMA’s advisory board. After After Carpenter’s 2008 election defeat, Guy Houston 19 jobs for Indigenous people. APPEA’s response to the fracking inquiry his time at Woodside, Spense went on to become took a role with Chevron as it began the construction September 18, 201782 ● Fracking is likely to generate little revenue chair of NOPSA (National Offshore Petroleum Safety of the Gorgon project.77 When McGowan became the for the state. Even a large shale gas industry Authority) and then NOPSEMA from 2010 to 2017 party leader in 2012, Houston was appointed as his During the course of the inquiry, McGowan would be likely to generate revenue worth during which time Woodside sought numerous Chief of Staff, a position he still holds. approvals from the regulators.72 appointed Kieran Murphy, despite Murphy just 0.6% of WA state government revenue. having been the contact person on numerous Kieran Murphy Erica Smyth was General Manager of Corporate pro-fracking media releases by APPEA.83 Will your MP support or introduce legislation Affairs at Woodside before eventually taking Current Role: to permanently ban fracking across all WA? on the chair role at NOPSEMA.73 Current chair, The inquiry report was handed to the WA Ken Fitzpatrick, also worked at Woodside and later Special Adviser to Premier Mark McGowan government in September 2018. Two months later, the Premier lifted the ban on fracking, became chair of APPEA before joining the NOPSEMA Previous Roles: advisory board.74 opening up five million hectares of WA to ● Communications Director to Premier the industry. Alan Carpenter Local opposition and low gas prices have ● Manager, External Affairs, Crossland Resources contributed to preventing the industry from (owned by Mitsubishi) advancing fracking plans in WA since the ● Director, External Affairs, APPEA moratorium was lifted. Bennett Resources, a subsidiary of Texan fracking company, Black Alan Carpenter’s highest profile advisor was Mountain, have applied to begin fracking The former journalist Kieran Murphy. The self-styled Kimberley and could potentially begin drilling 78 “political headkicker” moved onto a lobbying role by 2022.84 at Crosslands Resources after the 2008 election Traditional Owner calling on Premier McGowan to ban defeat.79 fracking in the Kimberley Photo: Damian Kelly

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FINDING 4: Potential conflicts of interest Woodside has friends in high places Ask your MP to support and Colin Barnett cooling off periods to Potential conflicts of interest due to the revolving NOPSEMA door between politics and the gas industry were mitigate the risk of Erica Smyth Ken Fitzpatrick Keith Spence frequent in former WA Premier Colin Barnett’s conflicts of interest Ministry and staff. There were many examples where investments or personal ties to the gas industry ALEXANDER DOWNER, Executives and staff freely move from Tracey Winters FORMER MINISTER FOR JOEL FITZGIBBON, FORMER FOREIGN AFFAIRS (particularly to Woodside) were a potential source fossil fuel companies into government roles FEDERAL SHADOW MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE & RESOURCES of influence on elected officials, such as: and back again, with no cooling-off period WOODSIDE ● to mitigate the risk of potential conflicts MARTIN FERGUSON, The husband of former Environment Minister FORMER FEDERAL MINISTER FOR Donna Faragher held a lobbying role at of interest. RESOURCES & ENERGY IAN MACFARLANE, Brian Pontifex FORMER MINISTER FOR 92 93 INDUSTRY & RESOURCES Woodside and later, Chevron. An effective cooling-off period would help GARY GRAY, FORMER FEDERAL MINISTER to ensure that former politicians and their FOR RESOURCES & ENERGY ● The wife of former Minister for Mines and staff are unable to misuse the information Kirsten Stoney Petroleum Norman Moore held shares in 94 and power that they hold. COLIN BARNETT, Woodside and BHP. FORMER WA PREMIER Roger Martin BEN WYATT, WA TREASURER ● Colin Barnett’s daughter-in-law held a senior At a federal level the Australian government government relations position with Woodside.95 already has restrictions which limit ministers to waiting 18 months after they ● Colin Edwardes, the Chief of Staff of former leave public office to lobby on any issue Links between Woodside and policy-makers and Woodside is also connected to the former Environment Minister Bill Marmion, was married they were involved in as a minister. In regulators are numerous. Ian Macfarlane sits on Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer. to the Director of External Affairs at Hancock practice, this ruling is flawed and ineffective Woodside’s board and is Australia’s longest serving When Woodside sought access to gas fields off the 96 Prospecting (run by Gina Reinhart). in its present state. An effective cooling Federal Resources and Energy Minister. He left coast of Timor Leste, resources from the Australian off period for state and federal politicians government in 2016 after a failed attempt to defect Secret Intelligence Service’s (ASIS) were used to spy In Colin Barnett’s own office, examples of the and their advisors, would need to be to the National Party and quickly joined Woodside’s on Timor Leste’s preparations for negotiations with revolving door included: independently investigated with findings board.86 Macfarlane also became CEO of the Australia over the Timor Sea gas deposits.89 being published. Queensland Resources Council just over two Previous role Previous, Timor Leste believed that Australia’s Foreign in Colin Barnett’s subsequent or months after leaving government.87 A minimum cooling off period of 18 months Minister at the time, Alexander Downer, had Name office current roles for elected officials and their staff could directed ASIS to spy on them.90 Shortly after leaving Brian Chief of staff Previously at be an effective mechanism to help prevent “If I’m not involved in cabinet, government in 2008, Downer went on to consult Pontifex Woodside, undue influence, improve integrity, for Woodside.91 Subsequently accountability and uphold public trust with my depth of experience Ambassador of and knowledge, I need to use Australia to the in politics. OECD, Currently Will your MP support or introduce at Rio Tinto97 that somewhere where it’s legislation to introduce an effective going to be of value” Geoff Adviser Previously at cooling off period of a minimum 18 months Wedgewood Woodside98 for elected officials and their staff? Ian Macfarlane after announcing his retirement from Government88 Kirsten Senior Media Previously at Stoney Adviser Woodside, Currently at BHP99

Rachel Principal Policy Currently at BHP100 Donkin Adviser

Joanne Principal Media Subsequently Webber Adviser at CMEWA and Woodside101

Ben Graham Principal Policy Subsequently Adviser at BP102

Table 4. Staff of former WA Premier Colin Barnett’s office and their connections to the fossil fuel industry

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Method 3. Political Donations FINDING 2: Woodside’s donations correspond with 2013 state election and decisions A critical method of influence for fossil fuel companies is donations to political parties. While no political party will admit to accepting donations with conditions attached, this report finds correlations between large regarding James Price Point donations and decisions made. The most recently available data from the Australian Electoral Commission shows Australia’s top 10 fossil fuel Political donations to WA parties by Woodside 103 donors, including both companies and their lobby groups. $60,000

Top 10 Fossil Fuel Donors to Federal politics 2018-19 $50,000 Liberal Party Fossil Fuel Company ALP LIB NAT Total March 2013 WA election $40,000 (WA Division) Inc. April 2013 Woodside abandon JPP Woodside $135,400 $136,750 $11,190 $283,340 Australian Labor $30,000 Party (Western Adani $0 $125,500 $121,800 $247,300 Australian Branch) Mineral Resources $62,000 $85,000 $20,000 $167,000 $20,000 National Party of Australia (WA) Inc. APPEA $77,467 $60,262 $23,930 $161,659 Minerals Council of Australia $83,996 $62,250 $9,194 $155,440 $10,000

Santos $72,570 $40,654 $38,200 $151,424 $0 Chevron $54,600 $53,125 $16,960 $124,685 18/11/10 1/4/12 14/8/13 27/12/14 10/5/16 22/9/17 4/2/19 18/6/20 Origin Energy $53,010 $32,390 $17,775 $103,175 Alinta Energy $57,000 $20,000 $25,000 $102,000 Fig. 3 Timeline of Woodside’s political donations using data from the AEC Transparency register The Trustee for St Baker Family Trust $52,620 $27,500 $16,500 $96,620

When mapping out Woodside’s donations to WA With pressure mounting from the public with Table 5. The top ten fossil fuel political donors of 2018-19 with oil and gas producers highlighted political parties, there is a correlation between national support, Woodside made their three largest the largest state donations in the last decade, the donations in the past decade to state parties in the timing of the 2013 state election, and growing public lead up to the state election in March 2013.109 At the FINDING 1: opposition to the James Price Point Gas Hub. election, polling booths in Broome favoured the only party to oppose the project (WA Greens), showing Gas industry accounts for 6 of With permits to drill for gas in the Browse basin, the tide of public sentiment against the proposed top 10 donors Woodside aim to exploit these resources, but gas hub.110 need a plant to process gas into LNG for export. The gas industry has the largest dollar value in the When former Premier Colin Barnett attempted to A month later in April 2013, Woodside pulled out of list of fossil fuel political donations. WA’s two biggest compulsorily acquire land for a new gas hub at James the James Price Point project.111 polluters, Woodside and Chevron, are ranked 1st Price Point near Broome, the decision was met with and 7th in this list respectively, with Australia’s peak considerable local opposition.105 gas lobbyists, APPEA, ranked 4th. Woodside has consistently ranked as the biggest donor to political Donations data shows that Woodside donated parties at a national level for the last five years.104 $50,000 to WA Labor (the opposition party at the time) on 8 February 2013.106 This was just two weeks before 20,000 people protested against Woodside’s James Price Point at the ‘Concert for the Kimberley’ in Fremantle on 24 February 2013.107 Labor maintained their support for Woodside to process Browse gas at James Price Point or other negotiable locations throughout this period.108

Protester in Perth Photo: Miles Tweedie Photography

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FINDING 3: This section explores two case studies in WA climate Proposed Emissions Reduction laws: policy making where the gas lobby has used their Chevron’s donations correspond with the abolition of the carbon price relationships, access and donations to influence the In March 2019, the EPA released a new draft policy outcome of two important changes that could have which required all facilities emitting over 100,000 reduced emissions in WA: tonnes of CO2 to avoid, reduce or offset 100% of their State and Federal political donations by Chevron emissions. After the policy was released, the gas Rejection of the EPA’s recommendation that industry and its associations were quick to publicly $40,000 1 companies control their emissions denounce the proposal: $35,000 Companies systematically failing to comply Australian Labor 2 with project emissions controls $30,000 Party (Western ‘As a general rule, APPEA Australian Branch) $25,000 does not support ad hoc Liberal Party 1 July 2014 (WA Division) Inc.

$20,000 carbon pricing state-based policies to tackle

mechanism repealed How to take action National Party of $15,000 Australia (WA) Inc. climate change… APPEA urges At the conclusion of these case studies is a $10,000 demand of your MP relevant to the problems the EPA and the WA government $5,000 addressed in the case studies. to put aside the guidelines Discuss the studies with your MP and focus $0 while the state government on the points which you care most about. The 6 Jul 09 18 Nov 10 1 Apr 12 14 Aug 13 27 Dec 14 10 May 16 22 Sep 17 4 Feb 19 18 Jun 20 colour-coded box at the conclusion of this completes its review of section contains recommendations you make climate change policy.’ Fig. 4 Timeline of Chevron’s political donations using data from the AEC Transparency register to your MP. APPEA media release, 7 March 2019118

In 2011 the Federal Clean Energy Act was introduced by the Gillard government.112 This put a price on Ask your MP to support real ‘We’re kind of perplexed with carbon pollution resulting in the country’s biggest Case Study 1: this at the moment, I’d say in polluters having to pay a price for the carbon time reporting of political Rejection of the EPA’s emissions they produced. many ways, quite angry about it’ gifts and donations recommendation that companies Around this time, Chevron began construction of Woodside CEO, Peter Coleman, 8 March 2019119 its two major projects in Australia; Gorgon in 2009113 Where, or from whom, political parties have control their emissions and Wheatstone in late 2011.114 By the time both received gifts and donations is not known until long after bills have been passed or of these projects were able to produce LNG, the Front page of elections won. carbon pricing mechanism was no longer in place. Our “Independent” EPA The West Australian, Had the policy still been in place, the price of carbon Real-time disclosure of donations would The WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) 8 March 2019 emissions from these two plants would have significantly improve transparency. It would is an independent body tasked with advising been significant.115 show the general public when payments are the Minister for the Environment on policy and In the four years leading up to the repeal of the being made in relation to decisions affecting environmental impacts of projects.117 Once the EPA carbon price in July 2014, Chevron’s donations were third parties, as well as who is funding election has given their recommendations, the Minister is 16% higher when compared to 2015-2019. campaigns. Queensland and ACT both have entitled to adopt or reject recommendations when real-time donations disclosure. considering projects or policies. Former Managing Director of Chevron Australia, Roy Krzywosinski, spoke about the ‘carbon tax’ in 2011, Will your MP support or introduce legislation telling the Federal government that such a tax would to report political gifts and donations in discourage investment.116 real time?

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‘Premier must fix the EPA’s Case study 2: Gorgon greenhouse gas emissions and controls carbon emissions mess’ Cooking the books Most recent data available 2018/19 Peter Coleman opinion piece in The West Australian, on emissions controls 9 March 2019120 Emissions FY 2018/19 8,970,457 There is a significant gap between the quantity Carbon sequestration Following this public advocacy, a host of Federal of emissions created by WA gas facilities and the requirements 3,588,182 and WA Ministers spoke out in opposition to the EPA, quantity of emissions they are required to offset or Amount of carbon 750,000 including Prime Minister Scott Morrison who said the sequester. There is also a significant gap between sequestered* EPA’s proposal was “unworkable.” 121 the project approval requirements and the actual 0 2,500,000 5,000,000 7,500,000 10,000,000 One week after the guidelines had been announced, emissions controls carried out by polluters. * Total amount of carbon sequestered and Greenhouse gas emissions measured in tonnes Premier Mark McGowan along with Minister Bill averaged over the facilities production lifetime Johnston and Minister Stephen Dawson held an Examination of emissions controls ‘urgent roundtable’ meeting with representatives at facilities in WA Fig. 5 Gorgon greenhouse gas emissions and controls from Woodside, Chevron, APPEA, Shell, Santos and 122 The following figures show: CME. After the meeting, he announced that the Operated by Chevron, the Gorgon project is the highest emitter of greenhouse gases in WA.125 Ministerial ● EPA would be withdrawing their recommendations The amount of greenhouse gas emissions conditions require Chevron to carry out geo-sequestration with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology, 123 and would seek further consultation. produced by each project in 2018/19 (as reported funded with taxpayer money to the tune of $60 million. 80% of reservoir CO2 emissions are required to be to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting injected underground over any five-year period, equating to roughly 40% of total carbon emissions.126 The EPA 124 A target to appease the gas Scheme ). determined that injection should have begun on 14 July 2016, but Chevron did not apply for a licence to begin industry’s lobbyists ● The amount each facility is required to offset or operating the CCS facility until May 2019. They finally began injecting carbon in August 2019 and announced their three millionth tonne of sequestered carbon in September 2020. Five months after the EPA decision, Energy Minister sequester according to any conditions placed on Bill Johnston announced that WA would commit to an the project. It is now impossible for Chevron to meet their condition of 80% reservoir CO2 sequestered in the initial five-year “aspirational” target of net zero emissions by 2050. ● The amount each facility has actually offset or period. As such, it should face a penalty for not meeting the condition.127 The CEO of the Department of Water and At the time of the announcement, the target was sequestered according to the proponent. Environmental Regulation may exercise any power available to them in respect to noncompliance of conditions. out of step with the Federal ALP’s target of a 45% This will then be reported to the Minister for Environment, whose decision it will be to enforce these powers. reduction by 2030, but did match Woodside’s own “aspirational” 2050 goal. The aspirational target was never legislated, North West Shelf greenhouse gas emissions and controls and WA remains the only state in Australia without a legislated net zero emissions target. With the Most recent data available 2018/19 EPA recommendations also withdrawn, there

is no effective mechanism to hold companies Emissions FY 2018/19 7,387,040 accountable to the target. Carbon capture/ offsets requirements 0 Emissions controls currently under review but none exist at present Amount of carbon captured/offset 0

0 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000

Greenhouse gas emissions measured in tonnes

Fig. 6 North West Shelf greenhouse gas emissions and controls

Operated by Woodside, the North West Shelf joint venture was WA’s first major gas project. It was approved with conditions to use best available emissions reduction technologies at the time (1989). Emissions conditions concerning the North West Shelf/ Browse/ Burrup Hub are currently under review by the EPA. These could involve geo-sequestration, purchasing offsets or both. Once the EPA has made their recommendations to the government, the Minister for Environment will decide whether or not to impose them.

Woodside's plant on Murujuga (The Burrup Peninsula) Photo: Friends of Australian rock Art

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Wheatstone greenhouse gas emissions and controls Pluto greenhouse gas emissions and controls Most recent data available 2018/19 Most recent data available 2018/19

Emissions FY 2018/19 4,056,663 Emissions FY 2018/19 1,747,412 Carbon capture/ Carbon capture/ 240,000 offsets requirements 2,600,000 offsets requirements* Amount of carbon Amount of carbon 0 282,083 captured/offset captured/offset

0 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000

* Emissions controls are currently under review. Greenhouse gas emissions measured in tonnes * Total amount of offsets acquired by Woodside and averaged; Greenhouse gas emissions measured in tonnes Wheatstone was originally approved with offset a) since the beginning of offsets acquisitions and; requirements which were later removed. b) over the facilities production lifetime

Fig. 7 Wheatstone greenhouse gas emissions and controls Fig. 9 Pluto greenhouse gas emissions and controls

Approved in 2011, Environment Minister at the time, Bill Marmion, adopted the EPA’s recommendation that Chevron offset 2.6 million tonnes per annum of Wheatstone’s reservoir CO2 emissions. In 2012 the national In 2007 Former Environment Minister David carbon pricing mechanism was introduced and the requirement for offsetting emissions was removed. While Templeman adopted the EPA’s recommendation that Ask your MP to support Wheatstone was still under construction, the price on carbon was repealed in 2014, and the original requirements Pluto LNG should offset its reservoir CO2, equating were never reintroduced. to about 0.24 million tonnes per annum. Woodside the strengthening and The EPA undertook a review of Wheatstone’s emissions conditions in 2018. The EPA told 350 Boorloo Perth it describes Pluto LNG as a “pioneering, large-scale enforcement of emissions expects to report to the Minister for Environment in late 2020. carbon offset project”, claiming it “has offset more than 850,000 tonnes of CO2 since 2008.”131 This conditions on gas projects equates to 70,833 tonnes per annum, from 2008 to 2020. Woodside also claims to have secured carbon Major gas facilities should have conditions offset credits produced overseas. In 2019, they that require reduction and offsetting of their Prelude greenhouse gas emissions and controls purchased 1,690,000 carbon credit units produced emissions in line with ambitious climate targets. Most recent data available 2018/19 by three renewable energy projects operating in Existing and future conditions need to be India (See Appendix 3). enforced to ensure compliance.

Emissions FY 2018/19 2,317,273 These offsets make Pluto the only LNG project in Will your MP support the enforcement of Carbon capture/ WA to meet any emissions conditions. However, ministerial conditions on gas projects to make offsets requirements 0 Currently no emissions controls these conditions are exceptionally weak, requiring polluters meet their offset requirements, Amount of carbon captured/offset 0 offsets seven times less than the emissions created while also regularly reviewing and increasing by the project. those requirements? 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 By choosing to buy cheaper offsets globally, Greenhouse gas emissions measured in tonnes Woodside have taken potential clean jobs and industries away from West Australians.

Fig. 8 Prelude greenhouse gas emissions and controls

Operated by Shell in Commonwealth waters, Prelude Floating LNG is regulated by the Federal Government. In 2010, then Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke stated that “Shell must develop a greenhouse gas strategy, which must be made publicly available, that will detail the measures and offsets it proposes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”128 The strategy proposed by Shell is not enforced and the only emissions regulations Prelude is covered by is the Safeguard Mechanism.129 The Safeguard Mechanism sets mandatory emissions limits on Australia’s largest emitters. Covered facilities must keep below their emissions limit, however companies are able to request their own emissions limit. Prelude FLNG has a limit of 2.72 million tonnes and reported 2.3 million tonnes in 2018/19.130

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Appendix 1 Recommendations Full list of documents released through Freedom of Information request.

Date of Minister(s) Company(s) meeting in attendance in attendance Other Information This report proposes recommendations for Ask your MP to support 28/06/2017 Stephen Dawson Woodside each of the issues highlighted. Although these proposals alone will not solve the crisis we the recommendations 4/07/2017 Stephen Dawson CME Sundowner face, they would go some way to improving in this report: 1/08/2017 Allanah Mactiernan Woodside the system we currently have. Fossil fuel 2/08/2017 Mark McGowan, CME, Woodside, Meet with reps from mining to discuss Pilbara industry corporations benefit from the current system Allanah Mactiernan Chevron at great cost to the climate and the rights of Demand reforms to the Aboriginal 2/08/2017 Mark McGowan Woodside 1 Heritage Act, including: First Nations people and future generations. 7/08/2017 Stephen Dawson CME General coffee catch up and to discuss current CME activities ● The recommendations presented throughout Giving traditional owners the right to 25/08/2017 Stephen Dawson CME this report are compiled here. free prior and informed consent 29/08/2017 Allanah Mactiernan Chevron ● Lifting existing gag clauses which 30/08/2017 Stephen Dawson Chevron do not allow traditional owners to speak 4/09/2017 Bill Johnston APPEA Meeting with APPEA (71-03470) out publicly about threats to cultural 5/09/2017 Bill Johnston CME Call regarding gazettal of nickel royalty regulation amendments heritage sites 22/09/2017 Bill Johnston APPEA APPEA Follow Up at Scotty’s Cafe Introduce legislation for the publishing 26/09/2017 Mark McGowan CME 2 of ministerial diaries in real time 29/09/2017 Stephen Dawson CME Waste reform paper 3 Permanently ban fracking across all WA 12/10/2017 Mark McGowan Woodside 2/11/2017 Bill Johnston CME Meeting with CME (71-03025) 4 Introduce an effective cooling off period 14/11/2017 Bill Johnston CME CME Management Committee Meeting of a minimum 18 months for elected 15/11/2017 Stephen Dawson CME Round table RE Waste Industry officials and their staff 21/11/2017 Mark McGowan Woodside RE Bay Village 5 Introduce legislation to report political 22/11/2017 Allanah Mactiernan Woodside gifts and donations in real time 12/12/2017 Bill Johnston CME CME Management Committee Meeting 6 Support the enforcement of ministerial 15/12/2017 Bill Johnston Woodside Briefing RE Woodside’s Burrup Hub conditions on gas projects to make 19/12/2017 Stephen Dawson Chevron RE CO2 Injection Project polluters meet their offset requirements, while 21/12/2017 Bill Johnston Woodside Lunch meeting with Woodside Reps at Catalano’s Cafe (71-04208) also regularly reviewing and increasing those 15/02/2018 Stephen Dawson Chevron RE Wheatstone Ministerial Conditions requirements 6/03/2018 Bill Johnston CME Catch up

7/03/2018 Stephen Dawson CME Meeting to discuss: Waste reform, DWER Industry licensing reform, mine closure and relinquishment, state climate change policy (recent comments in EPA Annual Report calling for review), Aboriginal rangers program, Mining Legislation Amendment Bill. 8/03/2018 Bill Johnston APPEA Meeting with APPEA (71-05322) 20/03/2018 Bill Johnston Woodside Discuss Burrup Hub 10/04/2018 Stephen Dawson Chevron Meeting RE Wheatstone submission and Gorgon CO2 Injection 17/04/2018 Bill Johnston Woodside Discuss Woodside’s submission to PUO’s NWIS Design Consultation Paper 4/05/2018 Bill Johnston Chevron Briefing on gas strategy 9/05/2018 Allanah Mactiernan Woodside 10/05/2018 Bill Johnston CME Budget phone calls re EIS 15/05/2018 Bill Johnston Woodside 17/05/2018 Bill Johnston CME RE Ministerial Advisory Panel (MAP) 21/05/2018 Stephen Dawson CME 25/05/2018 Mark McGowan Woodside 30/05/2018 Stephen Dawson CME CME Environment Committee - DWER 5/06/2018 Stephen Dawson CME CME Sundowner function

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Appendix 1 Appendix 1 Full list of documents released through Freedom of Information request. Full list of documents released through Freedom of Information request.

Date of Minister(s) Company(s) Date of Minister(s) Company(s) meeting in attendance in attendance Other Information meeting in attendance in attendance Other Information

7/06/2018 Bill Johnston CME Afternoon tea - Thank you RE Ministerial Advisory Panel (MAP) 19/02/2019 Bill Johnston CME Update on CME programs and initiatives around training and skills development, as well as longer term initiatives to attract the 8/06/2018 Bill Johnston Woodside Scarborough and Browse Projects workforce the industry requires for the future 14/06/2018 Bill Johnston APPEA Coffee catch up 20/02/2019 Bill Johnston Beach 28/06/2018 Stephen Dawson CME Lunch meeting with Waste Industry reps 26/02/2019 Mark McGowan Chevron 2/07/2018 Bill Johnston CME Meeting RE 2018-2028 Resources Sector Outlook Report 26/02/2019 Mark McGowan CME 3/07/2018 Bill Johnston Woodside Discuss Woodside’s updated plans for Burrup Hub 6/03/2019 Stephen Dawson Chevron 5/07/2018 Bill Johnston APPEA APPEA Connect Series event session ‘How oil and gas companies are 6/03/2019 Stephen Dawson Woodside Phone meeting with Woodside re EPA closing the gap for Indigenous communities - sharing stories’ 14/03/2019 Mark McGowan, Woodside, URGENT Roundtable with business reps to discuss EPA decision 5/07/2018 Bill Johnston Woodside Bill Johnston, Chevron, APPEA, 9/07/2018 Bill Johnston CME Meet with members of WHS Legislation Working Group Stephen Dawson CME, 12/07/2018 Bill Johnston CME 19/03/2019 Stephen Dawson Chevron Meeting with reps from Chevron Australia 24/07/2018 Mark McGowan, Woodside Gas Supply and Site Selection 21/03/2019 Bill Johnston APPEA Meeting to introduce ______(71-09987) Allanah Mactiernan 22/03/2019 Mark McGowan Woodside, LNG Task force meeting (prior to Shanghai LNG conference in 25/07/2018 Stephen Dawson Woodside Meeting to: Introduce _____, provide overview of Burrup Hub Chevron, APPEA April 2019) developments and timing, discuss key approvals, discuss key 16/04/2019 Mark McGowan Woodside, CME Roundtable discussion with CME and Energy Management stakeholder issues, discuss government’s role in development on Committee the Burrup 29/04/2019 Stephen Dawson CME Meeting with CME re State Climate Change Policy, EPA Guidelines and 31/07/2018 Stephen Dawson Woodside GHG emissions 2/08/2018 Stephen Dawson CME Briefing for CME - Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 6/05/2019 Stephen Dawson CME Meeting with ______stakeholders re Table 6 7/08/2018 Bill Johnston Chevron 28/05/2019 Mark McGowan APPEA Discuss issues of interest to WA 9/08/2018 Bill Johnston APPEA Discuss onshore gas issues 28/05/2019 Stephen Dawson Chevron Meeting RE CO2 injection project 15/08/2018 Bill Johnston CME 10/06/2019 Stephen Dawson CME 16/08/2018 Bill Johnston CME Farewell Lunch Meeting 24/06/2019 Stephen Dawson CME CME catch up 22/08/2018 Mark McGowan Chevron 25/06/2019 Mark McGowan Chevron Discuss Carnarvon Basin, NW Shelf matters and climate policy 22/08/2018 Stephen Dawson CME CME Environment Committee 25/06/2019 Stephen Dawson Woodside Meeting with Woodside RE proposed Burrup Hub 28/08/2018 Allanah Mactiernan Woodside Woodside’s hydrogen plans 27/06/2019 Stephen Dawson CME 29/08/2018 Bill Johnston APPEA 28/06/2019 Stephen Dawson Woodside Meeting with Woodside RE GHG issues 30/08/2018 Stephen Dawson CME Meeting RE Category 63 WARR Briefing 9/07/2019 Mark McGowan Woodside Premier to meet ___ Woodside for coffee catch up 3/09/2018 Mark McGowan CME 17/07/2019 Stephen Dawson Australian Meeting at Woodside HQ 6/09/2018 Mark McGowan Chevron Phone Chevron RE LNG Task Force on mobile Industry Greenhouse 21/09/2018 Bill Johnston Woodside Meeting RE Burrup Hub Environment Approvals Briefing Network 2/10/2018 Stephen Dawson Chevron Perth - Barrow Island (jet) 30/07/2019 Stephen Dawson CME 3/10/2018 Stephen Dawson CME, Woodside Employment of people with Autism in the resource sector 7/08/2019 Mark McGowan Chevron Geo sequestration at Gorgon - premier to call on mobile 5/10/2018 Stephen Dawson CME Meeting with CME RE Emissions regulation waste 26/08/2019 Stephen Dawson Woodside Meeting with Woodside RE Burrup Hub progress 11/10/2018 Bill Johnston Woodside 26/08/2019 Mark McGowan Woodside, Premier’s LNG Taskforce Meeting 15/10/2018 Bill Johnston Beach Chevron, APPEA 24/10/2018 Bill Johnston CME Safety catch up 11/09/2019 Stephen Dawson CME CME Sundowner 5/11/2018 Mark McGowan Chevron Telephone meeting 12/09/2019 Stephen Dawson CME and APPEA Meeting RE Hydraulic fracturing implementation 6/11/2018 Bill Johnston APPEA 26/09/2019 Stephen Dawson CME and APPEA 6/11/2018 Mark McGowan APPEA 3/10/2019 Stephen Dawson Woodside Meeting with Woodside RE Burrup Hub related issues and updates 7/12/2018 Mark McGowan Chevron, Inaugural meeting of Premier’s LNG Jobs Taskforce (followed by 15/10/2019 Mark McGowan, Strike Energy Woodside, APPEA refreshments) Bill Johnston (optional attendee) 12/02/2019 Mark McGowan Woodside Woodside Board Dinner 26/11/2019 Mark McGowan Woodside 18/02/2019 Bill Johnston Chevron At Cherry & Grapes cafe 3/12/2019 Stephen Dawson Chevron 19/02/2019 Bill Johnston APPEA 16/12/2019 Stephen Dawson Woodside Meeting with Woodside re Burrup Hub

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Date of Minister(s) Company(s) Appendix 2 meeting in attendance in attendance Other Information Correspondence between 350 Boorloo Perth and the Department of Premier 16/01/2020 Stephen Dawson n/a CABINET IN CONFIDENCE, Chevron and Cabinet FOI Department. 29/01/2020 Mark McGowan Chevron 3/02/2020 Mark McGowan, CME, APPEA, Meeting with reps from business industry to discuss coronavirus and Allanah MacTiernan, Woodside, trade with China Bill Johnston Chevron 8 Jul 2020, 15:13 5/02/2020 Stephen Dawson CME Meeting to discuss proposed EP Act amendments 10/03/2020 Allanah MacTiernan Woodside Good afternoon, 11/03/2020 Stephen Dawson CME Discuss accreditation of environment practitioners I refer to your Freedom of Information Application made to the Hon Bill Johnston MLA. 11/03/2020 Mark McGowan CME, Chevron, Meeting RE impacts of coronavirus Woodside I can confirm the Office of Minister Johnston has finalised the searches for the requested documents. 12/03/2020 Bill Johnston APPEA, Woodside Meeting re Petroleum Resource Rent Tax System (71-13646) Due to the timeframe of your request and the portfolio to which this application had been made, 19/03/2020 Bill Johnston APPEA APPEA proposal for briefing to ALP caucus on natural gas/LNG and approximately 200 documents were found to be in scope of your application. emissions Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA) (FOI Act) states that an agency may refuse 19/03/2020 Bill Johnston CME Green category’ to deal with an application if they consider that the work involved would divert a substantial and 25/03/2020 Bill Johnston Woodside Conference call (71-13435) unreasonable portion of the agency’s resources away from other operations. By way of assistance, 26/03/2020 Stephen Dawson APPEA I have suggested a way in which you can reduce the scope of your application below: 30/03/2020 Mark mcGowan, APPEA, CME Quick update meeting • Reduce the timeframe of this request to a two year period, e.g. 2019/20 Allanah MacTiernan, Bill Johnston Alternatively, please contact me on the number below to discuss the scope of your application. 9/04/2020 Bill Johnston Australian Conference call (71-13910) Hydrogen Council Regards, 15/04/2020 Stephen Dawson CME CME Catch up to discuss EP Act amendments, EPBC Act - Bilaterals, COVID and the EP Act (monitoring/compliance etc) Freedom Of Information Coordinator | People and Governance Services 22/04/2020 Stephen Dawson Woodside RE Burrup and updates Department of the Premier and Cabinet | Dumas House, 2 Havelock Street, West Perth 23/04/2020 Mark McGowan, APPEA, CME Allanah MacTiernan, Bill Johnston 29/04/2020 Bill Johnston CME Meeting (71-13345) 29/04/2020 Bill Johnston Woodside Discuss Pluto GHG abatement plan, Burrup Hub priorities including key issues for resolution (re Deeds), WPP & common user infrastructure 7/05/2020 Mark McGowan, CME Meet with reps from iron ore industry - provide update on govt’s Bill Johnston covid19 response, get feedback & discuss future opportunities as part of recovery and post-covid20 19/05/2020 Bill Johnston CME Management Committee Meeting (71-13349) 22/05/2020 Bill Johnston CME Meeting with Hon Stephen Dawson and CME re Environmental Bilateral Discussion (71-14885) 27/05/2020 Allanah MacTiernan, CME Farm Safety Summit (71-14818) Bill Johnston Appendix 3 15/06/2020 Stephen Dawson Woodside GGAP Briefing Notification of offsets from Woodside 19/06/2020 Mark McGowan Woodside, LNG Jobs Taskforce meeting Chevron, APPEA Woodside is fully compliant with our regulatory obligations. A gap between forecast offsets and actual offsets was identified for the years to 2020 due in part to increased production at the Pluto LNG facility. We took the decision to voluntarily purchase and retire additional carbon offsets to close this gap immediately. This is ahead of our regulatory requirements which are over the life of the project, and in addition to the almost A$100 million we have invested over the past decade to develop our own carbon offset projects across Australia. In addition to that significant investment in the Australian carbon offset industry, we have also secured carbon offset credits produced overseas. As Article 6 of the Paris Agreement envisages, international offsets – provided they are scientifically verified and robustly accounted for – will be important. In 2019, we purchased offsets produced by three renewable energy projects operating in India. These projects meet the integrity and verification standards of the Clean Development Mechanism and VCS Program.

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