Brad Pettitt
@bradpettitt.bsky.social
Greens member of West Australian state parliament. Former Mayor of Fremantle. Sustainability, climate change, liveable cities.
"The state's done good work on batteries, but there’s almost no large-scale wind and solar coming on the system — and there is unlikely to be enough of it to close coal by 2030."
The serious risk is that we lock in new gas generation for decades.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
The serious risk is that we lock in new gas generation for decades.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Coal power plant revelation undercuts WA plan to phase out coal
Efforts by WA's government to force the premature closure of a privately owned coal plant appear to be unravelling after the market operator backed the power station to keep running towards the end of...
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September 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"The state's done good work on batteries, but there’s almost no large-scale wind and solar coming on the system — and there is unlikely to be enough of it to close coal by 2030."
The serious risk is that we lock in new gas generation for decades.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
The serious risk is that we lock in new gas generation for decades.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
I’m so pleased to see “William Street Reimagined” project go public.
This community-led urban greening initiative is designed not just to improve Willam Street but also as a model for depaving, planting and rewilding our urban spaces.
Have your say here:
mysay.fremantle.wa.gov.au/william-st-r...
This community-led urban greening initiative is designed not just to improve Willam Street but also as a model for depaving, planting and rewilding our urban spaces.
Have your say here:
mysay.fremantle.wa.gov.au/william-st-r...
William St. Reimagined
The William Street Reimagined project is a community-led urban greening initiative, jointly delivered by the City of Fremantle and FreoDOC Town Team, and funded through the Streets Alive Grant Program...
mysay.fremantle.wa.gov.au
August 26, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I’m so pleased to see “William Street Reimagined” project go public.
This community-led urban greening initiative is designed not just to improve Willam Street but also as a model for depaving, planting and rewilding our urban spaces.
Have your say here:
mysay.fremantle.wa.gov.au/william-st-r...
This community-led urban greening initiative is designed not just to improve Willam Street but also as a model for depaving, planting and rewilding our urban spaces.
Have your say here:
mysay.fremantle.wa.gov.au/william-st-r...
In the West Australian newspaper today.
WA needs stop Waiting Awhile on climate action.
WA needs stop Waiting Awhile on climate action.
August 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
In the West Australian newspaper today.
WA needs stop Waiting Awhile on climate action.
WA needs stop Waiting Awhile on climate action.
Westport costs are blowing out before it even starts.
Westport impacts means desalination plant pipes in Cockburn Sound will likely need to be extended to avoid contamination, that could cost $1 billion.
Time to rethink this unnecessary project.
thewest.com.au/politics/sta...
Westport impacts means desalination plant pipes in Cockburn Sound will likely need to be extended to avoid contamination, that could cost $1 billion.
Time to rethink this unnecessary project.
thewest.com.au/politics/sta...
Hole in Westport budget threatens Perth water security
A potential budget blowout has been exposed in Labor’s vaunted Westport project, with concerns the desalination plant in Kwinana is too close to the dredging zone.
thewest.com.au
July 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Westport costs are blowing out before it even starts.
Westport impacts means desalination plant pipes in Cockburn Sound will likely need to be extended to avoid contamination, that could cost $1 billion.
Time to rethink this unnecessary project.
thewest.com.au/politics/sta...
Westport impacts means desalination plant pipes in Cockburn Sound will likely need to be extended to avoid contamination, that could cost $1 billion.
Time to rethink this unnecessary project.
thewest.com.au/politics/sta...
Good to see this hotel purchase for social and affordable housing by the WA Government today.
It's the kind of immediate solutions to our housing crisis that I've been calling for.
We can’t simply build our way out of WA’s housing crisis.
thewest.com.au/business/hou...
It's the kind of immediate solutions to our housing crisis that I've been calling for.
We can’t simply build our way out of WA’s housing crisis.
thewest.com.au/business/hou...
The $105m luxury social housing game-changer
The State Government has bought the former Fraser Suites luxury hotel in the city for more than $100 million to use as social and affordable housing.
thewest.com.au
June 26, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Good to see this hotel purchase for social and affordable housing by the WA Government today.
It's the kind of immediate solutions to our housing crisis that I've been calling for.
We can’t simply build our way out of WA’s housing crisis.
thewest.com.au/business/hou...
It's the kind of immediate solutions to our housing crisis that I've been calling for.
We can’t simply build our way out of WA’s housing crisis.
thewest.com.au/business/hou...
The always thought-provoking Brendan Foster tackles Perth’s appalling bad planning and car dependency with his trademark humor.
“…out west, where drivers happily commute across our 200-kilometre city in gas-guzzling vehicles that look eerily like tanks”
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
“…out west, where drivers happily commute across our 200-kilometre city in gas-guzzling vehicles that look eerily like tanks”
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
Can Perth have infill without cars spilling onto our streets?
Infill development in Perth is meant to cure us of our unnatural dependency on cars, so why is my suburb crammed and cluttered with giant jalopies?
www.watoday.com.au
June 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The always thought-provoking Brendan Foster tackles Perth’s appalling bad planning and car dependency with his trademark humor.
“…out west, where drivers happily commute across our 200-kilometre city in gas-guzzling vehicles that look eerily like tanks”
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
“…out west, where drivers happily commute across our 200-kilometre city in gas-guzzling vehicles that look eerily like tanks”
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
“The WA government might be supporting industry but it won't be able to dodge questions about climate — and the impact on traditional owners — much longer
Especially now with not one, but four upper house Greens MPs champing at the bit to hold it to account.”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Especially now with not one, but four upper house Greens MPs champing at the bit to hold it to account.”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
More headaches ahead for WA government after North West Shelf call
Gas might be a balancing act for the federal and state governments, but one thing is certain — concerns about the climate are mounting and the pressure won't be letting up any time soon.
www.abc.net.au
May 31, 2025 at 1:43 AM
“The WA government might be supporting industry but it won't be able to dodge questions about climate — and the impact on traditional owners — much longer
Especially now with not one, but four upper house Greens MPs champing at the bit to hold it to account.”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Especially now with not one, but four upper house Greens MPs champing at the bit to hold it to account.”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
The latest rock art report was handed to the WA government in June 2024, but its findings were only released today.
It suggests rocks located closer to industry have suffered greater degradation than those further away.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
It suggests rocks located closer to industry have suffered greater degradation than those further away.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Industrial emissions have impacted ancient Pilbara rock art, report suggests
The latest findings from a study of the impacts of industrial air emissions on rock art in WA's Pilbara suggests rocks located closer to industry are more degraded than those further away.
www.abc.net.au
May 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The latest rock art report was handed to the WA government in June 2024, but its findings were only released today.
It suggests rocks located closer to industry have suffered greater degradation than those further away.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
It suggests rocks located closer to industry have suffered greater degradation than those further away.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
I like what Larissa Waters had to say today:
"There’s a chance now for real reform ... They can’t blame anyone else now, because we’re saying here, we will give you the numbers to pass good reforms that helps people and the planet.
People elected us to get shit done..."
"There’s a chance now for real reform ... They can’t blame anyone else now, because we’re saying here, we will give you the numbers to pass good reforms that helps people and the planet.
People elected us to get shit done..."
May 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I like what Larissa Waters had to say today:
"There’s a chance now for real reform ... They can’t blame anyone else now, because we’re saying here, we will give you the numbers to pass good reforms that helps people and the planet.
People elected us to get shit done..."
"There’s a chance now for real reform ... They can’t blame anyone else now, because we’re saying here, we will give you the numbers to pass good reforms that helps people and the planet.
People elected us to get shit done..."
This should be a time for leadership and bolder climate action but instead it seems that the WA Government is walking away from clear and measurable climate targets and with it substantive climate action this decade.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
WA premier pulls back on climate targets, says emissions may rise
WA Roger Cook says he won't "shackle" the state to legislation enshrining climate targets, and emissions may instead rise in the state as it develops a "green steel" industry.
www.abc.net.au
May 7, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This should be a time for leadership and bolder climate action but instead it seems that the WA Government is walking away from clear and measurable climate targets and with it substantive climate action this decade.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
WA would get a better return on investment by delaying the $7 billion-plus Westport project for a least a decade,
A new report from InfrastructureWA shows that keeping Freo Port running until the late 2040s ranked better than the Government’s rushed Westport plan
thewest.com.au/business/inf...
A new report from InfrastructureWA shows that keeping Freo Port running until the late 2040s ranked better than the Government’s rushed Westport plan
thewest.com.au/business/inf...
Freo Port kicks the goals in shock win over Westport
WA would get a better deal by delaying the $7 billion-plus Westport project for another decade, as scrutiny over the State Government’s infrastructure spending widens.
thewest.com.au
April 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
WA would get a better return on investment by delaying the $7 billion-plus Westport project for a least a decade,
A new report from InfrastructureWA shows that keeping Freo Port running until the late 2040s ranked better than the Government’s rushed Westport plan
thewest.com.au/business/inf...
A new report from InfrastructureWA shows that keeping Freo Port running until the late 2040s ranked better than the Government’s rushed Westport plan
thewest.com.au/business/inf...
What we are seeing unfold should demand bold action on climate.
But we largely see is a troubling combination of timidity and business as usual.
Remember we could choose differently.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But we largely see is a troubling combination of timidity and business as usual.
Remember we could choose differently.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record
An ashen pallor and an eerie stillness all that remains where there should be fluttering fish and vibrant colours in the reefscape, one conservationist says
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
What we are seeing unfold should demand bold action on climate.
But we largely see is a troubling combination of timidity and business as usual.
Remember we could choose differently.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But we largely see is a troubling combination of timidity and business as usual.
Remember we could choose differently.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Good to be part of Stateline on ABC Perth
Balance of power is an opportunity for us to negotiate stronger action on climate, environmental protection, housing, cost of living and more.
I’m looking forward to the challenge.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Balance of power is an opportunity for us to negotiate stronger action on climate, environmental protection, housing, cost of living and more.
I’m looking forward to the challenge.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
How the WA Greens plan to use its crossbench power in the state's new parliament
With the Greens almost certain to form the biggest crossbench voting bloc in WA's upper house, leader Brad Pettitt outlines how his party plans to use that power.
www.abc.net.au
April 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Good to be part of Stateline on ABC Perth
Balance of power is an opportunity for us to negotiate stronger action on climate, environmental protection, housing, cost of living and more.
I’m looking forward to the challenge.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Balance of power is an opportunity for us to negotiate stronger action on climate, environmental protection, housing, cost of living and more.
I’m looking forward to the challenge.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
“Same shit, different year,”
Australia has experienced its hottest 12-month period on record, ending with its hottest March on record, with last month seeing temperatures 2.41C above average, Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australia has experienced its hottest 12-month period on record, ending with its hottest March on record, with last month seeing temperatures 2.41C above average, Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Same shit, different year’: Australia records hottest 12 months and warmest March on record
ANU climate scientist says ‘everyone is getting fatigued these records keep falling – it’s now incredibly predictable’
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
“Same shit, different year,”
Australia has experienced its hottest 12-month period on record, ending with its hottest March on record, with last month seeing temperatures 2.41C above average, Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australia has experienced its hottest 12-month period on record, ending with its hottest March on record, with last month seeing temperatures 2.41C above average, Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tonight was the launch of The World’s Longest City as part of @perthdesignweek The full documentary film by Harry Cunningham will premiere on April 17. A key conversation that Perth needs to have.
March 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Tonight was the launch of The World’s Longest City as part of @perthdesignweek The full documentary film by Harry Cunningham will premiere on April 17. A key conversation that Perth needs to have.
Hope for better housing on Hope Street.
It was great to sit down with the Fifth Estate for their Review Magazine to chat about how an ordinary-looking street in White Gum Valley is showing a way forward with gentle density and smart infill.
It was great to sit down with the Fifth Estate for their Review Magazine to chat about how an ordinary-looking street in White Gum Valley is showing a way forward with gentle density and smart infill.
March 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Hope for better housing on Hope Street.
It was great to sit down with the Fifth Estate for their Review Magazine to chat about how an ordinary-looking street in White Gum Valley is showing a way forward with gentle density and smart infill.
It was great to sit down with the Fifth Estate for their Review Magazine to chat about how an ordinary-looking street in White Gum Valley is showing a way forward with gentle density and smart infill.
Great to talk about the election, the shape of the new WA parliament, and how I hope our state can better respond to the housing, climate and biodiversity crises we are experiencing.
fremantleshippingnews.com.au/2025/03/21/i...
fremantleshippingnews.com.au/2025/03/21/i...
Interview with Dr Brad Pettitt - Greens On The March - Fremantle Shipping News
At the nearly finally concluded WA State elections the Greens WA party is certain to secure 4 seats in the upper house – the Legislative Council – of the State Parliament. Given that the WA Labor part...
fremantleshippingnews.com.au
March 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Great to talk about the election, the shape of the new WA parliament, and how I hope our state can better respond to the housing, climate and biodiversity crises we are experiencing.
fremantleshippingnews.com.au/2025/03/21/i...
fremantleshippingnews.com.au/2025/03/21/i...
To quote from this insightful article: “…decision to withdraw came down to a lack of evidence that WA would have the grid connections and offtake demand necessary… Electrification in WA is very slow and there is unfortunately still a big focus on gas," www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
March 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
To quote from this insightful article: “…decision to withdraw came down to a lack of evidence that WA would have the grid connections and offtake demand necessary… Electrification in WA is very slow and there is unfortunately still a big focus on gas," www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
No longer will I be the only Green in the WA Parliament but I will be joined by at least these four wonderful humans.
Thanks to everyone who volunteered and worked so hard to get @Sophiemcneill @timclifford_ Jess and I in.
Together we can make this change you voted for.
Thanks to everyone who volunteered and worked so hard to get @Sophiemcneill @timclifford_ Jess and I in.
Together we can make this change you voted for.
March 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
No longer will I be the only Green in the WA Parliament but I will be joined by at least these four wonderful humans.
Thanks to everyone who volunteered and worked so hard to get @Sophiemcneill @timclifford_ Jess and I in.
Together we can make this change you voted for.
Thanks to everyone who volunteered and worked so hard to get @Sophiemcneill @timclifford_ Jess and I in.
Together we can make this change you voted for.
With the state election on Saturday, I hope these scorecards by WA’s peak body for conservation and the environment will be helpful as you cast your vote.
March 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
With the state election on Saturday, I hope these scorecards by WA’s peak body for conservation and the environment will be helpful as you cast your vote.
This is the best summary of climate, energy, and the WA election I have read.
Well worth a full read.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Well worth a full read.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Western Australia has one story about the gas industry. It won’t accept dissent from ‘over east’
Saturday’s state election is unlikely to unseat Labor premier Roger Cook, but with both major parties supporting gas expansion, WA’s record threatens any national progress on emissions
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the best summary of climate, energy, and the WA election I have read.
Well worth a full read.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Well worth a full read.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
As I state in this Guardian article:
“WA Labor had been more focused on supporting expanded fossil fuel developments – ie Woodside’s North-West Shelf gas exporting facility – than on ensuring a rapid expansion of renewable energy”.
Foot off the hose please.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“WA Labor had been more focused on supporting expanded fossil fuel developments – ie Woodside’s North-West Shelf gas exporting facility – than on ensuring a rapid expansion of renewable energy”.
Foot off the hose please.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Premier claims WA a ‘renewable energy powerhouse’ but leaked document shows wind and solar projects have ‘stalled’
Exclusive: Government document shows electricity from large-scale renewables has flatlined, with one campaigner saying pipeline has ‘little sign of life’
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
As I state in this Guardian article:
“WA Labor had been more focused on supporting expanded fossil fuel developments – ie Woodside’s North-West Shelf gas exporting facility – than on ensuring a rapid expansion of renewable energy”.
Foot off the hose please.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“WA Labor had been more focused on supporting expanded fossil fuel developments – ie Woodside’s North-West Shelf gas exporting facility – than on ensuring a rapid expansion of renewable energy”.
Foot off the hose please.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
A week out from the state election and freedom of information requests have finally shone a light on the WA Government’s dismantling of environmental protection at the behest of industry.
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
Greens launch scathing attack on government amid top-secret report’s release
The state government has been strong-armed into releasing the top-secret review that underpinned the overhaul of WA’s environmental protection laws, with revelations it hinged on the views of proponen...
www.watoday.com.au
February 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
A week out from the state election and freedom of information requests have finally shone a light on the WA Government’s dismantling of environmental protection at the behest of industry.
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
More than 100 years!
That’s how long it will take to complete Perth’s cycling network under current funding.
Good work by @Westcycle
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
That’s how long it will take to complete Perth’s cycling network under current funding.
Good work by @Westcycle
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
Now that’s long term: At this rate, Perth’s long-term cycle network to take 100 years
How good are the primary and secondary cycle routes in your Perth or Peel state electorate? Check it out here with our handy visualisation broken down by area.
www.watoday.com.au
February 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
More than 100 years!
That’s how long it will take to complete Perth’s cycling network under current funding.
Good work by @Westcycle
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
That’s how long it will take to complete Perth’s cycling network under current funding.
Good work by @Westcycle
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...