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Unlocking Green Energy: Infrastructure Sharing in Western Australia's Pilbara Region
IntroductionThe Pilbara region makes an enormous economic contribution to Australia, helping to shape and sustain Australia’s standard of living. The regional output is driven by an extractive and export-oriented economy, contributing to 31.5% of Western Australia’s exports. This makes the Pilbara one of the largest contributors to the state tax revenue, providing 91% of the royalties received by Western Australia, and provides thousands of direct and indirect jobs.