‘We can’t ask you’: Opposition questions Tourism’s involvement in $60m NRL deal as Minister deflects topic

Tourism Minister Reece Whitby has declined to address inquiries regarding the $60 million deal to establish a new NRL team in Perth, prompting the Opposition to suggest tourism officials were excluded from the process. During a Budget estimates hearing, Whitby redirected questions to Sport and Recreation Minister Rita Saffioti, emphasizing that the decision-making falls under the sporting division.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: Tourism Minister Reece Whitby is not answering questions about a big $60 million deal to bring a new rugby team to Perth, and some people think the tourism officials should have been involved in the decision.

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