A way must be found for West Australian Premier Colin Barnett to back down gracefully and abandon plans for a gas hub in the Kimberley, a protest rally in Perth has been told.At a rally on Sunday in Mr Barnett's electorate of Cottesloe, about 1000 people were urged to fight the proposed $30 billion gas precinct at James Price Point, about 60 kilometres north of Broome.
Mr Barnett has come under fire for moving to compulsorily acquire land for the Woodside Petroleum-led project after negotiations with traditional land claimants stalled.
Wilderness Society WA co-ordinator Peter Robertson told the rally that Woodside's joint-venture partners - BP, Shell, Chevron and BHP Billiton - were not so sure about the project.
"Certainly BHP, Shell and Chevron have repeatedly expressed their reluctance about being forced by the premier to go to James Price Point," Mr Robertson said.
"The problem is, of course, we have a premier who's absolutely determined to impose this project on the coast of the Kimberley, no matter what.
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