Decision welcomed

THERE are a lot of relieved people in WA following the Federal Government’s decision to block Shell’s bid.

Not just the team of eight or so at Woodside’s headquarters who would have walked the plank with John Akehurst if the decision had gone the other way.

There are lot of us who believe the short-term move to keep some decision-making control in this State will have long-term benefits.

It is now up to those at Woodside to prove they can sensibly grow the business in a way that makes all the past few months worth it.