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The Western Australia Opposition has turned up the heat on Aboriginal Affairs Minister Don Punch, launching a petition for his removal from Cabinet. But the government is closing ranks around the Bunbury MP, dismissing the move as a stunt.

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00:01Three, two, one.
00:03Federal and state Labor plugging in for the electric future.
00:07Don't want to overcharge it.
00:09Opening the state's largest EV bus charging depot in Bayswater.
00:13Each one of these electric buses is reducing some 40 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every single year.
00:23Electrifying the state opposition though is the chance for the scalp of a government minister.
00:27It is time for Don Punch to go.
00:30Launching a petition for the Premier to sack the Aboriginal Affairs Minister
00:34who's been under sustained pressure over the living conditions of some Indigenous children in Port Hedland.
00:40This is a man who has forgotten his duties. This is a man who cannot accept his responsibilities.
00:46This is a man who continues to let the people of Hedland down.
00:50It's a bit of a stunt. Basil Zemplis is treating it like a game show.
00:54This isn't a game show. This is a serious issue.
00:57Unlike other ministers, Mr Punch has not yet visited Port Hedland two months after concerns were first raised.
01:04He's promised he will, but also says his portfolio does not have direct responsibility for Indigenous housing, health or child
01:13protection.
01:13It's a game they're playing around each other in Cabinet that is not my responsibility as yours.
01:21So passing the buck around that portfolio doesn't hold any weight for us.
01:26The community has had enough.
01:28He needs to resign his position.
01:30The Premier's sticking by his Bunbury MP.
01:33Don's doing a great job. He's working well with the community and we're really proud of his work.
01:37But the government can expect the heat to stay on Don Punch this week in Parliament.
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