FDG135 - 3, except for 3 persons in the car roll over out of Derby that caught fire!
There are numerous cases and places where the jet base in Broome can be justified for even an extra $1M a year.
You do not want to except any of them, but I dare say if you had family up that way your position may change.
People up that way also pay tax and much of WA's revenue comes from royalties.
WA total tax 2017/18 - $8,466.3 (million) with 38.1% being payroll tax.
WA total royalties 2017/18 - $5,132.3 (million) and 88.2% being iron ore.
Remember Turia Pitt & Kate Sanderson.
"Royal Flying Doctors spokeswoman Joanne Hill said the two were flown to Darwin because the trip to Perth was too long.
"Ideally the two would have gone to Perth but we needed to stabilise them," she said"
The Daily Telegraph - can not post links