❓ Dr. Thomas is seeking data on the WA DAMA, specifically regarding employer endorsements and job creation in regional areas, and questioning the government's response to the cancellation of regional DAMAs in favour of a statewide agreement.

I refer to my questions without notice 557 and 631 of the 19th and 21st of August 2025 on the Western Australia Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) and the four Regional Western Australian DAMAS, and I ask:(a) from the 30th of June 2024 to the 30th of January 2026 how many employers were endorsed to establish labour agreements under the Western Australian DAMA, and how many of the positions created by them, are located in the geographic locale of:(i) the Goldfields DAMA;(ii) the Pilbara DAMA;(iii) the Kimberley DAMA; and(iv) the South West DAMA;(b) when was the Government first notified by the Federal Government that the regional DAMAs were to be cancelled and replaced by the state wide DAMA;(c) did the State Government attempt to retain any or all of the four regional DAMAs is any way, and if so how; and(d) how will the State Government ensure the state wide DAMA will focus on the regions?