on the way back up 50% today, page-190

Exactly - if the State Premier has no interest in you, you can make as much noise as you want, but it just stays as noise.

For Barnett to get interested in Oakajee would take a lot more than putting out misleading, incomplete, and inaccurate announcements on the ASX (intentionally or through incompetence).

Bear in mind while Gary was a government employee he gave confidential information to Burke, and was succesfully prosecuted for it. This would not make him popular with the WA State Government - some may not even trust him !!!!