Grylls, who resigned as Nationals WA leader in 2013, was reappointed to the position on Tuesday, with Terry Redman agreeing to step down.

Grylls immediately took aim at Western Australia’s resource industry saying he would seek reform to the state’s domestic gas policy, while also proposing an increased tax of $5 per tonne on iron ore giants such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.

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