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Debate over proceeding with the Burswood Park racetrack project, its economic benefits, and alternative uses for the funds.
🟡 Medium · Speech11 November 2025 · 1,168 words
Government defends Burswood racetrack project as an election commitment, despite opposition criticis
Government proceeds with Burswood racetrack, citing election promise; opposition questions its finan
“As I said on the weekend, the opposition is like a broken TV—all sound; no vision—and, quite frankly, opposition members said anything that came to their mind at their last press conference.”
👎 negative· defensive🌡️ warm
Members who spoke
Cook, RogerZempilas, Basil
Topics
infrastructureeconomicspoliticssportstourism
· 11 November 2025
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