❓ The Premier, Dr. Gallop, responds to a question regarding ministers potentially being stood down due to adverse mentions in a Royal Commission. He defends his ministers, accuses the Leader of the Opposition of smearing them, and questions the Leader's credibility.
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I ask a supplementary question. Has the Premier sought advice on the appropriateness for any minister who has been adversely mentioned in a royal commission being stood down pending the conclusion of the royal commission? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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I find it extraordinary that the Leader of the Opposition asked that question. Did he hear the answer that I just gave? I repeat that the royal commission has not indicated to the Western Australian Government or any of its ministers that it has any difficulties, problems or concerns about those ministers. I repeat to the Leader of the Opposition, the royal commission has not come to the Western Australian Government or any of its ministers in respect of issues that should be of concern to me as the Premier. I repeat that the royal commission of Western Australia has not come to the Government or any ministers of the Government about matters that ought to be of concern to us. The Leader of the Opposition is trying to smear people, and he will be judged by that. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is how the Opposition goes on and on. The Leader of the Opposition said that this is a good question to ask in the Parliament because if a cabinet minister has been named in the royal commission in any context, he should be removed. What is more, during a debate in the Parliament the Leader of the Opposition said that he did not even know whether any ministers had been named in the royal commission. Over the next couple of days he said in the media that it was not a question of whether any ministers had been named at all, but whether they had been named in the royal commission in an unfavourable way. He said that rumours abound in our community about these matters. What sort of credibility does the Leader of the Opposition have when he cannot get his story right from one day to the next and he has made public contradictory points? What about the Leader of the Opposition coming clean about this issue? Was the Leader of the Opposition telling the truth when he told Parliament that he did not know whether any minister had been named in the royal commission?
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I find it extraordinary that the Leader of the Opposition asked that question. Did he hear the answer that I just gave? I repeat that the royal commission has not indicated to the Western Australian Government or any of its ministers that it has any difficulties, problems or concerns about those ministers. I repeat to the Leader of the Opposition, the royal commission has not come to the Western Australian Government or any of its ministers in respect of issues that should be of concern to me as the Premier. I repeat that the royal commission of Western Australia has not come to the Government or any ministers of the Government about matters that ought to be of concern to us. The Leader of the Opposition is trying to smear people, and he will be judged by that. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is how the Opposition goes on and on. The Leader of the Opposition said that this is a good question to ask in the Parliament because if a cabinet minister has been named in the royal commission in any context, he should be removed. What is more, during a debate in the Parliament the Leader of the Opposition said that he did not even know whether any ministers had been named in the royal commission. Over the next couple of days he said in the media that it was not a question of whether any ministers had been named at all, but whether they had been named in the royal commission in an unfavourable way. He said that rumours abound in our community about these matters. What sort of credibility does the Leader of the Opposition have when he cannot get his story right from one day to the next and he has made public contradictory points? What about the Leader of the Opposition coming clean about this issue? Was the Leader of the Opposition telling the truth when he told Parliament that he did not know whether any minister had been named in the royal commission?
I find it extraordinary that the Leader of the Opposition asked that question. Did he hear the answer that I just gave? I repeat that the royal commission has not indicated to the Western Australian Government or any of its ministers that it has any difficulties, problems or concerns about those ministers. I repeat to the Leader of the Opposition, the royal commission has not come to the Western Australian Government or any of its ministers in respect of issues that should be of concern to me as the Premier. I repeat that the royal commission of Western Australia has not come to the Government or any ministers of the Government about matters that ought to be of concern to us. The Leader of the Opposition is trying to smear people, and he will be judged by that. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is how the Opposition goes on and on. The Leader of the Opposition said that this is a good question to ask in the Parliament because if a cabinet minister has been named in the royal commission in any context, he should be removed. What is more, during a debate in the Parliament the Leader of the Opposition said that he did not even know whether any ministers had been named in the royal commission. Over the next couple of days he said in the media that it was not a question of whether any ministers had been named at all, but whether they had been named in the royal commission in an unfavourable way. He said that rumours abound in our community about these matters. What sort of credibility does the Leader of the Opposition have when he cannot get his story right from one day to the next and he has made public contradictory points? What about the Leader of the Opposition coming clean about this issue? Was the Leader of the Opposition telling the truth when he told Parliament that he did not know whether any minister had been named in the royal commission?
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is how the Opposition goes on and on. The Leader of the Opposition said that this is a good question to ask in the Parliament because if a cabinet minister has been named in the royal commission in any context, he should be removed. What is more, during a debate in the Parliament the Leader of the Opposition said that he did not even know whether any ministers had been named in the royal commission. Over the next couple of days he said in the media that it was not a question of whether any ministers had been named at all, but whether they had been named in the royal commission in an unfavourable way. He said that rumours abound in our community about these matters. What sort of credibility does the Leader of the Opposition have when he cannot get his story right from one day to the next and he has made public contradictory points? What about the Leader of the Opposition coming clean about this issue? Was the Leader of the Opposition telling the truth when he told Parliament that he did not know whether any minister had been named in the royal commission?
Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is how the Opposition goes on and on. The Leader of the Opposition said that this is a good question to ask in the Parliament because if a cabinet minister has been named in the royal commission in any context, he should be removed. What is more, during a debate in the Parliament the Leader of the Opposition said that he did not even know whether any ministers had been named in the royal commission. Over the next couple of days he said in the media that it was not a question of whether any ministers had been named at all, but whether they had been named in the royal commission in an unfavourable way. He said that rumours abound in our community about these matters. What sort of credibility does the Leader of the Opposition have when he cannot get his story right from one day to the next and he has made public contradictory points? What about the Leader of the Opposition coming clean about this issue? Was the Leader of the Opposition telling the truth when he told Parliament that he did not know whether any minister had been named in the royal commission?
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I find it extraordinary that the Leader of the Opposition asked that question. Did he hear the answer that I just gave? I repeat that the royal commission has not indicated to the Western Australian Government or any of its ministers that it has any difficulties, problems or concerns about those ministers. I repeat to the Leader of the Opposition, the royal commission has not come to the Western Australian Government or any of its ministers in respect of issues that should be of concern to me as the Premier. I repeat that the royal commission of Western Australia has not come to the Government or any ministers of the Government about matters that ought to be of concern to us. The Leader of the Opposition is trying to smear people, and he will be judged by that. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is how the Opposition goes on and on. The Leader of the Opposition said that this is a good question to ask in the Parliament because if a cabinet minister has been named in the royal commission in any context, he should be removed. What is more, during a debate in the Parliament the Leader of the Opposition said that he did not even know whether any ministers had been named in the royal commission. Over the next couple of days he said in the media that it was not a question of whether any ministers had been named at all, but whether they had been named in the royal commission in an unfavourable way. He said that rumours abound in our community about these matters. What sort of credibility does the Leader of the Opposition have when he cannot get his story right from one day to the next and he has made public contradictory points? What about the Leader of the Opposition coming clean about this issue? Was the Leader of the Opposition telling the truth when he told Parliament that he did not know whether any minister had been named in the royal commission?
I find it extraordinary that the Leader of the Opposition asked that question. Did he hear the answer that I just gave? I repeat that the royal commission has not indicated to the Western Australian Government or any of its ministers that it has any difficulties, problems or concerns about those ministers. I repeat to the Leader of the Opposition, the royal commission has not come to the Western Australian Government or any of its ministers in respect of issues that should be of concern to me as the Premier. I repeat that the royal commission of Western Australia has not come to the Government or any ministers of the Government about matters that ought to be of concern to us. The Leader of the Opposition is trying to smear people, and he will be judged by that. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is how the Opposition goes on and on. The Leader of the Opposition said that this is a good question to ask in the Parliament because if a cabinet minister has been named in the royal commission in any context, he should be removed. What is more, during a debate in the Parliament the Leader of the Opposition said that he did not even know whether any ministers had been named in the royal commission. Over the next couple of days he said in the media that it was not a question of whether any ministers had been named at all, but whether they had been named in the royal commission in an unfavourable way. He said that rumours abound in our community about these matters. What sort of credibility does the Leader of the Opposition have when he cannot get his story right from one day to the next and he has made public contradictory points? What about the Leader of the Opposition coming clean about this issue? Was the Leader of the Opposition telling the truth when he told Parliament that he did not know whether any minister had been named in the royal commission?
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is how the Opposition goes on and on. The Leader of the Opposition said that this is a good question to ask in the Parliament because if a cabinet minister has been named in the royal commission in any context, he should be removed. What is more, during a debate in the Parliament the Leader of the Opposition said that he did not even know whether any ministers had been named in the royal commission. Over the next couple of days he said in the media that it was not a question of whether any ministers had been named at all, but whether they had been named in the royal commission in an unfavourable way. He said that rumours abound in our community about these matters. What sort of credibility does the Leader of the Opposition have when he cannot get his story right from one day to the next and he has made public contradictory points? What about the Leader of the Opposition coming clean about this issue? Was the Leader of the Opposition telling the truth when he told Parliament that he did not know whether any minister had been named in the royal commission?
Dr G.I. GALLOP: This is how the Opposition goes on and on. The Leader of the Opposition said that this is a good question to ask in the Parliament because if a cabinet minister has been named in the royal commission in any context, he should be removed. What is more, during a debate in the Parliament the Leader of the Opposition said that he did not even know whether any ministers had been named in the royal commission. Over the next couple of days he said in the media that it was not a question of whether any ministers had been named at all, but whether they had been named in the royal commission in an unfavourable way. He said that rumours abound in our community about these matters. What sort of credibility does the Leader of the Opposition have when he cannot get his story right from one day to the next and he has made public contradictory points? What about the Leader of the Opposition coming clean about this issue? Was the Leader of the Opposition telling the truth when he told Parliament that he did not know whether any minister had been named in the royal commission?
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