❓ Mr Catania questions the Minister for Tourism on the government's lack of support for tourism businesses during the pandemic. The Minister deflects, accusing Mr Catania and his party of supporting Clive Palmer and praising the government's border policy.
AnsweredQoN 400Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS — TOURISM
400. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the Minister for Tourism:
I have a supplementary question. If
the government will not agree to provide further relief to these businesses, does it mean that the minister is happy for them
to go out of business, costing jobs and causing experienced operators to
exit the industry?
400. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the Minister for Tourism:
I have a supplementary question. If
the government will not agree to provide further relief to these businesses, does it mean that the minister is happy for them
to go out of business, costing jobs and causing experienced operators to
exit the industry?
AnswerView source ↗
I tell you what we will not do:
unlike you, we will not stand with Clive Palmer and start attacking the state
as you and your people have done over time! We will not stand with Clive
Palmer. We stand against him, mate! We stand against
him. I will tell you why. It is because you and your side of politics
consistently will not condemn Clive Palmer.
Mr V.A. Catania interjected.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : I have
not heard you condemn Clive Palmer ever because you are in his pocket! You are
a puppet of Clive Palmer and you will continue to be. I tell you what: I will
keep talking up the tourism industry. It is a brilliant industry.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order! Minister
for Tourism, I ask you to come back to the question please and perhaps address
your comments to the chair. I ask the member for North West Central to not
continuously interject. I think you have made your point by way of interjection
and perhaps we can just hear the remainder of the rather brief answer that the
minister is about to give.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : Madam
Speaker, I assure you of this: we will make sure that our border policy is the
strongest in the nation, that it protects Western Australians and that it
protects businesses in Western Australia so that they can continue to do
business. Many of them are doing very, very well in business because of our
strong border policy. But we will not be a puppet to Clive Palmer like the
member for North West Central. We will not be
a puppet to Palmer like he is, nor him and the National Party. We will keep the
state safe. I tell you what: I would rather be here in Western Australia,
son, than over in New South Wales at the moment because we have seen what
happens when you do not act swiftly and do not do things in support to ensure
the safety and wellbeing of your own state's population.
unlike you, we will not stand with Clive Palmer and start attacking the state
as you and your people have done over time! We will not stand with Clive
Palmer. We stand against him, mate! We stand against
him. I will tell you why. It is because you and your side of politics
consistently will not condemn Clive Palmer.
Mr V.A. Catania interjected.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : I have
not heard you condemn Clive Palmer ever because you are in his pocket! You are
a puppet of Clive Palmer and you will continue to be. I tell you what: I will
keep talking up the tourism industry. It is a brilliant industry.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order! Minister
for Tourism, I ask you to come back to the question please and perhaps address
your comments to the chair. I ask the member for North West Central to not
continuously interject. I think you have made your point by way of interjection
and perhaps we can just hear the remainder of the rather brief answer that the
minister is about to give.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : Madam
Speaker, I assure you of this: we will make sure that our border policy is the
strongest in the nation, that it protects Western Australians and that it
protects businesses in Western Australia so that they can continue to do
business. Many of them are doing very, very well in business because of our
strong border policy. But we will not be a puppet to Clive Palmer like the
member for North West Central. We will not be
a puppet to Palmer like he is, nor him and the National Party. We will keep the
state safe. I tell you what: I would rather be here in Western Australia,
son, than over in New South Wales at the moment because we have seen what
happens when you do not act swiftly and do not do things in support to ensure
the safety and wellbeing of your own state's population.
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