❓ Opposition Leader Barnett questions Premier Gallop's past ministerial roles regarding credit rating loss, debt increase, and SGIC losses. The Premier avoids direct answers, attacking the Opposition's record and complacency.
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Given the Premier’s interest in history, I refer him to his and his ministers’ repeated boasts that they have retained the State’s AAA credit rating. (1) Can the Premier confirm that he was the Minister for Microeconomic Reform and the Minister Assisting the Treasurer in a previous Labor Government that actually lost the State’s AAA credit rating? (2) Can the Premier confirm that he was the Minister for Microeconomic Reform and the Minister Assisting the Treasurer in a previous Labor Government when state debt during the period increased from $6 billion to $8.5 billion? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. BARNETT: To continue - (3) Can the Premier confirm that he was the minister responsible for the State Government Insurance Commission when it lost $4 063 million and became technically insolvent? (4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP
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(1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
(1) Can the Premier confirm that he was the Minister for Microeconomic Reform and the Minister Assisting the Treasurer in a previous Labor Government that actually lost the State’s AAA credit rating? (2) Can the Premier confirm that he was the Minister for Microeconomic Reform and the Minister Assisting the Treasurer in a previous Labor Government when state debt during the period increased from $6 billion to $8.5 billion? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. BARNETT: To continue - (3) Can the Premier confirm that he was the minister responsible for the State Government Insurance Commission when it lost $4 063 million and became technically insolvent? (4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
(2) Can the Premier confirm that he was the Minister for Microeconomic Reform and the Minister Assisting the Treasurer in a previous Labor Government when state debt during the period increased from $6 billion to $8.5 billion? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. BARNETT: To continue - (3) Can the Premier confirm that he was the minister responsible for the State Government Insurance Commission when it lost $4 063 million and became technically insolvent? (4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. BARNETT: To continue - (3) Can the Premier confirm that he was the minister responsible for the State Government Insurance Commission when it lost $4 063 million and became technically insolvent? (4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. BARNETT: To continue - (3) Can the Premier confirm that he was the minister responsible for the State Government Insurance Commission when it lost $4 063 million and became technically insolvent? (4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Mr C.J. BARNETT: To continue - (3) Can the Premier confirm that he was the minister responsible for the State Government Insurance Commission when it lost $4 063 million and became technically insolvent? (4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
(3) Can the Premier confirm that he was the minister responsible for the State Government Insurance Commission when it lost $4 063 million and became technically insolvent? (4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
(4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
(5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
(1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
(1) Can the Premier confirm that he was the Minister for Microeconomic Reform and the Minister Assisting the Treasurer in a previous Labor Government that actually lost the State’s AAA credit rating? (2) Can the Premier confirm that he was the Minister for Microeconomic Reform and the Minister Assisting the Treasurer in a previous Labor Government when state debt during the period increased from $6 billion to $8.5 billion? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. BARNETT: To continue - (3) Can the Premier confirm that he was the minister responsible for the State Government Insurance Commission when it lost $4 063 million and became technically insolvent? (4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
(2) Can the Premier confirm that he was the Minister for Microeconomic Reform and the Minister Assisting the Treasurer in a previous Labor Government when state debt during the period increased from $6 billion to $8.5 billion? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. BARNETT: To continue - (3) Can the Premier confirm that he was the minister responsible for the State Government Insurance Commission when it lost $4 063 million and became technically insolvent? (4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. BARNETT: To continue - (3) Can the Premier confirm that he was the minister responsible for the State Government Insurance Commission when it lost $4 063 million and became technically insolvent? (4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr C.J. BARNETT: To continue - (3) Can the Premier confirm that he was the minister responsible for the State Government Insurance Commission when it lost $4 063 million and became technically insolvent? (4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Mr C.J. BARNETT: To continue - (3) Can the Premier confirm that he was the minister responsible for the State Government Insurance Commission when it lost $4 063 million and became technically insolvent? (4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
(3) Can the Premier confirm that he was the minister responsible for the State Government Insurance Commission when it lost $4 063 million and became technically insolvent? (4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
(4) Were these losses due to political interference in the SGIC investment portfolio? (5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
(5) Did the loss of these funds place the care of road accident victims at risk? That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
That is the Premier’s legacy. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
(1)-(5) I am very interested in history. My historical records tell me that I was elected to Parliament in 1986 and re-elected in 1989. I served in the Lawrence Government from 1990 to 1993, and I was re-elected again as the member for Victoria Park in 1996 and 2001. In the last three elections, the Opposition has said the same thing each time. I am also - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Serial interjecting is something that is used quite regularly by members on my left-hand side, and I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party to order. Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: This Opposition is pretty desperate. It has a promise for everyone but it has no plan for the future of Western Australia. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that if this State is to be governed effectively, the budget has to be balanced, and we have done that with every one of our budgets. I know that if this State is to be governed effectively, we cannot flog off public assets, and we have not flogged off any public assets. I have been in this Parliament long enough to know that we have to have straight and clean government to get economic growth, and we have had economic growth since I have been the Premier of Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition - Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here they go again. The Leader of the Opposition is going to make - The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
The SPEAKER: Order! I know the Deputy Leader of the Opposition thinks that if he yells loud enough it will stop things. However, it only stops things long enough for me to call him to order again. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Opposition is making the same old mistake again. It is the same old mistake that it made at the last state election and the same old mistake that it has made since it has been in opposition; that is, being complacent. I can say with confidence that this is the laziest Opposition ever to sit in this Parliament. It has not done anything for three and a half years, and here we are, about to go into an election, and it is dredging up questions like the one asked by the Leader of the Opposition. That is where members opposite are at. I cannot wait for the state election. I cannot wait for the debate with the Leader of the Opposition. I have confidence that the people of Western Australia have commonsense, and they know the record of my Government and my approach to government. They will look at these issues very carefully and make a judgment about the political party that is looking to the future and has a plan for the future; that is, the Australian Labor Party. I am not surprised that many of the Leader of the Opposition’s candidates will not have a photo of him on their pamphlets. The former leader of the Liberal Party, Hon Richard Court, tried very hard to stop him becoming Leader of the Opposition, and there must have been a reason for that. I think members opposite, such as the member for Hillarys, know why he tried to do that, and the public will also show they know why when it comes to the next state election.
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