❓ Mr. Kirkup questions the Premier about tabling COVID-19 health advice and outbreak plans. The Premier declines, citing the evolving nature of the information and accuses the opposition of politicising the issue and aligning with Clive Palmer.
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QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS —
HEALTH ADVICE
640. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Can the Premier confirm that he has tabled all the current health advice before
the government; and, if so, will he commit to tabling all the COVID-19 outbreak
plans as they stand at this point?
HEALTH ADVICE
640. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Can the Premier confirm that he has tabled all the current health advice before
the government; and, if so, will he commit to tabling all the COVID-19 outbreak
plans as they stand at this point?
AnswerView source ↗
Those
sorts of documents are evolving. I do not think that governments around Australia
have tabled that information because on any given day it is being
refined, depending upon the circumstances. We do not table something that might
be out of date the next day. One of the things I have learnt along this COVID
pathway is that things change quickly. I was asked at a press conference this
morning why I was not exactly answering what is going to happen next week. The
reason is that things may change over the course of the next few days or even
over the course of today. That is what happens. We have to actually work within
government to ensure that we deal with the circumstance as it evolves. I tabled
all the information for the member last week.
The member for Dawesville seems to want to bring down our
borders and join Clive Palmer. We are not supporting the Liberal Party in its
efforts to join Clive Palmer.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Complete nonsense? There they were in the
courts. This is what we have had to deal with along this pathway—all
this politicisation and these questions from the shadow Minister for Police;
all this politicisation of these issues as we go along. Why has the Liberal
Party not put forward one constructive idea over this period? All it does is
come in and criticise, snipe and try to cause issues and try to score political
points along the way. Do not think that the public has not noticed.
The SPEAKER : That is the end of question time. It was
a little bit lively today, which is good.
sorts of documents are evolving. I do not think that governments around Australia
have tabled that information because on any given day it is being
refined, depending upon the circumstances. We do not table something that might
be out of date the next day. One of the things I have learnt along this COVID
pathway is that things change quickly. I was asked at a press conference this
morning why I was not exactly answering what is going to happen next week. The
reason is that things may change over the course of the next few days or even
over the course of today. That is what happens. We have to actually work within
government to ensure that we deal with the circumstance as it evolves. I tabled
all the information for the member last week.
The member for Dawesville seems to want to bring down our
borders and join Clive Palmer. We are not supporting the Liberal Party in its
efforts to join Clive Palmer.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Complete nonsense? There they were in the
courts. This is what we have had to deal with along this pathway—all
this politicisation and these questions from the shadow Minister for Police;
all this politicisation of these issues as we go along. Why has the Liberal
Party not put forward one constructive idea over this period? All it does is
come in and criticise, snipe and try to cause issues and try to score political
points along the way. Do not think that the public has not noticed.
The SPEAKER : That is the end of question time. It was
a little bit lively today, which is good.
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