❓ Opposition questions Premier about whether the $17 million allocated for the Premier's office relocation will cover all fit-out costs, including furniture, window treatments, flooring, and air conditioning. The Premier's response is evasive and sarcastic, not providing a clear guarantee.
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PREMIER’S OFFICE — RELOCation COSTS
I refer to the Premier’s denial earlier in this question time that he has misled the public on the cost of his “Palace on the Hill”. (1) Does the Premier guarantee that the $17 million cost, which he stands by, will cover all fit-out fees and furniture? (2) Does the Premier guarantee that $17 million will provide for all window treatments, floor covering and air conditioning, or will there be additional costs beyond the $17 million? Mr C.J. BARNETT
I refer to the Premier’s denial earlier in this question time that he has misled the public on the cost of his “Palace on the Hill”. (1) Does the Premier guarantee that the $17 million cost, which he stands by, will cover all fit-out fees and furniture? (2) Does the Premier guarantee that $17 million will provide for all window treatments, floor covering and air conditioning, or will there be additional costs beyond the $17 million? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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(1)–(2) This is a big thinking opposition, is it not? Members opposite are right across the big issues! Yes, opposition leader, there will be air conditioning in the building. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Gee, I am sorry about that! I do not know whether there will be blinds or louvres. I do not know whether there will be carpet or polished floorboards. Will there be art acquisitions? I do not think so; I think the gallery will provide the art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
(1) Does the Premier guarantee that the $17 million cost, which he stands by, will cover all fit-out fees and furniture? (2) Does the Premier guarantee that $17 million will provide for all window treatments, floor covering and air conditioning, or will there be additional costs beyond the $17 million? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(2) This is a big thinking opposition, is it not? Members opposite are right across the big issues! Yes, opposition leader, there will be air conditioning in the building. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Gee, I am sorry about that! I do not know whether there will be blinds or louvres. I do not know whether there will be carpet or polished floorboards. Will there be art acquisitions? I do not think so; I think the gallery will provide the art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
(2) Does the Premier guarantee that $17 million will provide for all window treatments, floor covering and air conditioning, or will there be additional costs beyond the $17 million? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(2) This is a big thinking opposition, is it not? Members opposite are right across the big issues! Yes, opposition leader, there will be air conditioning in the building. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Gee, I am sorry about that! I do not know whether there will be blinds or louvres. I do not know whether there will be carpet or polished floorboards. Will there be art acquisitions? I do not think so; I think the gallery will provide the art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(2) This is a big thinking opposition, is it not? Members opposite are right across the big issues! Yes, opposition leader, there will be air conditioning in the building. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Gee, I am sorry about that! I do not know whether there will be blinds or louvres. I do not know whether there will be carpet or polished floorboards. Will there be art acquisitions? I do not think so; I think the gallery will provide the art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
(1)–(2) This is a big thinking opposition, is it not? Members opposite are right across the big issues! Yes, opposition leader, there will be air conditioning in the building. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Gee, I am sorry about that! I do not know whether there will be blinds or louvres. I do not know whether there will be carpet or polished floorboards. Will there be art acquisitions? I do not think so; I think the gallery will provide the art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Gee, I am sorry about that! I do not know whether there will be blinds or louvres. I do not know whether there will be carpet or polished floorboards. Will there be art acquisitions? I do not think so; I think the gallery will provide the art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Gee, I am sorry about that! I do not know whether there will be blinds or louvres. I do not know whether there will be carpet or polished floorboards. Will there be art acquisitions? I do not think so; I think the gallery will provide the art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
(1) Does the Premier guarantee that the $17 million cost, which he stands by, will cover all fit-out fees and furniture? (2) Does the Premier guarantee that $17 million will provide for all window treatments, floor covering and air conditioning, or will there be additional costs beyond the $17 million? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(2) This is a big thinking opposition, is it not? Members opposite are right across the big issues! Yes, opposition leader, there will be air conditioning in the building. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Gee, I am sorry about that! I do not know whether there will be blinds or louvres. I do not know whether there will be carpet or polished floorboards. Will there be art acquisitions? I do not think so; I think the gallery will provide the art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
(2) Does the Premier guarantee that $17 million will provide for all window treatments, floor covering and air conditioning, or will there be additional costs beyond the $17 million? Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(2) This is a big thinking opposition, is it not? Members opposite are right across the big issues! Yes, opposition leader, there will be air conditioning in the building. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Gee, I am sorry about that! I do not know whether there will be blinds or louvres. I do not know whether there will be carpet or polished floorboards. Will there be art acquisitions? I do not think so; I think the gallery will provide the art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: (1)–(2) This is a big thinking opposition, is it not? Members opposite are right across the big issues! Yes, opposition leader, there will be air conditioning in the building. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Gee, I am sorry about that! I do not know whether there will be blinds or louvres. I do not know whether there will be carpet or polished floorboards. Will there be art acquisitions? I do not think so; I think the gallery will provide the art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
(1)–(2) This is a big thinking opposition, is it not? Members opposite are right across the big issues! Yes, opposition leader, there will be air conditioning in the building. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Gee, I am sorry about that! I do not know whether there will be blinds or louvres. I do not know whether there will be carpet or polished floorboards. Will there be art acquisitions? I do not think so; I think the gallery will provide the art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Gee, I am sorry about that! I do not know whether there will be blinds or louvres. I do not know whether there will be carpet or polished floorboards. Will there be art acquisitions? I do not think so; I think the gallery will provide the art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Gee, I am sorry about that! I do not know whether there will be blinds or louvres. I do not know whether there will be carpet or polished floorboards. Will there be art acquisitions? I do not think so; I think the gallery will provide the art. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Mr J.N. Hyde : Gaddafi made do with a tent! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Members opposite could have a tent if they ever get back into government! We will build a little tent out the back for the miserable Labor Party. The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
The information I put out when we made that announcement, which was only a matter of about a month or so ago, is accurate. The final tenders, the final process and the final details, as far as I am concerned, are not yet determined. What is happening is the basic refurbishment of the building and surrounding area, including some security measures, and those are the contracts going out. There are all sorts of contingencies and the like. I have not even seen the document that the Leader of the Opposition has in front of him. As far as I am aware, it is not a document that I made any decisions on. We made a decision to commit $17 million to restore that building to heritage standards. It is a heritage-listed building. What would members opposite do—just leave it? The cost of simply maintaining that building so that it did not deteriorate further was around $2 million to $3 million. Therefore, the government was going to be up for $2 million to $3 million to do nothing. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Yes, the $600 000—I had nearly forgotten! Did members opposite not refurbish two offices for themselves during their time? Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Ms R. Saffioti interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Hang on, there is the $175 000 kid over the road. I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
I do not apologise for this state having a proper Premier’s office, a proper cabinet room and proper accommodation for the staff who work in cabinet services. I do not apologise to this state for restoring, refurbishing and putting into active use a heritage-listed building that is 100 years old. I do not apologise to this house for progressively relocating central government agencies into Dumas House along with ministers, and then ultimately building perhaps one or two new buildings in that area, landscaping it, opening it up to the public and connecting West Perth and the parliamentary precinct with the city. I do not apologise for that at all. If members opposite want to argue about the colour of the curtains, do so; meanwhile, Western Australia will go forward.
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