❓ This parliamentary question probes a potential conflict of interest involving the Minister for Transport and the sale of Westrail freight to a group including Wesfarmers, questioning why the Minister didn't recuse himself from cabinet discussions given his wife's Wesfarmers shares, similar to the Premier's recusal in another matter. The Minister's response is evasive.
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(1) Did the minister advise the Premier that his wife had shares in Wesfarmers prior to Cabinet considering the sale of Westrail freight to a group of companies which includes Wesfarmers? (2) Given that the Premier absented himself from the Cabinet discussions concerning the Kingstream project due to interests his brother had in it, why did the minister not absent himself from cabinet discussions concerning the sale of Westrail freight? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE
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(1)-(2) I have made my position clear on this matter through a range of answers and I think the question has been well and truly answered.
(2) Given that the Premier absented himself from the Cabinet discussions concerning the Kingstream project due to interests his brother had in it, why did the minister not absent himself from cabinet discussions concerning the sale of Westrail freight? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1)-(2) I have made my position clear on this matter through a range of answers and I think the question has been well and truly answered.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1)-(2) I have made my position clear on this matter through a range of answers and I think the question has been well and truly answered.
(1)-(2) I have made my position clear on this matter through a range of answers and I think the question has been well and truly answered.
(2) Given that the Premier absented himself from the Cabinet discussions concerning the Kingstream project due to interests his brother had in it, why did the minister not absent himself from cabinet discussions concerning the sale of Westrail freight? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1)-(2) I have made my position clear on this matter through a range of answers and I think the question has been well and truly answered.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1)-(2) I have made my position clear on this matter through a range of answers and I think the question has been well and truly answered.
(1)-(2) I have made my position clear on this matter through a range of answers and I think the question has been well and truly answered.
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