❓ Question regarding regional MPs' response to the Minister's letter about Commonwealth Rent Assistance. Minister's answer highlights support received and criticizes lack of response from some opposition members, particularly the members for Kalgoorlie and Vasse.
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Mr Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Housing and Works - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I take this opportunity to thank the minister for his announcement today about indigenous housing. Will the minister please tell members how many regional members of Parliament responded to his letter concerning commonwealth rent assistance in regional Western Australia? Mr F.M. LOGAN
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I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I remind members of what I said about commonwealth rent assistance on 14 September. It got members opposite salivating, as it normally does, because it was about trying to assist people who are renting in places like Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie and, in particular, Karratha. Mr Speaker, you, more than anyone else, are aware of the situation facing people on low incomes who are working in service jobs in areas such as the north west and the goldfields and who are trying to make ends meet while living in rental accommodation. As I have indicated to the house before, they are paying between $600 and $800 a week in rent for a three or four-bedroom home in Karratha. I raised this matter in the house on 14 September, and I indicated that I would be writing to all regional members of Parliament to ask them to support me in my campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance a bit more flexible so that it is more attractive for people to live in places such as Karratha, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie. We want the rental assistance to be increased from the current rate of about $47 a week for a single person and about $67 a week for a married couple with three or four children. Of course, when people are paying $600 to $800 a week rent, that rental assistance is of no benefit whatsoever. In the house today I will report back on those people who responded to me and my campaign. I inform the house that I have received letters of support from the members for Kimberley, Geraldton, Collie-Wellington, Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Mandurah, Murchison-Eyre and Albany, and also from the government members in the upper house. I also acknowledge the support I have received from the member for Bunbury, the member for Merredin and Hon Anthony Fels, MLC. Even the Mayor of Mandurah has sent an unsolicited letter of support for our campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance more flexible. What happened to all the other regional MPs who sit on the opposite side of this chamber? There are a significant number of regional MPs on the other side. They all received a letter asking for support, and only two replied. I would like to single out two in particular who did not reply. They are, of course, the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Mr Speaker, you will remember what the member for Kalgoorlie said on 14 September. He cynically said that he would be waiting by his letterbox for the letter. He may have been waiting by the letterbox, but he did not do anything with the letter when he received it. Instead, what he has done - Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I take this opportunity to thank the minister for his announcement today about indigenous housing. Will the minister please tell members how many regional members of Parliament responded to his letter concerning commonwealth rent assistance in regional Western Australia? Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I remind members of what I said about commonwealth rent assistance on 14 September. It got members opposite salivating, as it normally does, because it was about trying to assist people who are renting in places like Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie and, in particular, Karratha. Mr Speaker, you, more than anyone else, are aware of the situation facing people on low incomes who are working in service jobs in areas such as the north west and the goldfields and who are trying to make ends meet while living in rental accommodation. As I have indicated to the house before, they are paying between $600 and $800 a week in rent for a three or four-bedroom home in Karratha. I raised this matter in the house on 14 September, and I indicated that I would be writing to all regional members of Parliament to ask them to support me in my campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance a bit more flexible so that it is more attractive for people to live in places such as Karratha, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie. We want the rental assistance to be increased from the current rate of about $47 a week for a single person and about $67 a week for a married couple with three or four children. Of course, when people are paying $600 to $800 a week rent, that rental assistance is of no benefit whatsoever. In the house today I will report back on those people who responded to me and my campaign. I inform the house that I have received letters of support from the members for Kimberley, Geraldton, Collie-Wellington, Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Mandurah, Murchison-Eyre and Albany, and also from the government members in the upper house. I also acknowledge the support I have received from the member for Bunbury, the member for Merredin and Hon Anthony Fels, MLC. Even the Mayor of Mandurah has sent an unsolicited letter of support for our campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance more flexible. What happened to all the other regional MPs who sit on the opposite side of this chamber? There are a significant number of regional MPs on the other side. They all received a letter asking for support, and only two replied. I would like to single out two in particular who did not reply. They are, of course, the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Mr Speaker, you will remember what the member for Kalgoorlie said on 14 September. He cynically said that he would be waiting by his letterbox for the letter. He may have been waiting by the letterbox, but he did not do anything with the letter when he received it. Instead, what he has done - Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I take this opportunity to thank the minister for his announcement today about indigenous housing. Will the minister please tell members how many regional members of Parliament responded to his letter concerning commonwealth rent assistance in regional Western Australia? Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I remind members of what I said about commonwealth rent assistance on 14 September. It got members opposite salivating, as it normally does, because it was about trying to assist people who are renting in places like Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie and, in particular, Karratha. Mr Speaker, you, more than anyone else, are aware of the situation facing people on low incomes who are working in service jobs in areas such as the north west and the goldfields and who are trying to make ends meet while living in rental accommodation. As I have indicated to the house before, they are paying between $600 and $800 a week in rent for a three or four-bedroom home in Karratha. I raised this matter in the house on 14 September, and I indicated that I would be writing to all regional members of Parliament to ask them to support me in my campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance a bit more flexible so that it is more attractive for people to live in places such as Karratha, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie. We want the rental assistance to be increased from the current rate of about $47 a week for a single person and about $67 a week for a married couple with three or four children. Of course, when people are paying $600 to $800 a week rent, that rental assistance is of no benefit whatsoever. In the house today I will report back on those people who responded to me and my campaign. I inform the house that I have received letters of support from the members for Kimberley, Geraldton, Collie-Wellington, Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Mandurah, Murchison-Eyre and Albany, and also from the government members in the upper house. I also acknowledge the support I have received from the member for Bunbury, the member for Merredin and Hon Anthony Fels, MLC. Even the Mayor of Mandurah has sent an unsolicited letter of support for our campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance more flexible. What happened to all the other regional MPs who sit on the opposite side of this chamber? There are a significant number of regional MPs on the other side. They all received a letter asking for support, and only two replied. I would like to single out two in particular who did not reply. They are, of course, the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Mr Speaker, you will remember what the member for Kalgoorlie said on 14 September. He cynically said that he would be waiting by his letterbox for the letter. He may have been waiting by the letterbox, but he did not do anything with the letter when he received it. Instead, what he has done - Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I take this opportunity to thank the minister for his announcement today about indigenous housing. Will the minister please tell members how many regional members of Parliament responded to his letter concerning commonwealth rent assistance in regional Western Australia? Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I remind members of what I said about commonwealth rent assistance on 14 September. It got members opposite salivating, as it normally does, because it was about trying to assist people who are renting in places like Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie and, in particular, Karratha. Mr Speaker, you, more than anyone else, are aware of the situation facing people on low incomes who are working in service jobs in areas such as the north west and the goldfields and who are trying to make ends meet while living in rental accommodation. As I have indicated to the house before, they are paying between $600 and $800 a week in rent for a three or four-bedroom home in Karratha. I raised this matter in the house on 14 September, and I indicated that I would be writing to all regional members of Parliament to ask them to support me in my campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance a bit more flexible so that it is more attractive for people to live in places such as Karratha, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie. We want the rental assistance to be increased from the current rate of about $47 a week for a single person and about $67 a week for a married couple with three or four children. Of course, when people are paying $600 to $800 a week rent, that rental assistance is of no benefit whatsoever. In the house today I will report back on those people who responded to me and my campaign. I inform the house that I have received letters of support from the members for Kimberley, Geraldton, Collie-Wellington, Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Mandurah, Murchison-Eyre and Albany, and also from the government members in the upper house. I also acknowledge the support I have received from the member for Bunbury, the member for Merredin and Hon Anthony Fels, MLC. Even the Mayor of Mandurah has sent an unsolicited letter of support for our campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance more flexible. What happened to all the other regional MPs who sit on the opposite side of this chamber? There are a significant number of regional MPs on the other side. They all received a letter asking for support, and only two replied. I would like to single out two in particular who did not reply. They are, of course, the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Mr Speaker, you will remember what the member for Kalgoorlie said on 14 September. He cynically said that he would be waiting by his letterbox for the letter. He may have been waiting by the letterbox, but he did not do anything with the letter when he received it. Instead, what he has done - Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I remind members of what I said about commonwealth rent assistance on 14 September. It got members opposite salivating, as it normally does, because it was about trying to assist people who are renting in places like Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie and, in particular, Karratha. Mr Speaker, you, more than anyone else, are aware of the situation facing people on low incomes who are working in service jobs in areas such as the north west and the goldfields and who are trying to make ends meet while living in rental accommodation. As I have indicated to the house before, they are paying between $600 and $800 a week in rent for a three or four-bedroom home in Karratha. I raised this matter in the house on 14 September, and I indicated that I would be writing to all regional members of Parliament to ask them to support me in my campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance a bit more flexible so that it is more attractive for people to live in places such as Karratha, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie. We want the rental assistance to be increased from the current rate of about $47 a week for a single person and about $67 a week for a married couple with three or four children. Of course, when people are paying $600 to $800 a week rent, that rental assistance is of no benefit whatsoever. In the house today I will report back on those people who responded to me and my campaign. I inform the house that I have received letters of support from the members for Kimberley, Geraldton, Collie-Wellington, Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Mandurah, Murchison-Eyre and Albany, and also from the government members in the upper house. I also acknowledge the support I have received from the member for Bunbury, the member for Merredin and Hon Anthony Fels, MLC. Even the Mayor of Mandurah has sent an unsolicited letter of support for our campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance more flexible. What happened to all the other regional MPs who sit on the opposite side of this chamber? There are a significant number of regional MPs on the other side. They all received a letter asking for support, and only two replied. I would like to single out two in particular who did not reply. They are, of course, the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Mr Speaker, you will remember what the member for Kalgoorlie said on 14 September. He cynically said that he would be waiting by his letterbox for the letter. He may have been waiting by the letterbox, but he did not do anything with the letter when he received it. Instead, what he has done - Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I remind members of what I said about commonwealth rent assistance on 14 September. It got members opposite salivating, as it normally does, because it was about trying to assist people who are renting in places like Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie and, in particular, Karratha. Mr Speaker, you, more than anyone else, are aware of the situation facing people on low incomes who are working in service jobs in areas such as the north west and the goldfields and who are trying to make ends meet while living in rental accommodation. As I have indicated to the house before, they are paying between $600 and $800 a week in rent for a three or four-bedroom home in Karratha. I raised this matter in the house on 14 September, and I indicated that I would be writing to all regional members of Parliament to ask them to support me in my campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance a bit more flexible so that it is more attractive for people to live in places such as Karratha, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie. We want the rental assistance to be increased from the current rate of about $47 a week for a single person and about $67 a week for a married couple with three or four children. Of course, when people are paying $600 to $800 a week rent, that rental assistance is of no benefit whatsoever. In the house today I will report back on those people who responded to me and my campaign. I inform the house that I have received letters of support from the members for Kimberley, Geraldton, Collie-Wellington, Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Mandurah, Murchison-Eyre and Albany, and also from the government members in the upper house. I also acknowledge the support I have received from the member for Bunbury, the member for Merredin and Hon Anthony Fels, MLC. Even the Mayor of Mandurah has sent an unsolicited letter of support for our campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance more flexible. What happened to all the other regional MPs who sit on the opposite side of this chamber? There are a significant number of regional MPs on the other side. They all received a letter asking for support, and only two replied. I would like to single out two in particular who did not reply. They are, of course, the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Mr Speaker, you will remember what the member for Kalgoorlie said on 14 September. He cynically said that he would be waiting by his letterbox for the letter. He may have been waiting by the letterbox, but he did not do anything with the letter when he received it. Instead, what he has done - Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
In the house today I will report back on those people who responded to me and my campaign. I inform the house that I have received letters of support from the members for Kimberley, Geraldton, Collie-Wellington, Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Mandurah, Murchison-Eyre and Albany, and also from the government members in the upper house. I also acknowledge the support I have received from the member for Bunbury, the member for Merredin and Hon Anthony Fels, MLC. Even the Mayor of Mandurah has sent an unsolicited letter of support for our campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance more flexible. What happened to all the other regional MPs who sit on the opposite side of this chamber? There are a significant number of regional MPs on the other side. They all received a letter asking for support, and only two replied. I would like to single out two in particular who did not reply. They are, of course, the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Mr Speaker, you will remember what the member for Kalgoorlie said on 14 September. He cynically said that he would be waiting by his letterbox for the letter. He may have been waiting by the letterbox, but he did not do anything with the letter when he received it. Instead, what he has done - Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I take this opportunity to thank the minister for his announcement today about indigenous housing. Will the minister please tell members how many regional members of Parliament responded to his letter concerning commonwealth rent assistance in regional Western Australia? Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I remind members of what I said about commonwealth rent assistance on 14 September. It got members opposite salivating, as it normally does, because it was about trying to assist people who are renting in places like Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie and, in particular, Karratha. Mr Speaker, you, more than anyone else, are aware of the situation facing people on low incomes who are working in service jobs in areas such as the north west and the goldfields and who are trying to make ends meet while living in rental accommodation. As I have indicated to the house before, they are paying between $600 and $800 a week in rent for a three or four-bedroom home in Karratha. I raised this matter in the house on 14 September, and I indicated that I would be writing to all regional members of Parliament to ask them to support me in my campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance a bit more flexible so that it is more attractive for people to live in places such as Karratha, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie. We want the rental assistance to be increased from the current rate of about $47 a week for a single person and about $67 a week for a married couple with three or four children. Of course, when people are paying $600 to $800 a week rent, that rental assistance is of no benefit whatsoever. In the house today I will report back on those people who responded to me and my campaign. I inform the house that I have received letters of support from the members for Kimberley, Geraldton, Collie-Wellington, Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Mandurah, Murchison-Eyre and Albany, and also from the government members in the upper house. I also acknowledge the support I have received from the member for Bunbury, the member for Merredin and Hon Anthony Fels, MLC. Even the Mayor of Mandurah has sent an unsolicited letter of support for our campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance more flexible. What happened to all the other regional MPs who sit on the opposite side of this chamber? There are a significant number of regional MPs on the other side. They all received a letter asking for support, and only two replied. I would like to single out two in particular who did not reply. They are, of course, the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Mr Speaker, you will remember what the member for Kalgoorlie said on 14 September. He cynically said that he would be waiting by his letterbox for the letter. He may have been waiting by the letterbox, but he did not do anything with the letter when he received it. Instead, what he has done - Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I take this opportunity to thank the minister for his announcement today about indigenous housing. Will the minister please tell members how many regional members of Parliament responded to his letter concerning commonwealth rent assistance in regional Western Australia? Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I remind members of what I said about commonwealth rent assistance on 14 September. It got members opposite salivating, as it normally does, because it was about trying to assist people who are renting in places like Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie and, in particular, Karratha. Mr Speaker, you, more than anyone else, are aware of the situation facing people on low incomes who are working in service jobs in areas such as the north west and the goldfields and who are trying to make ends meet while living in rental accommodation. As I have indicated to the house before, they are paying between $600 and $800 a week in rent for a three or four-bedroom home in Karratha. I raised this matter in the house on 14 September, and I indicated that I would be writing to all regional members of Parliament to ask them to support me in my campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance a bit more flexible so that it is more attractive for people to live in places such as Karratha, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie. We want the rental assistance to be increased from the current rate of about $47 a week for a single person and about $67 a week for a married couple with three or four children. Of course, when people are paying $600 to $800 a week rent, that rental assistance is of no benefit whatsoever. In the house today I will report back on those people who responded to me and my campaign. I inform the house that I have received letters of support from the members for Kimberley, Geraldton, Collie-Wellington, Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Mandurah, Murchison-Eyre and Albany, and also from the government members in the upper house. I also acknowledge the support I have received from the member for Bunbury, the member for Merredin and Hon Anthony Fels, MLC. Even the Mayor of Mandurah has sent an unsolicited letter of support for our campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance more flexible. What happened to all the other regional MPs who sit on the opposite side of this chamber? There are a significant number of regional MPs on the other side. They all received a letter asking for support, and only two replied. I would like to single out two in particular who did not reply. They are, of course, the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Mr Speaker, you will remember what the member for Kalgoorlie said on 14 September. He cynically said that he would be waiting by his letterbox for the letter. He may have been waiting by the letterbox, but he did not do anything with the letter when he received it. Instead, what he has done - Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mrs C.A. MARTIN : I take this opportunity to thank the minister for his announcement today about indigenous housing. Will the minister please tell members how many regional members of Parliament responded to his letter concerning commonwealth rent assistance in regional Western Australia? Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I remind members of what I said about commonwealth rent assistance on 14 September. It got members opposite salivating, as it normally does, because it was about trying to assist people who are renting in places like Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie and, in particular, Karratha. Mr Speaker, you, more than anyone else, are aware of the situation facing people on low incomes who are working in service jobs in areas such as the north west and the goldfields and who are trying to make ends meet while living in rental accommodation. As I have indicated to the house before, they are paying between $600 and $800 a week in rent for a three or four-bedroom home in Karratha. I raised this matter in the house on 14 September, and I indicated that I would be writing to all regional members of Parliament to ask them to support me in my campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance a bit more flexible so that it is more attractive for people to live in places such as Karratha, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie. We want the rental assistance to be increased from the current rate of about $47 a week for a single person and about $67 a week for a married couple with three or four children. Of course, when people are paying $600 to $800 a week rent, that rental assistance is of no benefit whatsoever. In the house today I will report back on those people who responded to me and my campaign. I inform the house that I have received letters of support from the members for Kimberley, Geraldton, Collie-Wellington, Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Mandurah, Murchison-Eyre and Albany, and also from the government members in the upper house. I also acknowledge the support I have received from the member for Bunbury, the member for Merredin and Hon Anthony Fels, MLC. Even the Mayor of Mandurah has sent an unsolicited letter of support for our campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance more flexible. What happened to all the other regional MPs who sit on the opposite side of this chamber? There are a significant number of regional MPs on the other side. They all received a letter asking for support, and only two replied. I would like to single out two in particular who did not reply. They are, of course, the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Mr Speaker, you will remember what the member for Kalgoorlie said on 14 September. He cynically said that he would be waiting by his letterbox for the letter. He may have been waiting by the letterbox, but he did not do anything with the letter when he received it. Instead, what he has done - Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I remind members of what I said about commonwealth rent assistance on 14 September. It got members opposite salivating, as it normally does, because it was about trying to assist people who are renting in places like Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie and, in particular, Karratha. Mr Speaker, you, more than anyone else, are aware of the situation facing people on low incomes who are working in service jobs in areas such as the north west and the goldfields and who are trying to make ends meet while living in rental accommodation. As I have indicated to the house before, they are paying between $600 and $800 a week in rent for a three or four-bedroom home in Karratha. I raised this matter in the house on 14 September, and I indicated that I would be writing to all regional members of Parliament to ask them to support me in my campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance a bit more flexible so that it is more attractive for people to live in places such as Karratha, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie. We want the rental assistance to be increased from the current rate of about $47 a week for a single person and about $67 a week for a married couple with three or four children. Of course, when people are paying $600 to $800 a week rent, that rental assistance is of no benefit whatsoever. In the house today I will report back on those people who responded to me and my campaign. I inform the house that I have received letters of support from the members for Kimberley, Geraldton, Collie-Wellington, Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Mandurah, Murchison-Eyre and Albany, and also from the government members in the upper house. I also acknowledge the support I have received from the member for Bunbury, the member for Merredin and Hon Anthony Fels, MLC. Even the Mayor of Mandurah has sent an unsolicited letter of support for our campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance more flexible. What happened to all the other regional MPs who sit on the opposite side of this chamber? There are a significant number of regional MPs on the other side. They all received a letter asking for support, and only two replied. I would like to single out two in particular who did not reply. They are, of course, the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Mr Speaker, you will remember what the member for Kalgoorlie said on 14 September. He cynically said that he would be waiting by his letterbox for the letter. He may have been waiting by the letterbox, but he did not do anything with the letter when he received it. Instead, what he has done - Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
I thank the member for Kimberley for the question. I remind members of what I said about commonwealth rent assistance on 14 September. It got members opposite salivating, as it normally does, because it was about trying to assist people who are renting in places like Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie and, in particular, Karratha. Mr Speaker, you, more than anyone else, are aware of the situation facing people on low incomes who are working in service jobs in areas such as the north west and the goldfields and who are trying to make ends meet while living in rental accommodation. As I have indicated to the house before, they are paying between $600 and $800 a week in rent for a three or four-bedroom home in Karratha. I raised this matter in the house on 14 September, and I indicated that I would be writing to all regional members of Parliament to ask them to support me in my campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance a bit more flexible so that it is more attractive for people to live in places such as Karratha, Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie. We want the rental assistance to be increased from the current rate of about $47 a week for a single person and about $67 a week for a married couple with three or four children. Of course, when people are paying $600 to $800 a week rent, that rental assistance is of no benefit whatsoever. In the house today I will report back on those people who responded to me and my campaign. I inform the house that I have received letters of support from the members for Kimberley, Geraldton, Collie-Wellington, Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Mandurah, Murchison-Eyre and Albany, and also from the government members in the upper house. I also acknowledge the support I have received from the member for Bunbury, the member for Merredin and Hon Anthony Fels, MLC. Even the Mayor of Mandurah has sent an unsolicited letter of support for our campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance more flexible. What happened to all the other regional MPs who sit on the opposite side of this chamber? There are a significant number of regional MPs on the other side. They all received a letter asking for support, and only two replied. I would like to single out two in particular who did not reply. They are, of course, the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Mr Speaker, you will remember what the member for Kalgoorlie said on 14 September. He cynically said that he would be waiting by his letterbox for the letter. He may have been waiting by the letterbox, but he did not do anything with the letter when he received it. Instead, what he has done - Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
In the house today I will report back on those people who responded to me and my campaign. I inform the house that I have received letters of support from the members for Kimberley, Geraldton, Collie-Wellington, Central Kimberley-Pilbara, Mandurah, Murchison-Eyre and Albany, and also from the government members in the upper house. I also acknowledge the support I have received from the member for Bunbury, the member for Merredin and Hon Anthony Fels, MLC. Even the Mayor of Mandurah has sent an unsolicited letter of support for our campaign to make commonwealth rental assistance more flexible. What happened to all the other regional MPs who sit on the opposite side of this chamber? There are a significant number of regional MPs on the other side. They all received a letter asking for support, and only two replied. I would like to single out two in particular who did not reply. They are, of course, the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Mr Speaker, you will remember what the member for Kalgoorlie said on 14 September. He cynically said that he would be waiting by his letterbox for the letter. He may have been waiting by the letterbox, but he did not do anything with the letter when he received it. Instead, what he has done - Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : He’s selling his letterbox. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Exactly. Rather than assist the low-income earners and the battlers in the seat of Kalgoorlie, who are trying to survive as service workers in Kalgoorlie - Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : Did you send it to the South Perth address? Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : That is probably what it was. I sent it to the wrong place. Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Rather than stand up for and speak on behalf of the battlers in his own area, such as people who are working in shops, people who are working in hairdressing salons and people who are tyre fitters, what did the member for Kalgoorlie do? He tried to make a 100 per cent profit on his bachelor pad in Kalgoorlie. He forgot the battlers whom he is supposed to represent. I have taken this issue up with Minister Kay Patterson. Of course, she has rejected it out of hand. Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr M.J. Birney : How much is the rent in Cockburn? Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Mr Speaker, I love those two. Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Ms J.A. Radisich : They love themselves as well! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I love the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Vasse. Do members know who they are? They are the Beavis and Butthead of the Liberal Party. Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr E.S. Ripper : That’s absolutely right. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Absolutely. Have a look at them! Withdrawal of Remark The SPEAKER : The minister knows what the standing orders say. He should withdraw that comment. Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw that comment. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr F.M. LOGAN : I will let members make up their minds who is who. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdrew. As I said, I raised this issue with Hon Kay Patterson, who rejected it. I find it amazing that the commonwealth government is doing everything it possibly can to get flexibility in the workplace to drive down wages, but when it comes to providing flexibility to assist low-income earners with commonwealth rent assistance etc, the answer is no. No assistance whatsoever has been provided by members opposite, with the exception of the members for Bunbury and Merredin, whom I thank.
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