❓ A parliamentary question regarding petrol prices in Albany compared to Perth, with the Minister refuting claims of a 15.1c difference and highlighting the benefits of FuelWatch.
AnsweredQoN 117Legislative Assembly
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At last week’s sitting of the Parliament in my electorate of Albany, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition stated that Albany motorists were paying 15.1c per litre more for petrol than motorists in Perth. What are the facts of the matter? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
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I thank the member for Albany for the question. It was very pleasing to be in the electorates of the member for Albany and the member for Stirling last week. From talking to many people in the streets, I found that they had a high regard for the member, because he obviously speaks the truth directly to people. The question enables me to put the facts on the record. The form of the question asked by the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party was highly misleading, because anybody listening to that question would have thought that the average difference between the prices in Perth and Albany was over 15c a litre. The member alluded to the fact that all the information is available on the FuelWatch Internet site. Had he used those figures accurately, they would have shown that instead of there being a 15c a litre difference, the average price on that day was 102.3c a litre in Albany and 95.5c a litre in Perth, a difference of 6.8c a litre, not 15c a litre. That is clearly well below the differential when the Liberals were last in government. Therefore, the differential has very clearly improved. We have sought to ensure that motorists who want to get the best price are fully informed and able to get the best deal through the use of signage and FuelWatch. On Wednesday, 24 March, when the average fuel price in Perth was 95.5c a litre, Coles Express in Albany was selling fuel for 98.7c with a 4c a litre discount, which meant that people could buy fuel in Albany for 94.7c a litre, which was below the average metropolitan price of fuel. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: When you buy fuel, do you buy it at the average price or the cheapest price? Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I take the interjection from the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, because again he is not about informing people, which is what the Gallop Government is about. The Gallop Government informs people of the facts so that as informed consumers they can get the best possible deal, but Liberals are about misinforming people because they do not want people to know the truth. Time after time the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party has misused statistics in an attempt to deceive people about what is happening. Under the Gallop Government there is a full process for informing motorists so that they can get fuel at the best possible price. Last Wednesday an informed motorist could have bought fuel in Albany at a price lower than the average price in Perth. That is the deal they get from the Gallop Government. From the Liberals, they get misinformation.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for Albany for the question. It was very pleasing to be in the electorates of the member for Albany and the member for Stirling last week. From talking to many people in the streets, I found that they had a high regard for the member, because he obviously speaks the truth directly to people. The question enables me to put the facts on the record. The form of the question asked by the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party was highly misleading, because anybody listening to that question would have thought that the average difference between the prices in Perth and Albany was over 15c a litre. The member alluded to the fact that all the information is available on the FuelWatch Internet site. Had he used those figures accurately, they would have shown that instead of there being a 15c a litre difference, the average price on that day was 102.3c a litre in Albany and 95.5c a litre in Perth, a difference of 6.8c a litre, not 15c a litre. That is clearly well below the differential when the Liberals were last in government. Therefore, the differential has very clearly improved. We have sought to ensure that motorists who want to get the best price are fully informed and able to get the best deal through the use of signage and FuelWatch. On Wednesday, 24 March, when the average fuel price in Perth was 95.5c a litre, Coles Express in Albany was selling fuel for 98.7c with a 4c a litre discount, which meant that people could buy fuel in Albany for 94.7c a litre, which was below the average metropolitan price of fuel. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: When you buy fuel, do you buy it at the average price or the cheapest price? Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I take the interjection from the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, because again he is not about informing people, which is what the Gallop Government is about. The Gallop Government informs people of the facts so that as informed consumers they can get the best possible deal, but Liberals are about misinforming people because they do not want people to know the truth. Time after time the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party has misused statistics in an attempt to deceive people about what is happening. Under the Gallop Government there is a full process for informing motorists so that they can get fuel at the best possible price. Last Wednesday an informed motorist could have bought fuel in Albany at a price lower than the average price in Perth. That is the deal they get from the Gallop Government. From the Liberals, they get misinformation.
I thank the member for Albany for the question. It was very pleasing to be in the electorates of the member for Albany and the member for Stirling last week. From talking to many people in the streets, I found that they had a high regard for the member, because he obviously speaks the truth directly to people. The question enables me to put the facts on the record. The form of the question asked by the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party was highly misleading, because anybody listening to that question would have thought that the average difference between the prices in Perth and Albany was over 15c a litre. The member alluded to the fact that all the information is available on the FuelWatch Internet site. Had he used those figures accurately, they would have shown that instead of there being a 15c a litre difference, the average price on that day was 102.3c a litre in Albany and 95.5c a litre in Perth, a difference of 6.8c a litre, not 15c a litre. That is clearly well below the differential when the Liberals were last in government. Therefore, the differential has very clearly improved. We have sought to ensure that motorists who want to get the best price are fully informed and able to get the best deal through the use of signage and FuelWatch. On Wednesday, 24 March, when the average fuel price in Perth was 95.5c a litre, Coles Express in Albany was selling fuel for 98.7c with a 4c a litre discount, which meant that people could buy fuel in Albany for 94.7c a litre, which was below the average metropolitan price of fuel. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: When you buy fuel, do you buy it at the average price or the cheapest price? Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I take the interjection from the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, because again he is not about informing people, which is what the Gallop Government is about. The Gallop Government informs people of the facts so that as informed consumers they can get the best possible deal, but Liberals are about misinforming people because they do not want people to know the truth. Time after time the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party has misused statistics in an attempt to deceive people about what is happening. Under the Gallop Government there is a full process for informing motorists so that they can get fuel at the best possible price. Last Wednesday an informed motorist could have bought fuel in Albany at a price lower than the average price in Perth. That is the deal they get from the Gallop Government. From the Liberals, they get misinformation.
The question enables me to put the facts on the record. The form of the question asked by the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party was highly misleading, because anybody listening to that question would have thought that the average difference between the prices in Perth and Albany was over 15c a litre. The member alluded to the fact that all the information is available on the FuelWatch Internet site. Had he used those figures accurately, they would have shown that instead of there being a 15c a litre difference, the average price on that day was 102.3c a litre in Albany and 95.5c a litre in Perth, a difference of 6.8c a litre, not 15c a litre. That is clearly well below the differential when the Liberals were last in government. Therefore, the differential has very clearly improved. We have sought to ensure that motorists who want to get the best price are fully informed and able to get the best deal through the use of signage and FuelWatch. On Wednesday, 24 March, when the average fuel price in Perth was 95.5c a litre, Coles Express in Albany was selling fuel for 98.7c with a 4c a litre discount, which meant that people could buy fuel in Albany for 94.7c a litre, which was below the average metropolitan price of fuel. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: When you buy fuel, do you buy it at the average price or the cheapest price? Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I take the interjection from the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, because again he is not about informing people, which is what the Gallop Government is about. The Gallop Government informs people of the facts so that as informed consumers they can get the best possible deal, but Liberals are about misinforming people because they do not want people to know the truth. Time after time the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party has misused statistics in an attempt to deceive people about what is happening. Under the Gallop Government there is a full process for informing motorists so that they can get fuel at the best possible price. Last Wednesday an informed motorist could have bought fuel in Albany at a price lower than the average price in Perth. That is the deal they get from the Gallop Government. From the Liberals, they get misinformation.
Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: When you buy fuel, do you buy it at the average price or the cheapest price? Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I take the interjection from the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, because again he is not about informing people, which is what the Gallop Government is about. The Gallop Government informs people of the facts so that as informed consumers they can get the best possible deal, but Liberals are about misinforming people because they do not want people to know the truth. Time after time the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party has misused statistics in an attempt to deceive people about what is happening. Under the Gallop Government there is a full process for informing motorists so that they can get fuel at the best possible price. Last Wednesday an informed motorist could have bought fuel in Albany at a price lower than the average price in Perth. That is the deal they get from the Gallop Government. From the Liberals, they get misinformation.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I take the interjection from the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, because again he is not about informing people, which is what the Gallop Government is about. The Gallop Government informs people of the facts so that as informed consumers they can get the best possible deal, but Liberals are about misinforming people because they do not want people to know the truth. Time after time the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party has misused statistics in an attempt to deceive people about what is happening. Under the Gallop Government there is a full process for informing motorists so that they can get fuel at the best possible price. Last Wednesday an informed motorist could have bought fuel in Albany at a price lower than the average price in Perth. That is the deal they get from the Gallop Government. From the Liberals, they get misinformation.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for Albany for the question. It was very pleasing to be in the electorates of the member for Albany and the member for Stirling last week. From talking to many people in the streets, I found that they had a high regard for the member, because he obviously speaks the truth directly to people. The question enables me to put the facts on the record. The form of the question asked by the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party was highly misleading, because anybody listening to that question would have thought that the average difference between the prices in Perth and Albany was over 15c a litre. The member alluded to the fact that all the information is available on the FuelWatch Internet site. Had he used those figures accurately, they would have shown that instead of there being a 15c a litre difference, the average price on that day was 102.3c a litre in Albany and 95.5c a litre in Perth, a difference of 6.8c a litre, not 15c a litre. That is clearly well below the differential when the Liberals were last in government. Therefore, the differential has very clearly improved. We have sought to ensure that motorists who want to get the best price are fully informed and able to get the best deal through the use of signage and FuelWatch. On Wednesday, 24 March, when the average fuel price in Perth was 95.5c a litre, Coles Express in Albany was selling fuel for 98.7c with a 4c a litre discount, which meant that people could buy fuel in Albany for 94.7c a litre, which was below the average metropolitan price of fuel. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: When you buy fuel, do you buy it at the average price or the cheapest price? Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I take the interjection from the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, because again he is not about informing people, which is what the Gallop Government is about. The Gallop Government informs people of the facts so that as informed consumers they can get the best possible deal, but Liberals are about misinforming people because they do not want people to know the truth. Time after time the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party has misused statistics in an attempt to deceive people about what is happening. Under the Gallop Government there is a full process for informing motorists so that they can get fuel at the best possible price. Last Wednesday an informed motorist could have bought fuel in Albany at a price lower than the average price in Perth. That is the deal they get from the Gallop Government. From the Liberals, they get misinformation.
I thank the member for Albany for the question. It was very pleasing to be in the electorates of the member for Albany and the member for Stirling last week. From talking to many people in the streets, I found that they had a high regard for the member, because he obviously speaks the truth directly to people. The question enables me to put the facts on the record. The form of the question asked by the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party was highly misleading, because anybody listening to that question would have thought that the average difference between the prices in Perth and Albany was over 15c a litre. The member alluded to the fact that all the information is available on the FuelWatch Internet site. Had he used those figures accurately, they would have shown that instead of there being a 15c a litre difference, the average price on that day was 102.3c a litre in Albany and 95.5c a litre in Perth, a difference of 6.8c a litre, not 15c a litre. That is clearly well below the differential when the Liberals were last in government. Therefore, the differential has very clearly improved. We have sought to ensure that motorists who want to get the best price are fully informed and able to get the best deal through the use of signage and FuelWatch. On Wednesday, 24 March, when the average fuel price in Perth was 95.5c a litre, Coles Express in Albany was selling fuel for 98.7c with a 4c a litre discount, which meant that people could buy fuel in Albany for 94.7c a litre, which was below the average metropolitan price of fuel. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: When you buy fuel, do you buy it at the average price or the cheapest price? Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I take the interjection from the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, because again he is not about informing people, which is what the Gallop Government is about. The Gallop Government informs people of the facts so that as informed consumers they can get the best possible deal, but Liberals are about misinforming people because they do not want people to know the truth. Time after time the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party has misused statistics in an attempt to deceive people about what is happening. Under the Gallop Government there is a full process for informing motorists so that they can get fuel at the best possible price. Last Wednesday an informed motorist could have bought fuel in Albany at a price lower than the average price in Perth. That is the deal they get from the Gallop Government. From the Liberals, they get misinformation.
The question enables me to put the facts on the record. The form of the question asked by the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party was highly misleading, because anybody listening to that question would have thought that the average difference between the prices in Perth and Albany was over 15c a litre. The member alluded to the fact that all the information is available on the FuelWatch Internet site. Had he used those figures accurately, they would have shown that instead of there being a 15c a litre difference, the average price on that day was 102.3c a litre in Albany and 95.5c a litre in Perth, a difference of 6.8c a litre, not 15c a litre. That is clearly well below the differential when the Liberals were last in government. Therefore, the differential has very clearly improved. We have sought to ensure that motorists who want to get the best price are fully informed and able to get the best deal through the use of signage and FuelWatch. On Wednesday, 24 March, when the average fuel price in Perth was 95.5c a litre, Coles Express in Albany was selling fuel for 98.7c with a 4c a litre discount, which meant that people could buy fuel in Albany for 94.7c a litre, which was below the average metropolitan price of fuel. Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: When you buy fuel, do you buy it at the average price or the cheapest price? Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I take the interjection from the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, because again he is not about informing people, which is what the Gallop Government is about. The Gallop Government informs people of the facts so that as informed consumers they can get the best possible deal, but Liberals are about misinforming people because they do not want people to know the truth. Time after time the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party has misused statistics in an attempt to deceive people about what is happening. Under the Gallop Government there is a full process for informing motorists so that they can get fuel at the best possible price. Last Wednesday an informed motorist could have bought fuel in Albany at a price lower than the average price in Perth. That is the deal they get from the Gallop Government. From the Liberals, they get misinformation.
Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan: When you buy fuel, do you buy it at the average price or the cheapest price? Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I take the interjection from the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, because again he is not about informing people, which is what the Gallop Government is about. The Gallop Government informs people of the facts so that as informed consumers they can get the best possible deal, but Liberals are about misinforming people because they do not want people to know the truth. Time after time the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party has misused statistics in an attempt to deceive people about what is happening. Under the Gallop Government there is a full process for informing motorists so that they can get fuel at the best possible price. Last Wednesday an informed motorist could have bought fuel in Albany at a price lower than the average price in Perth. That is the deal they get from the Gallop Government. From the Liberals, they get misinformation.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE: I take the interjection from the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, because again he is not about informing people, which is what the Gallop Government is about. The Gallop Government informs people of the facts so that as informed consumers they can get the best possible deal, but Liberals are about misinforming people because they do not want people to know the truth. Time after time the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party has misused statistics in an attempt to deceive people about what is happening. Under the Gallop Government there is a full process for informing motorists so that they can get fuel at the best possible price. Last Wednesday an informed motorist could have bought fuel in Albany at a price lower than the average price in Perth. That is the deal they get from the Gallop Government. From the Liberals, they get misinformation.
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