❓ Hon Helen Morton questions the Minister for Women's Interests regarding the Office for Women's Policy website's alleged political campaign against the federal government's WorkChoices legislation. The Minister confirms action taken and defends the government's stance, but defers providing website cost information.
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OFFICE FOR WOMEN’S POLICY - WORKCHOICES CAMPAIGN
(1) Will the minister direct the Office for Women’s Policy to remove from its website the blatant political campaign to recruit members for the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Labor government’s industrial relations campaign against the federal government? (2) Does the minister believe that it is appropriate for taxpayers’ funds to be used to “build a wall of opposition” to the federal government’s laws? (3) What is the annual cost for establishing, maintaining and updating the Office for Women’s Policy website? Hon SUE ELLERY
(1) Will the minister direct the Office for Women’s Policy to remove from its website the blatant political campaign to recruit members for the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Labor government’s industrial relations campaign against the federal government? (2) Does the minister believe that it is appropriate for taxpayers’ funds to be used to “build a wall of opposition” to the federal government’s laws? (3) What is the annual cost for establishing, maintaining and updating the Office for Women’s Policy website? Hon SUE ELLERY
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(1) I have. (2) Government policy is opposed to the detrimental effect that the Howard government’s WorkChoices legislation is having on Western Australian workers. That remains government policy. (3) I do not have that information at hand, but I am happy to provide it to the member.
(2) Does the minister believe that it is appropriate for taxpayers’ funds to be used to “build a wall of opposition” to the federal government’s laws? (3) What is the annual cost for establishing, maintaining and updating the Office for Women’s Policy website? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) I have. (2) Government policy is opposed to the detrimental effect that the Howard government’s WorkChoices legislation is having on Western Australian workers. That remains government policy. (3) I do not have that information at hand, but I am happy to provide it to the member.
(3) What is the annual cost for establishing, maintaining and updating the Office for Women’s Policy website? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) I have. (2) Government policy is opposed to the detrimental effect that the Howard government’s WorkChoices legislation is having on Western Australian workers. That remains government policy. (3) I do not have that information at hand, but I am happy to provide it to the member.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) I have. (2) Government policy is opposed to the detrimental effect that the Howard government’s WorkChoices legislation is having on Western Australian workers. That remains government policy. (3) I do not have that information at hand, but I am happy to provide it to the member.
(1) I have. (2) Government policy is opposed to the detrimental effect that the Howard government’s WorkChoices legislation is having on Western Australian workers. That remains government policy. (3) I do not have that information at hand, but I am happy to provide it to the member.
(2) Government policy is opposed to the detrimental effect that the Howard government’s WorkChoices legislation is having on Western Australian workers. That remains government policy. (3) I do not have that information at hand, but I am happy to provide it to the member.
(3) I do not have that information at hand, but I am happy to provide it to the member.
(2) Does the minister believe that it is appropriate for taxpayers’ funds to be used to “build a wall of opposition” to the federal government’s laws? (3) What is the annual cost for establishing, maintaining and updating the Office for Women’s Policy website? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) I have. (2) Government policy is opposed to the detrimental effect that the Howard government’s WorkChoices legislation is having on Western Australian workers. That remains government policy. (3) I do not have that information at hand, but I am happy to provide it to the member.
(3) What is the annual cost for establishing, maintaining and updating the Office for Women’s Policy website? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) I have. (2) Government policy is opposed to the detrimental effect that the Howard government’s WorkChoices legislation is having on Western Australian workers. That remains government policy. (3) I do not have that information at hand, but I am happy to provide it to the member.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: (1) I have. (2) Government policy is opposed to the detrimental effect that the Howard government’s WorkChoices legislation is having on Western Australian workers. That remains government policy. (3) I do not have that information at hand, but I am happy to provide it to the member.
(1) I have. (2) Government policy is opposed to the detrimental effect that the Howard government’s WorkChoices legislation is having on Western Australian workers. That remains government policy. (3) I do not have that information at hand, but I am happy to provide it to the member.
(2) Government policy is opposed to the detrimental effect that the Howard government’s WorkChoices legislation is having on Western Australian workers. That remains government policy. (3) I do not have that information at hand, but I am happy to provide it to the member.
(3) I do not have that information at hand, but I am happy to provide it to the member.
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