❓ Mr. McGowan questions the Premier regarding a ReachTEL poll and the Premier's statement about the Minister for Transport needing to regain his trust. The Premier deflects, calling the poll 'dodgy' and states he learned of it late Thursday afternoon, denying knowledge of other ministers being aware.
AnsweredQoN 597Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
REACHTEL POLL — MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT —
MEETING WITH PREMIER
597. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Last week, the Premier advised the public of Western Australia that the
Minister for Transport needed to regain his trust. What necessitated the
Premier saying that, and which other ministers advised the Premier that they
knew about the polling before such time as it was made publicly available?
MEETING WITH PREMIER
597. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Last week, the Premier advised the public of Western Australia that the
Minister for Transport needed to regain his trust. What necessitated the
Premier saying that, and which other ministers advised the Premier that they
knew about the polling before such time as it was made publicly available?
AnswerView source ↗
My knowledge of that polling, dodgy
as it was —
Mr
M. McGowan : That's not what I asked. Which other ministers advised —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members!
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : It was an appalling exercise in push polling. Apart from
that, my knowledge of that I think was —
Mr
M. McGowan : Not your knowledge.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : I am answering the Leader of the Opposition's
question as I wish. My knowledge of that was late on, I think, Thursday
afternoon. Yes, that is right. When it started to go online as reports, that
was my first knowledge of it. I have no knowledge of any other minister being
aware of that.
as it was —
Mr
M. McGowan : That's not what I asked. Which other ministers advised —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members!
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : It was an appalling exercise in push polling. Apart from
that, my knowledge of that I think was —
Mr
M. McGowan : Not your knowledge.
Mr
C.J. BARNETT : I am answering the Leader of the Opposition's
question as I wish. My knowledge of that was late on, I think, Thursday
afternoon. Yes, that is right. When it started to go online as reports, that
was my first knowledge of it. I have no knowledge of any other minister being
aware of that.
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