❓ Mr. Love questions the Premier about Infrastructure WA's assessment of the Tonkin Highway Interchange project, given legislation requiring assessment of contracts over $100 million. The Premier deflects, highlighting federal funding and criticising the opposition's stance.
AnsweredQoN 409Legislative Assembly
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TONKIN HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE — ELLENBROOK
409. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Legislation that was passed in this house requires any contract over $100 million
to be assessed regardless of the funding source. I ask again: has the project
been assessed by Infrastructure WA?
409. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Legislation that was passed in this house requires any contract over $100 million
to be assessed regardless of the funding source. I ask again: has the project
been assessed by Infrastructure WA?
AnswerView source ↗
The
Deputy Leader of the Opposition should probably ask the Minister for Transport
about commitments within her portfolio. Infrastructure WA was established by
this government; it was something we took to the 2017 election. It is working
well and producing our state infrastructure strategy, which is the first
component of what Infrastructure WA does. I understand the commitment
the member is referring to was made by the Morrison–Joyce government.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Do you
actually wonder why you are in the position you are when you ask me questions
about commitments made by the Morrison–Joyce government?
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I realise
Barnaby Joyce did not talk to you—for good reason—but you have
come in here and asked me about funding commitments made by the federal
government as though we should object to them. We actually welcomed them. The
Nationals WA now do not support that. We get the commonwealth government to pay
for things, and you object to them. I do not get you! Back when you were in
government, Colin Barnett refused to talk to the commonwealth government. We
got a federal Liberal government to fund countless billions of dollars of
expenditure here, and you object when the federal government funds things here
and say, ''Why aren't you stopping it?'' We often have
projects funded to the tune of 80–20 in regional WA—projects
members opposite could not even dream of, including tier 3 rail lines. The
National Party closed down tier 3 rail lines, but we got the new National
Party, then led by Barnaby Joyce, the former Leader of the National Party, to
fund things, and then you object to them. Is it any wonder no-one takes any
notice of the Deputy Leader of the National Party!
Deputy Leader of the Opposition should probably ask the Minister for Transport
about commitments within her portfolio. Infrastructure WA was established by
this government; it was something we took to the 2017 election. It is working
well and producing our state infrastructure strategy, which is the first
component of what Infrastructure WA does. I understand the commitment
the member is referring to was made by the Morrison–Joyce government.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Do you
actually wonder why you are in the position you are when you ask me questions
about commitments made by the Morrison–Joyce government?
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I realise
Barnaby Joyce did not talk to you—for good reason—but you have
come in here and asked me about funding commitments made by the federal
government as though we should object to them. We actually welcomed them. The
Nationals WA now do not support that. We get the commonwealth government to pay
for things, and you object to them. I do not get you! Back when you were in
government, Colin Barnett refused to talk to the commonwealth government. We
got a federal Liberal government to fund countless billions of dollars of
expenditure here, and you object when the federal government funds things here
and say, ''Why aren't you stopping it?'' We often have
projects funded to the tune of 80–20 in regional WA—projects
members opposite could not even dream of, including tier 3 rail lines. The
National Party closed down tier 3 rail lines, but we got the new National
Party, then led by Barnaby Joyce, the former Leader of the National Party, to
fund things, and then you object to them. Is it any wonder no-one takes any
notice of the Deputy Leader of the National Party!
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