❓ Question on Notice regarding the WA government's progress on reducing drug and drink-driving, specifically concerning random breath testing rates, drug buses, and penalties. The Minister's response is defensive and deflects from the core issues raised.
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DRUG AND DRINK–DRIVING REDUCTION — OPERATION RAID
I refer to the launch in Perth later this week of the national program Operation RAID, which will be targeting drug and drink-drivers. (1) Is the minister aware that surveys in Western Australia show that fewer than 30 per cent of drivers recall having been random breath-tested in the past six months? (2) Is the minister aware that the government has broken an election promise to put two more drug buses on the roads? (3) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia, 225 000 fewer drivers are random breath-tested annually than was the case five years ago? (4) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia the number of drivers tested for drugs annually is less than one-quarter of the number of drivers tested for drugs annually in South Australia? (5) Does the minister concede that despite his promises, he has failed to deliver on the repeat drink-driver strategy and the review of drink-driving penalties? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
I refer to the launch in Perth later this week of the national program Operation RAID, which will be targeting drug and drink-drivers. (1) Is the minister aware that surveys in Western Australia show that fewer than 30 per cent of drivers recall having been random breath-tested in the past six months? (2) Is the minister aware that the government has broken an election promise to put two more drug buses on the roads? (3) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia, 225 000 fewer drivers are random breath-tested annually than was the case five years ago? (4) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia the number of drivers tested for drugs annually is less than one-quarter of the number of drivers tested for drugs annually in South Australia? (5) Does the minister concede that despite his promises, he has failed to deliver on the repeat drink-driver strategy and the review of drink-driving penalties? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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(1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
(1) Is the minister aware that surveys in Western Australia show that fewer than 30 per cent of drivers recall having been random breath-tested in the past six months? (2) Is the minister aware that the government has broken an election promise to put two more drug buses on the roads? (3) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia, 225 000 fewer drivers are random breath-tested annually than was the case five years ago? (4) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia the number of drivers tested for drugs annually is less than one-quarter of the number of drivers tested for drugs annually in South Australia? (5) Does the minister concede that despite his promises, he has failed to deliver on the repeat drink-driver strategy and the review of drink-driving penalties? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
(2) Is the minister aware that the government has broken an election promise to put two more drug buses on the roads? (3) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia, 225 000 fewer drivers are random breath-tested annually than was the case five years ago? (4) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia the number of drivers tested for drugs annually is less than one-quarter of the number of drivers tested for drugs annually in South Australia? (5) Does the minister concede that despite his promises, he has failed to deliver on the repeat drink-driver strategy and the review of drink-driving penalties? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
(3) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia, 225 000 fewer drivers are random breath-tested annually than was the case five years ago? (4) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia the number of drivers tested for drugs annually is less than one-quarter of the number of drivers tested for drugs annually in South Australia? (5) Does the minister concede that despite his promises, he has failed to deliver on the repeat drink-driver strategy and the review of drink-driving penalties? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
(4) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia the number of drivers tested for drugs annually is less than one-quarter of the number of drivers tested for drugs annually in South Australia? (5) Does the minister concede that despite his promises, he has failed to deliver on the repeat drink-driver strategy and the review of drink-driving penalties? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
(5) Does the minister concede that despite his promises, he has failed to deliver on the repeat drink-driver strategy and the review of drink-driving penalties? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
(1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
(1) Is the minister aware that surveys in Western Australia show that fewer than 30 per cent of drivers recall having been random breath-tested in the past six months? (2) Is the minister aware that the government has broken an election promise to put two more drug buses on the roads? (3) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia, 225 000 fewer drivers are random breath-tested annually than was the case five years ago? (4) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia the number of drivers tested for drugs annually is less than one-quarter of the number of drivers tested for drugs annually in South Australia? (5) Does the minister concede that despite his promises, he has failed to deliver on the repeat drink-driver strategy and the review of drink-driving penalties? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
(2) Is the minister aware that the government has broken an election promise to put two more drug buses on the roads? (3) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia, 225 000 fewer drivers are random breath-tested annually than was the case five years ago? (4) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia the number of drivers tested for drugs annually is less than one-quarter of the number of drivers tested for drugs annually in South Australia? (5) Does the minister concede that despite his promises, he has failed to deliver on the repeat drink-driver strategy and the review of drink-driving penalties? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
(3) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia, 225 000 fewer drivers are random breath-tested annually than was the case five years ago? (4) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia the number of drivers tested for drugs annually is less than one-quarter of the number of drivers tested for drugs annually in South Australia? (5) Does the minister concede that despite his promises, he has failed to deliver on the repeat drink-driver strategy and the review of drink-driving penalties? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
(4) Is the minister aware that in Western Australia the number of drivers tested for drugs annually is less than one-quarter of the number of drivers tested for drugs annually in South Australia? (5) Does the minister concede that despite his promises, he has failed to deliver on the repeat drink-driver strategy and the review of drink-driving penalties? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
(5) Does the minister concede that despite his promises, he has failed to deliver on the repeat drink-driver strategy and the review of drink-driving penalties? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: (1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
(1)–(5) The member for Girrawheen will be delighted to know that later today I will be giving notice of a motion to introduce the bill that the member has just mentioned. Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Ms M.M. Quirk : Which one? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The increased penalties for drink and drug-driving. I will be introducing that bill this week. Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Ms M.M. Quirk : Will you be tabling the review as well? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will be introducing the legislation that is needed to increase those penalties. We take drink and drug-driving very seriously in Western Australia. The member has criticised me constantly in relation to the two drug buses, saying that it was an election promise; and, yes, it was. Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Ms M.M. Quirk : And you’ve broken it, haven’t you? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, we have not broken it. Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Ms M.M. Quirk : Where are they? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We are still in government. I think we are still in government. Are we not still in government? We are still in government, and the opposition is still over there. We are only halfway through our first term—our first term of three terms, at least, of being in government. So, we have another nearly two and a half years to complete all our policies. That was not one that we promised to do in our first 100 days, obviously. That was one that we said we would introduce; and we will introduce it, because we do keep our promises, unlike the opposition. The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
The other question was about the reduction in the number of people tested for drink and drug-driving. I have to tell the member that the police take the view now that they get better results from focusing their operations in specific areas where they are more likely to pick up, and they are picking up, more people who are under the influence — Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Ms M.M. Quirk : There are more drunks on the roads. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, no, no. We are just picking up more people, because we are concentrating on those areas. The member knows that and I know that. I do not think the member is silly. In fact, I am surprised that the member’s name was not on that list that we saw at the weekend. I am very surprised that we did not see her name on that list. I know that the member should be on the list, because she is more credible than certainly the member for Mindarie, for instance, and she knows a lot more about law and order. So I am surprised. I think the member would be more acceptable as a possible future leader. I know that the member talked to the Leader of the Opposition and urged him to keep the member for Mindarie out of her affairs; but unfortunately he does not understand plain and simple English — Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr M. McGowan : Answer the question! You’re being asked about a serious matter—drink and drug-driving. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It certainly is. The member for Rockingham did nothing about that when he was in government; nothing whatsoever. He was a useless minister, and that is why they called him “Sneakers”! Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr M. McGowan : That is why they call you idiot! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yeah! Okay! The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
The member for Girrawheen knows full well what we are doing. I try to keep her abreast of all that I am doing in policing and in drink and drug-driving. We are well on our way to completing our election promises. We will do all of that, and we will get tougher on drink and drug-driving. Can I say that I am absolutely disgusted at the Greens’ member in the upper house, Alison Xamon, who seems to think that I live on another planet because I want to take away people’s licences — Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re not the only one! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition agrees with her, does he? Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that people who drink and drive should keep their licence and should keep drinking and driving? Shame on him! Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Ms M.M. Quirk : We supported the bill. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Yes, indeed. But I am going to use this opportunity to have a go at Alison Xamon, because I think she lives on another planet completely. She is a very strange person, in my view. I have seen the amendments that she wants to put to the bill for the immediate disqualification of drivers’ licences for people who hit .08 and above. The member wants to take out whole sections because she thinks that people are innocent until they are proven guilty. Does that apply to rapists, armed robbers and murderers? Should they be let out on bail because they have not been convicted yet? What a stupid comment from a very, very stupid member! I have to say that.
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