❓ The Minister responds to a question regarding the impact of capital works initiatives on employment and training in WA, highlighting specific projects and their job creation potential, particularly for youth, and contrasting current unemployment rates with those under the previous government.
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Last week the minister announced Western Australia's unemployment rate had dropped to a low 5.9 per cent. What impact has recently announced capital works initiatives had upon employment and training opportunities for Western Australians? Mr BOARD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. Yesterday the Premier announced a large injection of investment funds into capital works in Western Australia, as a result of the AlintaGas sale. Record amounts of capital expenditure - $3.3b in this year alone, not including the money from the AlintaGas sale - have been invested in capital works, and that is one of the reasons Western Australia’s unemployment rate is dropping. However, we should never be complacent because people are looking for work, particularly our youth. The House must recognise the part that capital works play in the creation of jobs. For example, the convention centre, which is constantly being knocked by the Labor Party, will create 5 000 construction jobs and 3 000 new permanent jobs. The soccer stadium will create 840 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs. The Graham Farmer Freeway and the tunnel, which the Opposition was against, cost $374m and employed 550 people during its construction. The $800m in-ground sewerage program has created 750 long-term jobs in Western Australia. An amount of $250m has been spent on the Kwinana Freeway and the duplication of the Narrows Bridge, employing 500 people. As a result of yesterday’s announcement that the railway line will be extended, thousands of jobs will be created in its construction and long-term maintenance. One of the beneficiaries of capital investment is youth employment. I have mentioned in this House before that the Government is pleased that the rate in Western Australia is 4 per cent lower than the national average of 14.5 per cent. It was 32.5 per cent when the coalition came to government. One of the reasons for the decrease is the large amount spent on capital works. If people want to knock investment in this State, they should first think about young people, their future and jobs.
Mr BOARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Yesterday the Premier announced a large injection of investment funds into capital works in Western Australia, as a result of the AlintaGas sale. Record amounts of capital expenditure - $3.3b in this year alone, not including the money from the AlintaGas sale - have been invested in capital works, and that is one of the reasons Western Australia’s unemployment rate is dropping. However, we should never be complacent because people are looking for work, particularly our youth. The House must recognise the part that capital works play in the creation of jobs. For example, the convention centre, which is constantly being knocked by the Labor Party, will create 5 000 construction jobs and 3 000 new permanent jobs. The soccer stadium will create 840 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs. The Graham Farmer Freeway and the tunnel, which the Opposition was against, cost $374m and employed 550 people during its construction. The $800m in-ground sewerage program has created 750 long-term jobs in Western Australia. An amount of $250m has been spent on the Kwinana Freeway and the duplication of the Narrows Bridge, employing 500 people. As a result of yesterday’s announcement that the railway line will be extended, thousands of jobs will be created in its construction and long-term maintenance. One of the beneficiaries of capital investment is youth employment. I have mentioned in this House before that the Government is pleased that the rate in Western Australia is 4 per cent lower than the national average of 14.5 per cent. It was 32.5 per cent when the coalition came to government. One of the reasons for the decrease is the large amount spent on capital works. If people want to knock investment in this State, they should first think about young people, their future and jobs.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Yesterday the Premier announced a large injection of investment funds into capital works in Western Australia, as a result of the AlintaGas sale. Record amounts of capital expenditure - $3.3b in this year alone, not including the money from the AlintaGas sale - have been invested in capital works, and that is one of the reasons Western Australia’s unemployment rate is dropping. However, we should never be complacent because people are looking for work, particularly our youth. The House must recognise the part that capital works play in the creation of jobs. For example, the convention centre, which is constantly being knocked by the Labor Party, will create 5 000 construction jobs and 3 000 new permanent jobs. The soccer stadium will create 840 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs. The Graham Farmer Freeway and the tunnel, which the Opposition was against, cost $374m and employed 550 people during its construction. The $800m in-ground sewerage program has created 750 long-term jobs in Western Australia. An amount of $250m has been spent on the Kwinana Freeway and the duplication of the Narrows Bridge, employing 500 people. As a result of yesterday’s announcement that the railway line will be extended, thousands of jobs will be created in its construction and long-term maintenance. One of the beneficiaries of capital investment is youth employment. I have mentioned in this House before that the Government is pleased that the rate in Western Australia is 4 per cent lower than the national average of 14.5 per cent. It was 32.5 per cent when the coalition came to government. One of the reasons for the decrease is the large amount spent on capital works. If people want to knock investment in this State, they should first think about young people, their future and jobs.
Yesterday the Premier announced a large injection of investment funds into capital works in Western Australia, as a result of the AlintaGas sale. Record amounts of capital expenditure - $3.3b in this year alone, not including the money from the AlintaGas sale - have been invested in capital works, and that is one of the reasons Western Australia’s unemployment rate is dropping. However, we should never be complacent because people are looking for work, particularly our youth. The House must recognise the part that capital works play in the creation of jobs. For example, the convention centre, which is constantly being knocked by the Labor Party, will create 5 000 construction jobs and 3 000 new permanent jobs. The soccer stadium will create 840 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs. The Graham Farmer Freeway and the tunnel, which the Opposition was against, cost $374m and employed 550 people during its construction. The $800m in-ground sewerage program has created 750 long-term jobs in Western Australia. An amount of $250m has been spent on the Kwinana Freeway and the duplication of the Narrows Bridge, employing 500 people. As a result of yesterday’s announcement that the railway line will be extended, thousands of jobs will be created in its construction and long-term maintenance. One of the beneficiaries of capital investment is youth employment. I have mentioned in this House before that the Government is pleased that the rate in Western Australia is 4 per cent lower than the national average of 14.5 per cent. It was 32.5 per cent when the coalition came to government. One of the reasons for the decrease is the large amount spent on capital works. If people want to knock investment in this State, they should first think about young people, their future and jobs.
One of the beneficiaries of capital investment is youth employment. I have mentioned in this House before that the Government is pleased that the rate in Western Australia is 4 per cent lower than the national average of 14.5 per cent. It was 32.5 per cent when the coalition came to government. One of the reasons for the decrease is the large amount spent on capital works. If people want to knock investment in this State, they should first think about young people, their future and jobs.
Mr BOARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Yesterday the Premier announced a large injection of investment funds into capital works in Western Australia, as a result of the AlintaGas sale. Record amounts of capital expenditure - $3.3b in this year alone, not including the money from the AlintaGas sale - have been invested in capital works, and that is one of the reasons Western Australia’s unemployment rate is dropping. However, we should never be complacent because people are looking for work, particularly our youth. The House must recognise the part that capital works play in the creation of jobs. For example, the convention centre, which is constantly being knocked by the Labor Party, will create 5 000 construction jobs and 3 000 new permanent jobs. The soccer stadium will create 840 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs. The Graham Farmer Freeway and the tunnel, which the Opposition was against, cost $374m and employed 550 people during its construction. The $800m in-ground sewerage program has created 750 long-term jobs in Western Australia. An amount of $250m has been spent on the Kwinana Freeway and the duplication of the Narrows Bridge, employing 500 people. As a result of yesterday’s announcement that the railway line will be extended, thousands of jobs will be created in its construction and long-term maintenance. One of the beneficiaries of capital investment is youth employment. I have mentioned in this House before that the Government is pleased that the rate in Western Australia is 4 per cent lower than the national average of 14.5 per cent. It was 32.5 per cent when the coalition came to government. One of the reasons for the decrease is the large amount spent on capital works. If people want to knock investment in this State, they should first think about young people, their future and jobs.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Yesterday the Premier announced a large injection of investment funds into capital works in Western Australia, as a result of the AlintaGas sale. Record amounts of capital expenditure - $3.3b in this year alone, not including the money from the AlintaGas sale - have been invested in capital works, and that is one of the reasons Western Australia’s unemployment rate is dropping. However, we should never be complacent because people are looking for work, particularly our youth. The House must recognise the part that capital works play in the creation of jobs. For example, the convention centre, which is constantly being knocked by the Labor Party, will create 5 000 construction jobs and 3 000 new permanent jobs. The soccer stadium will create 840 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs. The Graham Farmer Freeway and the tunnel, which the Opposition was against, cost $374m and employed 550 people during its construction. The $800m in-ground sewerage program has created 750 long-term jobs in Western Australia. An amount of $250m has been spent on the Kwinana Freeway and the duplication of the Narrows Bridge, employing 500 people. As a result of yesterday’s announcement that the railway line will be extended, thousands of jobs will be created in its construction and long-term maintenance. One of the beneficiaries of capital investment is youth employment. I have mentioned in this House before that the Government is pleased that the rate in Western Australia is 4 per cent lower than the national average of 14.5 per cent. It was 32.5 per cent when the coalition came to government. One of the reasons for the decrease is the large amount spent on capital works. If people want to knock investment in this State, they should first think about young people, their future and jobs.
Yesterday the Premier announced a large injection of investment funds into capital works in Western Australia, as a result of the AlintaGas sale. Record amounts of capital expenditure - $3.3b in this year alone, not including the money from the AlintaGas sale - have been invested in capital works, and that is one of the reasons Western Australia’s unemployment rate is dropping. However, we should never be complacent because people are looking for work, particularly our youth. The House must recognise the part that capital works play in the creation of jobs. For example, the convention centre, which is constantly being knocked by the Labor Party, will create 5 000 construction jobs and 3 000 new permanent jobs. The soccer stadium will create 840 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs. The Graham Farmer Freeway and the tunnel, which the Opposition was against, cost $374m and employed 550 people during its construction. The $800m in-ground sewerage program has created 750 long-term jobs in Western Australia. An amount of $250m has been spent on the Kwinana Freeway and the duplication of the Narrows Bridge, employing 500 people. As a result of yesterday’s announcement that the railway line will be extended, thousands of jobs will be created in its construction and long-term maintenance. One of the beneficiaries of capital investment is youth employment. I have mentioned in this House before that the Government is pleased that the rate in Western Australia is 4 per cent lower than the national average of 14.5 per cent. It was 32.5 per cent when the coalition came to government. One of the reasons for the decrease is the large amount spent on capital works. If people want to knock investment in this State, they should first think about young people, their future and jobs.
One of the beneficiaries of capital investment is youth employment. I have mentioned in this House before that the Government is pleased that the rate in Western Australia is 4 per cent lower than the national average of 14.5 per cent. It was 32.5 per cent when the coalition came to government. One of the reasons for the decrease is the large amount spent on capital works. If people want to knock investment in this State, they should first think about young people, their future and jobs.
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