❓ Mr. Catania questions the Premier about reallocating Metronet funding to address the remote housing funding gap. The Premier deflects, stating the Commonwealth controls the funding and its allocation.
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METRONET —
REMOTE HOUSING FUNDING
478. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Will the Premier today commit to reallocating a portion of the $1.84 billion that
Canberra has gifted his mean government for Metronet to the remote housing
funding gap?
REMOTE HOUSING FUNDING
478. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Will the Premier today commit to reallocating a portion of the $1.84 billion that
Canberra has gifted his mean government for Metronet to the remote housing
funding gap?
AnswerView source ↗
Mr Speaker the commonwealth's
—
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Police!
Mr M. McGOWAN : I realise that
the member for North West Central has never been a minister, so he probably
does not understand how it works, but the commonwealth allocates money and
attaches strings to it, and the commonwealth determines where those strings go.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member!
Mr M. McGOWAN : What I find
with the member for Warren–Blackwood is that he does not listen to what
is said and he interjects without having listened to what has been said.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Warren–Blackwood!
Mr M. McGOWAN : There he goes again.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Transport!
Mr M. McGOWAN : I have sat
with the Prime Minister at dinner and raised the issue of remote housing with
him. I have met with federal ministers and raised the issue of remote housing
with them. I have looked the Prime Minister in the eye in front of all of the
Premiers and the chief ministers of Australia and raised the issue of remote
housing with him. If the commonwealth government decides that it is not its priority,
that reflects very badly on the Liberal and National Parties nationally.
—
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Police!
Mr M. McGOWAN : I realise that
the member for North West Central has never been a minister, so he probably
does not understand how it works, but the commonwealth allocates money and
attaches strings to it, and the commonwealth determines where those strings go.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member!
Mr M. McGOWAN : What I find
with the member for Warren–Blackwood is that he does not listen to what
is said and he interjects without having listened to what has been said.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Warren–Blackwood!
Mr M. McGOWAN : There he goes again.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Minister for
Transport!
Mr M. McGOWAN : I have sat
with the Prime Minister at dinner and raised the issue of remote housing with
him. I have met with federal ministers and raised the issue of remote housing
with them. I have looked the Prime Minister in the eye in front of all of the
Premiers and the chief ministers of Australia and raised the issue of remote
housing with him. If the commonwealth government decides that it is not its priority,
that reflects very badly on the Liberal and National Parties nationally.
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