❓ Opposition asks about cost-of-living increases and Labor's focus. Premier deflects, highlighting internal divisions within the Liberal party and questioning the Leader of the Opposition's contact with the Maritime Union.
AnsweredQoN 486Legislative Assembly
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CUTS — FEDERAL LABOR POLICY
486. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Ms S. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Wanneroo, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : When is
Labor going to stop focusing on its own internal chaos and division and start
focusing on struggling Western Australians trying to cope with the government's
$850 cost-of-living increases?
CUTS — FEDERAL LABOR POLICY
486. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Ms S. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Wanneroo, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : When is
Labor going to stop focusing on its own internal chaos and division and start
focusing on struggling Western Australians trying to cope with the government's
$850 cost-of-living increases?
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I am very pleased the Leader of the
Opposition asked that question. There are a few ways I can go here! If we are
going to talk about internal divisions —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : — I note
that earlier this week, on their way into Parliament, the member for Carine and
the member for South Perth indicated a few things. In respect of the Leader of
the Opposition's announcement on policy, the member for Carine,
otherwise known as ''Two Votes'', had this to say —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Attorney General, I am on my feet. I call you to order for the first time.
Premier, you will call the member by
his correct title, please.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member for
Carine had this to say in respect of the Leader of the Opposition's pronouncements on Western Power, trading hours and
public sector pay. Mr Krsticevic said that the announcements were not
policy —
Ms L. Mettam : You cannot say
his name!
Mr M. McGOWAN : I am quoting
something.
Ms L. Mettam : It is
Krsticevic.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I think we
discovered the person who voted for him, Mr Speaker! I think she has outed
herself. There is the other vote.
Mr D.A. Templeman : Thank you,
''member for Vase''!
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
House, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The other
voter has emerged! He had this to say —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : All these
interjections mean that there will be fewer questions to ask.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member for
Carine said this about the Leader of the Opposition —
Mrs L.M. Harvey : This is
about your fees and charges.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
Opposition!
Mr M. McGOWAN : The Leader of
the Opposition asked me about policy differences and division. He said this,
and I quote —
''I don't think they're
necessarily policy announcements, I think they are, in terms of for example the
trading hours discussion, � her view �
Mr A. Krsticevic : Read the
whole thing!
Mr M. McGOWAN : I will read
what the member for South Perth had to say when he came in. Maybe he is the
other voter! The member for South Perth is known as a sympathy voter. He
provides a sympathy vote when someone is going to get only one vote. He is
known as that sort of person. He is a good fellow; he does that sort of thing.
The member for South Perth had this to say —
''She is going to make some
statements about what she would like to do, but in the Liberal Party even the
leader has to take those statements to the partyroom �
''Getting closer to the
election I think we will have a better look at what our policies will be.''
Are the member for Carine and the
member for South Perth correct?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Vasse, I call you to order for
the first time.
Mrs L.M. Harvey : You were
asked a question about fees. Answer the question about fees and tax cuts.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Clearly, when
it comes to —
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, I call you to order for the second time. This is going to be a very
short question time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Clearly, when
it comes to division, the Liberal Party has a range of views. The Leader of the
Opposition already has senior members of her team undermining her position on
policy matters.
Members might recall that yesterday
I asked a question about the Leader of the Opposition and her contact with Mr Cain
of the Maritime Union of Australia, considering she is asking me about these
matters. On 9 May 2018, she said, ''When I next contact Mr Cain.''
To me, that implies a lot of contact between the Leader of the Opposition and Mr Cain. I think the Leader of the Opposition
needs to answer these questions. She has been in touch with him.
Mrs L.M. Harvey : I was
talking about the Westport Taskforce.
Mr M. McGOWAN : So the Leader
of the Opposition has been in touch with him about these matters?
Mrs L.M. Harvey : No. I was
quoting what he said in the paper.
Mr M. McGOWAN : ''When
I next contact Mr Cain.''
Mrs L.M. Harvey : I have not
contacted him yet.
Mr M. McGOWAN : What was that?
Mrs L.M. Harvey : This is
about your inability to support tax cuts, and your fees and charges. Stop
diverting.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I think it is
a worthwhile question.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, you have three; one more than you got in the vote!
Mr M. McGOWAN : I think it is
a worthwhile question for people about the contact between the Leader of the
Liberal Party and Mr Cain because she has indicated already that she has been
in touch with him.
Mrs L.M. Harvey : He and I agree
on Roe 8.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
Opposition, this is your last warning.
Mr M. McGOWAN : So you have
been in touch with him?
Mrs L.M. Harvey : I agree with
him on Roe 8 and Roe 9.
Mr M. McGOWAN : So you have
been in touch with him?
Mrs L.M. Harvey : I agree with
him on Roe 8 and Roe 9.
Mr M. McGOWAN : So the Leader
of the Opposition has been having conversations with him—correct? The
Leader of the Liberal Party has been in touch with Mr Christy Cain. I think
that is a question worth asking of her.
The SPEAKER : Are you finished,
Premier?
Mr M. McGOWAN : No, not quite,
Mr Speaker.
When it comes to division, I think
the Liberal Party is all at sea on policy and it shows that it is prepared to
have all sorts of communications. Questions need to be answered by the Leader
of the Liberal Party about what those communications are.
Opposition asked that question. There are a few ways I can go here! If we are
going to talk about internal divisions —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : — I note
that earlier this week, on their way into Parliament, the member for Carine and
the member for South Perth indicated a few things. In respect of the Leader of
the Opposition's announcement on policy, the member for Carine,
otherwise known as ''Two Votes'', had this to say —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Attorney General, I am on my feet. I call you to order for the first time.
Premier, you will call the member by
his correct title, please.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member for
Carine had this to say in respect of the Leader of the Opposition's pronouncements on Western Power, trading hours and
public sector pay. Mr Krsticevic said that the announcements were not
policy —
Ms L. Mettam : You cannot say
his name!
Mr M. McGOWAN : I am quoting
something.
Ms L. Mettam : It is
Krsticevic.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I think we
discovered the person who voted for him, Mr Speaker! I think she has outed
herself. There is the other vote.
Mr D.A. Templeman : Thank you,
''member for Vase''!
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
House, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The other
voter has emerged! He had this to say —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : All these
interjections mean that there will be fewer questions to ask.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member for
Carine said this about the Leader of the Opposition —
Mrs L.M. Harvey : This is
about your fees and charges.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
Opposition!
Mr M. McGOWAN : The Leader of
the Opposition asked me about policy differences and division. He said this,
and I quote —
''I don't think they're
necessarily policy announcements, I think they are, in terms of for example the
trading hours discussion, � her view �
Mr A. Krsticevic : Read the
whole thing!
Mr M. McGOWAN : I will read
what the member for South Perth had to say when he came in. Maybe he is the
other voter! The member for South Perth is known as a sympathy voter. He
provides a sympathy vote when someone is going to get only one vote. He is
known as that sort of person. He is a good fellow; he does that sort of thing.
The member for South Perth had this to say —
''She is going to make some
statements about what she would like to do, but in the Liberal Party even the
leader has to take those statements to the partyroom �
''Getting closer to the
election I think we will have a better look at what our policies will be.''
Are the member for Carine and the
member for South Perth correct?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Vasse, I call you to order for
the first time.
Mrs L.M. Harvey : You were
asked a question about fees. Answer the question about fees and tax cuts.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Clearly, when
it comes to —
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, I call you to order for the second time. This is going to be a very
short question time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Clearly, when
it comes to division, the Liberal Party has a range of views. The Leader of the
Opposition already has senior members of her team undermining her position on
policy matters.
Members might recall that yesterday
I asked a question about the Leader of the Opposition and her contact with Mr Cain
of the Maritime Union of Australia, considering she is asking me about these
matters. On 9 May 2018, she said, ''When I next contact Mr Cain.''
To me, that implies a lot of contact between the Leader of the Opposition and Mr Cain. I think the Leader of the Opposition
needs to answer these questions. She has been in touch with him.
Mrs L.M. Harvey : I was
talking about the Westport Taskforce.
Mr M. McGOWAN : So the Leader
of the Opposition has been in touch with him about these matters?
Mrs L.M. Harvey : No. I was
quoting what he said in the paper.
Mr M. McGOWAN : ''When
I next contact Mr Cain.''
Mrs L.M. Harvey : I have not
contacted him yet.
Mr M. McGOWAN : What was that?
Mrs L.M. Harvey : This is
about your inability to support tax cuts, and your fees and charges. Stop
diverting.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I think it is
a worthwhile question.
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine, you have three; one more than you got in the vote!
Mr M. McGOWAN : I think it is
a worthwhile question for people about the contact between the Leader of the
Liberal Party and Mr Cain because she has indicated already that she has been
in touch with him.
Mrs L.M. Harvey : He and I agree
on Roe 8.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
Opposition, this is your last warning.
Mr M. McGOWAN : So you have
been in touch with him?
Mrs L.M. Harvey : I agree with
him on Roe 8 and Roe 9.
Mr M. McGOWAN : So you have
been in touch with him?
Mrs L.M. Harvey : I agree with
him on Roe 8 and Roe 9.
Mr M. McGOWAN : So the Leader
of the Opposition has been having conversations with him—correct? The
Leader of the Liberal Party has been in touch with Mr Christy Cain. I think
that is a question worth asking of her.
The SPEAKER : Are you finished,
Premier?
Mr M. McGOWAN : No, not quite,
Mr Speaker.
When it comes to division, I think
the Liberal Party is all at sea on policy and it shows that it is prepared to
have all sorts of communications. Questions need to be answered by the Leader
of the Liberal Party about what those communications are.
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