❓ Question concerns whether the Premier's press secretary told Stateline the Premier would no longer appear on the program. The Premier avoids a direct 'yes' or 'no' answer, instead questioning the Leader of the Opposition.
AnsweredQoN 715Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I ask a supplementary question. Mr McGinty: Have you any real issues to raise? Mr Johnson: This is about scrutiny of the Attorney General’s Government and Premier. Did the Premier’s press secretary phone the producers of Stateline and say that the Premier will never appear on Stateline again? Dr GALLOP
AnswerView source ↗
I answered the member’s question. He asked if I would appear on Stateline . Mr Barnett: Yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Mr McGinty: Have you any real issues to raise? Mr Johnson: This is about scrutiny of the Attorney General’s Government and Premier. Did the Premier’s press secretary phone the producers of Stateline and say that the Premier will never appear on Stateline again? Dr GALLOP replied: I answered the member’s question. He asked if I would appear on Stateline . Mr Barnett: Yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Mr Johnson: This is about scrutiny of the Attorney General’s Government and Premier. Did the Premier’s press secretary phone the producers of Stateline and say that the Premier will never appear on Stateline again? Dr GALLOP replied: I answered the member’s question. He asked if I would appear on Stateline . Mr Barnett: Yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Did the Premier’s press secretary phone the producers of Stateline and say that the Premier will never appear on Stateline again? Dr GALLOP replied: I answered the member’s question. He asked if I would appear on Stateline . Mr Barnett: Yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Dr GALLOP replied: I answered the member’s question. He asked if I would appear on Stateline . Mr Barnett: Yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
I answered the member’s question. He asked if I would appear on Stateline . Mr Barnett: Yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Mr Barnett: Yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Mr McGinty: Have you any real issues to raise? Mr Johnson: This is about scrutiny of the Attorney General’s Government and Premier. Did the Premier’s press secretary phone the producers of Stateline and say that the Premier will never appear on Stateline again? Dr GALLOP replied: I answered the member’s question. He asked if I would appear on Stateline . Mr Barnett: Yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Mr Johnson: This is about scrutiny of the Attorney General’s Government and Premier. Did the Premier’s press secretary phone the producers of Stateline and say that the Premier will never appear on Stateline again? Dr GALLOP replied: I answered the member’s question. He asked if I would appear on Stateline . Mr Barnett: Yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Did the Premier’s press secretary phone the producers of Stateline and say that the Premier will never appear on Stateline again? Dr GALLOP replied: I answered the member’s question. He asked if I would appear on Stateline . Mr Barnett: Yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Dr GALLOP replied: I answered the member’s question. He asked if I would appear on Stateline . Mr Barnett: Yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
I answered the member’s question. He asked if I would appear on Stateline . Mr Barnett: Yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Mr Barnett: Yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Dr GALLOP: I ask the Leader of the Opposition - Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Mr Barnett: Answer this one first: yes or no? Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Dr GALLOP: I ask him a question. Would he be happy for the daily relationship between his media officers and the media - that is, what they say and do not say - to be subject to debate in this Parliament? My answer to the Opposition is that despite whatever my media officers have said, I will be quite happy to appear on Stateline and other television programs, if the time is available and the circumstances are appropriate.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.