❓ Question about the importance of acknowledging leadership talent, answered with a mix of self-promotion, political commentary, and ultimately deemed irrelevant by the Speaker.
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ROTARY PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AWARD 818. Ms QUIRK to the Minister for Education: I understand that the minister this morning made a presentation to the Western Australian Rotary Principal of the Year, which is an award organised by the Heirisson Rotary Club. Will the minister tell the House why it is so important to identify and acknowledge outstanding leadership talent? Mr CARPENTER
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I thank the member for the question. The timing of this question is good because year 7 students from Yale Primary School are in the gallery. This morning’s presentation was for the Western Australian Rotary Principal of the Year Award, which is organised by the Heirisson Rotary club and sponsored by Home Building Society. I was lucky enough to be the minister responsible for presenting that award. The winner was Mr Mervyn Hammond, the principal of Balga Senior High School, which is located in the electorate of the member who asked the question. The award brings to our attention the importance of leadership. It is important that we nurture and promote leadership in our schools. I am sure that the young people in the gallery - and all members of the House - will agree that they are fortunate to be present in Parliament when one of the greatest leaders in the history of Western Australian politics, Dr Geoff Gallop, is the head of the Government of Western Australia. We would have to go a long way to find a better model of leadership. I know that all members in the Chamber agree with that. Leadership in politics, like leadership in education, is vitally important. I do not know how many members saw the program on Access 31 television last night, in which a former minister of the Western Australian Parliament, Mr Graham Kierath, was asked about leadership in politics. He was also asked whether he would be interested in returning to politics. He replied - . . . I haven’t made that final decision yet, certainly in terms of publicly. If the right opportunity came up, I’d seriously consider it . . . Those words are interesting when we look at the remarks he made later in the program. He was asked about the current leadership of the Liberal Party. In the context of his previous remarks that he had not publicly announced a decision about his intentions to return to Parliament, he stated that - . . . Colin’s the best person to lead the party at this point in time. It was put to him that before he left politics he had been regarded as a possible future leader, and would he still like to lead the party in the future. He replied - . . . everyone keeps speculating about me leading in politics, when you can’t lead if you’re not in Parliament, and I’m currently not in Parliament. I thought that his remarks were interesting given that the current leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party has such little support from his own side. Bearing in mind that today is Harmony Day, the current leader of the Liberal Party has the support of this side of the House. We genuinely hope he remains in his position of leadership for a long time to come. Point of Order Mr BRADSHAW: Standing Order No 78 states that an answer during question time must be relevant to the question that is asked. The minister’s answer was not at all relevant. The SPEAKER: The member for Murray-Wellington has a good point. I am sure that that question has now concluded. Questions without Notice Resumed
ROTARY PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
I understand that the minister this morning made a presentation to the Western Australian Rotary Principal of the Year, which is an award organised by the Heirisson Rotary Club. Will the minister tell the House why it is so important to identify and acknowledge outstanding leadership talent? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. The timing of this question is good because year 7 students from Yale Primary School are in the gallery. This morning’s presentation was for the Western Australian Rotary Principal of the Year Award, which is organised by the Heirisson Rotary club and sponsored by Home Building Society. I was lucky enough to be the minister responsible for presenting that award. The winner was Mr Mervyn Hammond, the principal of Balga Senior High School, which is located in the electorate of the member who asked the question. The award brings to our attention the importance of leadership. It is important that we nurture and promote leadership in our schools. I am sure that the young people in the gallery - and all members of the House - will agree that they are fortunate to be present in Parliament when one of the greatest leaders in the history of Western Australian politics, Dr Geoff Gallop, is the head of the Government of Western Australia. We would have to go a long way to find a better model of leadership. I know that all members in the Chamber agree with that. Leadership in politics, like leadership in education, is vitally important. I do not know how many members saw the program on Access 31 television last night, in which a former minister of the Western Australian Parliament, Mr Graham Kierath, was asked about leadership in politics. He was also asked whether he would be interested in returning to politics. He replied - . . . I haven’t made that final decision yet, certainly in terms of publicly. If the right opportunity came up, I’d seriously consider it . . . Those words are interesting when we look at the remarks he made later in the program. He was asked about the current leadership of the Liberal Party. In the context of his previous remarks that he had not publicly announced a decision about his intentions to return to Parliament, he stated that - . . . Colin’s the best person to lead the party at this point in time. It was put to him that before he left politics he had been regarded as a possible future leader, and would he still like to lead the party in the future. He replied - . . . everyone keeps speculating about me leading in politics, when you can’t lead if you’re not in Parliament, and I’m currently not in Parliament. I thought that his remarks were interesting given that the current leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party has such little support from his own side. Bearing in mind that today is Harmony Day, the current leader of the Liberal Party has the support of this side of the House. We genuinely hope he remains in his position of leadership for a long time to come. Point of Order Mr BRADSHAW: Standing Order No 78 states that an answer during question time must be relevant to the question that is asked. The minister’s answer was not at all relevant. The SPEAKER: The member for Murray-Wellington has a good point. I am sure that that question has now concluded. Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. The timing of this question is good because year 7 students from Yale Primary School are in the gallery. This morning’s presentation was for the Western Australian Rotary Principal of the Year Award, which is organised by the Heirisson Rotary club and sponsored by Home Building Society. I was lucky enough to be the minister responsible for presenting that award. The winner was Mr Mervyn Hammond, the principal of Balga Senior High School, which is located in the electorate of the member who asked the question. The award brings to our attention the importance of leadership. It is important that we nurture and promote leadership in our schools. I am sure that the young people in the gallery - and all members of the House - will agree that they are fortunate to be present in Parliament when one of the greatest leaders in the history of Western Australian politics, Dr Geoff Gallop, is the head of the Government of Western Australia. We would have to go a long way to find a better model of leadership. I know that all members in the Chamber agree with that. Leadership in politics, like leadership in education, is vitally important. I do not know how many members saw the program on Access 31 television last night, in which a former minister of the Western Australian Parliament, Mr Graham Kierath, was asked about leadership in politics. He was also asked whether he would be interested in returning to politics. He replied - . . . I haven’t made that final decision yet, certainly in terms of publicly. If the right opportunity came up, I’d seriously consider it . . . Those words are interesting when we look at the remarks he made later in the program. He was asked about the current leadership of the Liberal Party. In the context of his previous remarks that he had not publicly announced a decision about his intentions to return to Parliament, he stated that - . . . Colin’s the best person to lead the party at this point in time. It was put to him that before he left politics he had been regarded as a possible future leader, and would he still like to lead the party in the future. He replied - . . . everyone keeps speculating about me leading in politics, when you can’t lead if you’re not in Parliament, and I’m currently not in Parliament. I thought that his remarks were interesting given that the current leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party has such little support from his own side. Bearing in mind that today is Harmony Day, the current leader of the Liberal Party has the support of this side of the House. We genuinely hope he remains in his position of leadership for a long time to come. Point of Order Mr BRADSHAW: Standing Order No 78 states that an answer during question time must be relevant to the question that is asked. The minister’s answer was not at all relevant. The SPEAKER: The member for Murray-Wellington has a good point. I am sure that that question has now concluded. Questions without Notice Resumed
I thank the member for the question. The timing of this question is good because year 7 students from Yale Primary School are in the gallery. This morning’s presentation was for the Western Australian Rotary Principal of the Year Award, which is organised by the Heirisson Rotary club and sponsored by Home Building Society. I was lucky enough to be the minister responsible for presenting that award. The winner was Mr Mervyn Hammond, the principal of Balga Senior High School, which is located in the electorate of the member who asked the question. The award brings to our attention the importance of leadership. It is important that we nurture and promote leadership in our schools. I am sure that the young people in the gallery - and all members of the House - will agree that they are fortunate to be present in Parliament when one of the greatest leaders in the history of Western Australian politics, Dr Geoff Gallop, is the head of the Government of Western Australia. We would have to go a long way to find a better model of leadership. I know that all members in the Chamber agree with that. Leadership in politics, like leadership in education, is vitally important. I do not know how many members saw the program on Access 31 television last night, in which a former minister of the Western Australian Parliament, Mr Graham Kierath, was asked about leadership in politics. He was also asked whether he would be interested in returning to politics. He replied - . . . I haven’t made that final decision yet, certainly in terms of publicly. If the right opportunity came up, I’d seriously consider it . . . Those words are interesting when we look at the remarks he made later in the program. He was asked about the current leadership of the Liberal Party. In the context of his previous remarks that he had not publicly announced a decision about his intentions to return to Parliament, he stated that - . . . Colin’s the best person to lead the party at this point in time. It was put to him that before he left politics he had been regarded as a possible future leader, and would he still like to lead the party in the future. He replied - . . . everyone keeps speculating about me leading in politics, when you can’t lead if you’re not in Parliament, and I’m currently not in Parliament. I thought that his remarks were interesting given that the current leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party has such little support from his own side. Bearing in mind that today is Harmony Day, the current leader of the Liberal Party has the support of this side of the House. We genuinely hope he remains in his position of leadership for a long time to come. Point of Order Mr BRADSHAW: Standing Order No 78 states that an answer during question time must be relevant to the question that is asked. The minister’s answer was not at all relevant. The SPEAKER: The member for Murray-Wellington has a good point. I am sure that that question has now concluded. Questions without Notice Resumed
The award brings to our attention the importance of leadership. It is important that we nurture and promote leadership in our schools. I am sure that the young people in the gallery - and all members of the House - will agree that they are fortunate to be present in Parliament when one of the greatest leaders in the history of Western Australian politics, Dr Geoff Gallop, is the head of the Government of Western Australia. We would have to go a long way to find a better model of leadership. I know that all members in the Chamber agree with that. Leadership in politics, like leadership in education, is vitally important. I do not know how many members saw the program on Access 31 television last night, in which a former minister of the Western Australian Parliament, Mr Graham Kierath, was asked about leadership in politics. He was also asked whether he would be interested in returning to politics. He replied - . . . I haven’t made that final decision yet, certainly in terms of publicly. If the right opportunity came up, I’d seriously consider it . . . Those words are interesting when we look at the remarks he made later in the program. He was asked about the current leadership of the Liberal Party. In the context of his previous remarks that he had not publicly announced a decision about his intentions to return to Parliament, he stated that - . . . Colin’s the best person to lead the party at this point in time. It was put to him that before he left politics he had been regarded as a possible future leader, and would he still like to lead the party in the future. He replied - . . . everyone keeps speculating about me leading in politics, when you can’t lead if you’re not in Parliament, and I’m currently not in Parliament. I thought that his remarks were interesting given that the current leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party has such little support from his own side. Bearing in mind that today is Harmony Day, the current leader of the Liberal Party has the support of this side of the House. We genuinely hope he remains in his position of leadership for a long time to come. Point of Order Mr BRADSHAW: Standing Order No 78 states that an answer during question time must be relevant to the question that is asked. The minister’s answer was not at all relevant. The SPEAKER: The member for Murray-Wellington has a good point. I am sure that that question has now concluded. Questions without Notice Resumed
Leadership in politics, like leadership in education, is vitally important. I do not know how many members saw the program on Access 31 television last night, in which a former minister of the Western Australian Parliament, Mr Graham Kierath, was asked about leadership in politics. He was also asked whether he would be interested in returning to politics. He replied - . . . I haven’t made that final decision yet, certainly in terms of publicly. If the right opportunity came up, I’d seriously consider it . . . Those words are interesting when we look at the remarks he made later in the program. He was asked about the current leadership of the Liberal Party. In the context of his previous remarks that he had not publicly announced a decision about his intentions to return to Parliament, he stated that - . . . Colin’s the best person to lead the party at this point in time. It was put to him that before he left politics he had been regarded as a possible future leader, and would he still like to lead the party in the future. He replied - . . . everyone keeps speculating about me leading in politics, when you can’t lead if you’re not in Parliament, and I’m currently not in Parliament. I thought that his remarks were interesting given that the current leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party has such little support from his own side. Bearing in mind that today is Harmony Day, the current leader of the Liberal Party has the support of this side of the House. We genuinely hope he remains in his position of leadership for a long time to come. Point of Order Mr BRADSHAW: Standing Order No 78 states that an answer during question time must be relevant to the question that is asked. The minister’s answer was not at all relevant. The SPEAKER: The member for Murray-Wellington has a good point. I am sure that that question has now concluded. Questions without Notice Resumed
The SPEAKER: The member for Murray-Wellington has a good point. I am sure that that question has now concluded. Questions without Notice Resumed
ROTARY PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
I understand that the minister this morning made a presentation to the Western Australian Rotary Principal of the Year, which is an award organised by the Heirisson Rotary Club. Will the minister tell the House why it is so important to identify and acknowledge outstanding leadership talent? Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. The timing of this question is good because year 7 students from Yale Primary School are in the gallery. This morning’s presentation was for the Western Australian Rotary Principal of the Year Award, which is organised by the Heirisson Rotary club and sponsored by Home Building Society. I was lucky enough to be the minister responsible for presenting that award. The winner was Mr Mervyn Hammond, the principal of Balga Senior High School, which is located in the electorate of the member who asked the question. The award brings to our attention the importance of leadership. It is important that we nurture and promote leadership in our schools. I am sure that the young people in the gallery - and all members of the House - will agree that they are fortunate to be present in Parliament when one of the greatest leaders in the history of Western Australian politics, Dr Geoff Gallop, is the head of the Government of Western Australia. We would have to go a long way to find a better model of leadership. I know that all members in the Chamber agree with that. Leadership in politics, like leadership in education, is vitally important. I do not know how many members saw the program on Access 31 television last night, in which a former minister of the Western Australian Parliament, Mr Graham Kierath, was asked about leadership in politics. He was also asked whether he would be interested in returning to politics. He replied - . . . I haven’t made that final decision yet, certainly in terms of publicly. If the right opportunity came up, I’d seriously consider it . . . Those words are interesting when we look at the remarks he made later in the program. He was asked about the current leadership of the Liberal Party. In the context of his previous remarks that he had not publicly announced a decision about his intentions to return to Parliament, he stated that - . . . Colin’s the best person to lead the party at this point in time. It was put to him that before he left politics he had been regarded as a possible future leader, and would he still like to lead the party in the future. He replied - . . . everyone keeps speculating about me leading in politics, when you can’t lead if you’re not in Parliament, and I’m currently not in Parliament. I thought that his remarks were interesting given that the current leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party has such little support from his own side. Bearing in mind that today is Harmony Day, the current leader of the Liberal Party has the support of this side of the House. We genuinely hope he remains in his position of leadership for a long time to come. Point of Order Mr BRADSHAW: Standing Order No 78 states that an answer during question time must be relevant to the question that is asked. The minister’s answer was not at all relevant. The SPEAKER: The member for Murray-Wellington has a good point. I am sure that that question has now concluded. Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. The timing of this question is good because year 7 students from Yale Primary School are in the gallery. This morning’s presentation was for the Western Australian Rotary Principal of the Year Award, which is organised by the Heirisson Rotary club and sponsored by Home Building Society. I was lucky enough to be the minister responsible for presenting that award. The winner was Mr Mervyn Hammond, the principal of Balga Senior High School, which is located in the electorate of the member who asked the question. The award brings to our attention the importance of leadership. It is important that we nurture and promote leadership in our schools. I am sure that the young people in the gallery - and all members of the House - will agree that they are fortunate to be present in Parliament when one of the greatest leaders in the history of Western Australian politics, Dr Geoff Gallop, is the head of the Government of Western Australia. We would have to go a long way to find a better model of leadership. I know that all members in the Chamber agree with that. Leadership in politics, like leadership in education, is vitally important. I do not know how many members saw the program on Access 31 television last night, in which a former minister of the Western Australian Parliament, Mr Graham Kierath, was asked about leadership in politics. He was also asked whether he would be interested in returning to politics. He replied - . . . I haven’t made that final decision yet, certainly in terms of publicly. If the right opportunity came up, I’d seriously consider it . . . Those words are interesting when we look at the remarks he made later in the program. He was asked about the current leadership of the Liberal Party. In the context of his previous remarks that he had not publicly announced a decision about his intentions to return to Parliament, he stated that - . . . Colin’s the best person to lead the party at this point in time. It was put to him that before he left politics he had been regarded as a possible future leader, and would he still like to lead the party in the future. He replied - . . . everyone keeps speculating about me leading in politics, when you can’t lead if you’re not in Parliament, and I’m currently not in Parliament. I thought that his remarks were interesting given that the current leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party has such little support from his own side. Bearing in mind that today is Harmony Day, the current leader of the Liberal Party has the support of this side of the House. We genuinely hope he remains in his position of leadership for a long time to come. Point of Order Mr BRADSHAW: Standing Order No 78 states that an answer during question time must be relevant to the question that is asked. The minister’s answer was not at all relevant. The SPEAKER: The member for Murray-Wellington has a good point. I am sure that that question has now concluded. Questions without Notice Resumed
I thank the member for the question. The timing of this question is good because year 7 students from Yale Primary School are in the gallery. This morning’s presentation was for the Western Australian Rotary Principal of the Year Award, which is organised by the Heirisson Rotary club and sponsored by Home Building Society. I was lucky enough to be the minister responsible for presenting that award. The winner was Mr Mervyn Hammond, the principal of Balga Senior High School, which is located in the electorate of the member who asked the question. The award brings to our attention the importance of leadership. It is important that we nurture and promote leadership in our schools. I am sure that the young people in the gallery - and all members of the House - will agree that they are fortunate to be present in Parliament when one of the greatest leaders in the history of Western Australian politics, Dr Geoff Gallop, is the head of the Government of Western Australia. We would have to go a long way to find a better model of leadership. I know that all members in the Chamber agree with that. Leadership in politics, like leadership in education, is vitally important. I do not know how many members saw the program on Access 31 television last night, in which a former minister of the Western Australian Parliament, Mr Graham Kierath, was asked about leadership in politics. He was also asked whether he would be interested in returning to politics. He replied - . . . I haven’t made that final decision yet, certainly in terms of publicly. If the right opportunity came up, I’d seriously consider it . . . Those words are interesting when we look at the remarks he made later in the program. He was asked about the current leadership of the Liberal Party. In the context of his previous remarks that he had not publicly announced a decision about his intentions to return to Parliament, he stated that - . . . Colin’s the best person to lead the party at this point in time. It was put to him that before he left politics he had been regarded as a possible future leader, and would he still like to lead the party in the future. He replied - . . . everyone keeps speculating about me leading in politics, when you can’t lead if you’re not in Parliament, and I’m currently not in Parliament. I thought that his remarks were interesting given that the current leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party has such little support from his own side. Bearing in mind that today is Harmony Day, the current leader of the Liberal Party has the support of this side of the House. We genuinely hope he remains in his position of leadership for a long time to come. Point of Order Mr BRADSHAW: Standing Order No 78 states that an answer during question time must be relevant to the question that is asked. The minister’s answer was not at all relevant. The SPEAKER: The member for Murray-Wellington has a good point. I am sure that that question has now concluded. Questions without Notice Resumed
The award brings to our attention the importance of leadership. It is important that we nurture and promote leadership in our schools. I am sure that the young people in the gallery - and all members of the House - will agree that they are fortunate to be present in Parliament when one of the greatest leaders in the history of Western Australian politics, Dr Geoff Gallop, is the head of the Government of Western Australia. We would have to go a long way to find a better model of leadership. I know that all members in the Chamber agree with that. Leadership in politics, like leadership in education, is vitally important. I do not know how many members saw the program on Access 31 television last night, in which a former minister of the Western Australian Parliament, Mr Graham Kierath, was asked about leadership in politics. He was also asked whether he would be interested in returning to politics. He replied - . . . I haven’t made that final decision yet, certainly in terms of publicly. If the right opportunity came up, I’d seriously consider it . . . Those words are interesting when we look at the remarks he made later in the program. He was asked about the current leadership of the Liberal Party. In the context of his previous remarks that he had not publicly announced a decision about his intentions to return to Parliament, he stated that - . . . Colin’s the best person to lead the party at this point in time. It was put to him that before he left politics he had been regarded as a possible future leader, and would he still like to lead the party in the future. He replied - . . . everyone keeps speculating about me leading in politics, when you can’t lead if you’re not in Parliament, and I’m currently not in Parliament. I thought that his remarks were interesting given that the current leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party has such little support from his own side. Bearing in mind that today is Harmony Day, the current leader of the Liberal Party has the support of this side of the House. We genuinely hope he remains in his position of leadership for a long time to come. Point of Order Mr BRADSHAW: Standing Order No 78 states that an answer during question time must be relevant to the question that is asked. The minister’s answer was not at all relevant. The SPEAKER: The member for Murray-Wellington has a good point. I am sure that that question has now concluded. Questions without Notice Resumed
Leadership in politics, like leadership in education, is vitally important. I do not know how many members saw the program on Access 31 television last night, in which a former minister of the Western Australian Parliament, Mr Graham Kierath, was asked about leadership in politics. He was also asked whether he would be interested in returning to politics. He replied - . . . I haven’t made that final decision yet, certainly in terms of publicly. If the right opportunity came up, I’d seriously consider it . . . Those words are interesting when we look at the remarks he made later in the program. He was asked about the current leadership of the Liberal Party. In the context of his previous remarks that he had not publicly announced a decision about his intentions to return to Parliament, he stated that - . . . Colin’s the best person to lead the party at this point in time. It was put to him that before he left politics he had been regarded as a possible future leader, and would he still like to lead the party in the future. He replied - . . . everyone keeps speculating about me leading in politics, when you can’t lead if you’re not in Parliament, and I’m currently not in Parliament. I thought that his remarks were interesting given that the current leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party has such little support from his own side. Bearing in mind that today is Harmony Day, the current leader of the Liberal Party has the support of this side of the House. We genuinely hope he remains in his position of leadership for a long time to come. Point of Order Mr BRADSHAW: Standing Order No 78 states that an answer during question time must be relevant to the question that is asked. The minister’s answer was not at all relevant. The SPEAKER: The member for Murray-Wellington has a good point. I am sure that that question has now concluded. Questions without Notice Resumed
The SPEAKER: The member for Murray-Wellington has a good point. I am sure that that question has now concluded. Questions without Notice Resumed
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