❓ Question regarding whether the Labor Party will run a candidate in the Merredin by-election, leading to a heated exchange about the Liberal Party's stance on One Nation preferences.
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MERREDIN BY-ELECTION, ALP CANDIDATE 458. Ms QUIRK to the Premier: Can the Premier advise the House whether the Labor Party will run a candidate in the seat of Merredin? Dr GALLOP
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I thank the member for the question. Ultimately, the question of whether the Labor Party runs a candidate in that seat will be a matter for the Labor Party administration. I always like to see a Labor Party candidate run. There are occasions when we make a decision not to run a candidate. For example, at the last state election the Labor Party made a decision not to run a candidate in the seat of Alfred Cove to allow voting in that seat to be a referendum on the way the previous Government handled the finance brokers scandal in this State. As a general principle, we should run a candidate. If the Labor Party runs a candidate, when we put out our how-to-vote cards, One Nation will be on the bottom of those cards. There are no ifs, no buts and no qualifications about that. We are very clear on this, and we have been all the way through. It will be interesting to know the attitude of the other major parties on this matter. Where will the Leader of the National Party put One Nation? Mr Trenorden: On the bottom. Dr GALLOP: Absolutely, unequivocally, along with the Labor Party, the National Party will put One Nation on the bottom of the ballot paper. What about the Leader of the Opposition? Where will One Nation finish up on his how-to-vote cards? Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
MERREDIN BY-ELECTION, ALP CANDIDATE
Can the Premier advise the House whether the Labor Party will run a candidate in the seat of Merredin? Dr GALLOP replied: I thank the member for the question. Ultimately, the question of whether the Labor Party runs a candidate in that seat will be a matter for the Labor Party administration. I always like to see a Labor Party candidate run. There are occasions when we make a decision not to run a candidate. For example, at the last state election the Labor Party made a decision not to run a candidate in the seat of Alfred Cove to allow voting in that seat to be a referendum on the way the previous Government handled the finance brokers scandal in this State. As a general principle, we should run a candidate. If the Labor Party runs a candidate, when we put out our how-to-vote cards, One Nation will be on the bottom of those cards. There are no ifs, no buts and no qualifications about that. We are very clear on this, and we have been all the way through. It will be interesting to know the attitude of the other major parties on this matter. Where will the Leader of the National Party put One Nation? Mr Trenorden: On the bottom. Dr GALLOP: Absolutely, unequivocally, along with the Labor Party, the National Party will put One Nation on the bottom of the ballot paper. What about the Leader of the Opposition? Where will One Nation finish up on his how-to-vote cards? Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP replied: I thank the member for the question. Ultimately, the question of whether the Labor Party runs a candidate in that seat will be a matter for the Labor Party administration. I always like to see a Labor Party candidate run. There are occasions when we make a decision not to run a candidate. For example, at the last state election the Labor Party made a decision not to run a candidate in the seat of Alfred Cove to allow voting in that seat to be a referendum on the way the previous Government handled the finance brokers scandal in this State. As a general principle, we should run a candidate. If the Labor Party runs a candidate, when we put out our how-to-vote cards, One Nation will be on the bottom of those cards. There are no ifs, no buts and no qualifications about that. We are very clear on this, and we have been all the way through. It will be interesting to know the attitude of the other major parties on this matter. Where will the Leader of the National Party put One Nation? Mr Trenorden: On the bottom. Dr GALLOP: Absolutely, unequivocally, along with the Labor Party, the National Party will put One Nation on the bottom of the ballot paper. What about the Leader of the Opposition? Where will One Nation finish up on his how-to-vote cards? Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
I thank the member for the question. Ultimately, the question of whether the Labor Party runs a candidate in that seat will be a matter for the Labor Party administration. I always like to see a Labor Party candidate run. There are occasions when we make a decision not to run a candidate. For example, at the last state election the Labor Party made a decision not to run a candidate in the seat of Alfred Cove to allow voting in that seat to be a referendum on the way the previous Government handled the finance brokers scandal in this State. As a general principle, we should run a candidate. If the Labor Party runs a candidate, when we put out our how-to-vote cards, One Nation will be on the bottom of those cards. There are no ifs, no buts and no qualifications about that. We are very clear on this, and we have been all the way through. It will be interesting to know the attitude of the other major parties on this matter. Where will the Leader of the National Party put One Nation? Mr Trenorden: On the bottom. Dr GALLOP: Absolutely, unequivocally, along with the Labor Party, the National Party will put One Nation on the bottom of the ballot paper. What about the Leader of the Opposition? Where will One Nation finish up on his how-to-vote cards? Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
If the Labor Party runs a candidate, when we put out our how-to-vote cards, One Nation will be on the bottom of those cards. There are no ifs, no buts and no qualifications about that. We are very clear on this, and we have been all the way through. It will be interesting to know the attitude of the other major parties on this matter. Where will the Leader of the National Party put One Nation? Mr Trenorden: On the bottom. Dr GALLOP: Absolutely, unequivocally, along with the Labor Party, the National Party will put One Nation on the bottom of the ballot paper. What about the Leader of the Opposition? Where will One Nation finish up on his how-to-vote cards? Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Trenorden: On the bottom. Dr GALLOP: Absolutely, unequivocally, along with the Labor Party, the National Party will put One Nation on the bottom of the ballot paper. What about the Leader of the Opposition? Where will One Nation finish up on his how-to-vote cards? Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: Absolutely, unequivocally, along with the Labor Party, the National Party will put One Nation on the bottom of the ballot paper. What about the Leader of the Opposition? Where will One Nation finish up on his how-to-vote cards? Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
MERREDIN BY-ELECTION, ALP CANDIDATE
Can the Premier advise the House whether the Labor Party will run a candidate in the seat of Merredin? Dr GALLOP replied: I thank the member for the question. Ultimately, the question of whether the Labor Party runs a candidate in that seat will be a matter for the Labor Party administration. I always like to see a Labor Party candidate run. There are occasions when we make a decision not to run a candidate. For example, at the last state election the Labor Party made a decision not to run a candidate in the seat of Alfred Cove to allow voting in that seat to be a referendum on the way the previous Government handled the finance brokers scandal in this State. As a general principle, we should run a candidate. If the Labor Party runs a candidate, when we put out our how-to-vote cards, One Nation will be on the bottom of those cards. There are no ifs, no buts and no qualifications about that. We are very clear on this, and we have been all the way through. It will be interesting to know the attitude of the other major parties on this matter. Where will the Leader of the National Party put One Nation? Mr Trenorden: On the bottom. Dr GALLOP: Absolutely, unequivocally, along with the Labor Party, the National Party will put One Nation on the bottom of the ballot paper. What about the Leader of the Opposition? Where will One Nation finish up on his how-to-vote cards? Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP replied: I thank the member for the question. Ultimately, the question of whether the Labor Party runs a candidate in that seat will be a matter for the Labor Party administration. I always like to see a Labor Party candidate run. There are occasions when we make a decision not to run a candidate. For example, at the last state election the Labor Party made a decision not to run a candidate in the seat of Alfred Cove to allow voting in that seat to be a referendum on the way the previous Government handled the finance brokers scandal in this State. As a general principle, we should run a candidate. If the Labor Party runs a candidate, when we put out our how-to-vote cards, One Nation will be on the bottom of those cards. There are no ifs, no buts and no qualifications about that. We are very clear on this, and we have been all the way through. It will be interesting to know the attitude of the other major parties on this matter. Where will the Leader of the National Party put One Nation? Mr Trenorden: On the bottom. Dr GALLOP: Absolutely, unequivocally, along with the Labor Party, the National Party will put One Nation on the bottom of the ballot paper. What about the Leader of the Opposition? Where will One Nation finish up on his how-to-vote cards? Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
I thank the member for the question. Ultimately, the question of whether the Labor Party runs a candidate in that seat will be a matter for the Labor Party administration. I always like to see a Labor Party candidate run. There are occasions when we make a decision not to run a candidate. For example, at the last state election the Labor Party made a decision not to run a candidate in the seat of Alfred Cove to allow voting in that seat to be a referendum on the way the previous Government handled the finance brokers scandal in this State. As a general principle, we should run a candidate. If the Labor Party runs a candidate, when we put out our how-to-vote cards, One Nation will be on the bottom of those cards. There are no ifs, no buts and no qualifications about that. We are very clear on this, and we have been all the way through. It will be interesting to know the attitude of the other major parties on this matter. Where will the Leader of the National Party put One Nation? Mr Trenorden: On the bottom. Dr GALLOP: Absolutely, unequivocally, along with the Labor Party, the National Party will put One Nation on the bottom of the ballot paper. What about the Leader of the Opposition? Where will One Nation finish up on his how-to-vote cards? Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
If the Labor Party runs a candidate, when we put out our how-to-vote cards, One Nation will be on the bottom of those cards. There are no ifs, no buts and no qualifications about that. We are very clear on this, and we have been all the way through. It will be interesting to know the attitude of the other major parties on this matter. Where will the Leader of the National Party put One Nation? Mr Trenorden: On the bottom. Dr GALLOP: Absolutely, unequivocally, along with the Labor Party, the National Party will put One Nation on the bottom of the ballot paper. What about the Leader of the Opposition? Where will One Nation finish up on his how-to-vote cards? Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Trenorden: On the bottom. Dr GALLOP: Absolutely, unequivocally, along with the Labor Party, the National Party will put One Nation on the bottom of the ballot paper. What about the Leader of the Opposition? Where will One Nation finish up on his how-to-vote cards? Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: Absolutely, unequivocally, along with the Labor Party, the National Party will put One Nation on the bottom of the ballot paper. What about the Leader of the Opposition? Where will One Nation finish up on his how-to-vote cards? Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Several members interjected. Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: There are 12 women in this Chamber, and the best candidate, Jo Burges, will be the thirteenth woman member of this Chamber. She will be an outstanding farmer representative in this Parliament. That is whom we will support - Jo Burges for Merredin. Let us go out on the hustings, you and I, and we will debate it in Merredin together. Will you debate it at the Merredin Town Hall? Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: I am told that the Leader of the Opposition snuck up to Merredin recently and was engaged in some conversations with One Nation, begging One Nation for its preferences. Is that right, Leader of the Opposition? Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: No, it is not. That is, in fact, a lie. Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: So what was the Leader of the Opposition doing talking to One Nation up there? Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: I will tell you to whom I spoke. I think you are telling a porky. I did not meet with One Nation at all. Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition did not meet with One Nation? Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: I did not and I never have. I met with the shires, I met with the Liberal Party, and I met with a couple of other groups. Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: I wonder who the other groups were! Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: I will tell you. Would you like the itinerary? I will invite you along next time. Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: We were informed by pretty reliable sources - obviously they were not reliable enough - that the Leader of the Opposition was up there trying to get the One Nation preferences. Point of Order Mr BARNETT: If it is a matter of public information, I will table my itinerary, which was arranged a month ago, for my trip through the wheatbelt. The Premier is telling untruths in this House, and I ask him to withdraw. Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr Gallop: That is rubbish! The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
The SPEAKER: Order! I think I gave the Leader of the Opposition the opportunity to put on record his view of what the Premier was saying. Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr BARNETT: It is a clear untruth. Will the Premier apologise and be proved to be wrong? Questions without Notice Resumed Dr GALLOP: There is a clear division in this Parliament. The National Party and the Labor Party have put One Nation last. Where does the Liberal Party stand? It does not have a position. The reason it does not have a position is that it is keeping its options open, because it wants a few votes. That is what it is doing. We know the games that the Leader of the Liberal Party is up to. Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that the National Party candidate will be ahead of One Nation on the Liberal Party’s how-to-vote cards? Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: The National Party will always get second preference to the Liberal Party. Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: Can the Leader of the Opposition guarantee that? Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Mr Barnett: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Dr GALLOP: There we go! That is good to know. I have just done the Leader of the National Party’s job for him. The division in Western Australia is clear: the Labor Party and the National Party are unequivocal - One Nation is at the bottom of their how-to-vote cards. The Liberal Party is keeping its options open in an unprincipled grab for votes. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
The SPEAKER: Order! I cannot even get the call in for the next question, because everyone is interjecting across the Chamber.
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