❓ Ms Hodson-Thomas questions the cost and purpose of the 'On Track' newsletter, suggesting it's political propaganda for the New MetroRail project. Minister MacTiernan defends the project, corrects inaccuracies in the question, and highlights past government spending on road promotion.
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I refer the minister to the Labor policy on accountability, which states - Public money should be spent for the public benefit, not for advertising . . . that promotes political and partisan purposes. Mr J.B. D’Orazio interjected. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Exactly, and not railways. An opposition member interjected. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I do support railways - Mr J.J.M. Bowler interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Member for Eyre, when I stand it is quite plain that members should stop making interesting comments. I call you to order for the first time. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I ask - (1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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(1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Exactly, and not railways. An opposition member interjected. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I do support railways - Mr J.J.M. Bowler interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Member for Eyre, when I stand it is quite plain that members should stop making interesting comments. I call you to order for the first time. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I ask - (1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
An opposition member interjected. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I do support railways - Mr J.J.M. Bowler interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Member for Eyre, when I stand it is quite plain that members should stop making interesting comments. I call you to order for the first time. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I ask - (1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I do support railways - Mr J.J.M. Bowler interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Member for Eyre, when I stand it is quite plain that members should stop making interesting comments. I call you to order for the first time. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I ask - (1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Mr J.J.M. Bowler interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Member for Eyre, when I stand it is quite plain that members should stop making interesting comments. I call you to order for the first time. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I ask - (1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Member for Eyre, when I stand it is quite plain that members should stop making interesting comments. I call you to order for the first time. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I ask - (1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I ask - (1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
(1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
(2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
(1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Exactly, and not railways. An opposition member interjected. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I do support railways - Mr J.J.M. Bowler interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Member for Eyre, when I stand it is quite plain that members should stop making interesting comments. I call you to order for the first time. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I ask - (1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
An opposition member interjected. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I do support railways - Mr J.J.M. Bowler interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Member for Eyre, when I stand it is quite plain that members should stop making interesting comments. I call you to order for the first time. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I ask - (1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I do support railways - Mr J.J.M. Bowler interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Member for Eyre, when I stand it is quite plain that members should stop making interesting comments. I call you to order for the first time. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I ask - (1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Mr J.J.M. Bowler interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Member for Eyre, when I stand it is quite plain that members should stop making interesting comments. I call you to order for the first time. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I ask - (1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Member for Eyre, when I stand it is quite plain that members should stop making interesting comments. I call you to order for the first time. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I ask - (1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: I ask - (1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
(1) What was the total cost of designing, printing and distributing the three editions - so far - of the glossy eight-page colour New MetroRail newsletter “On Track”? (2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
(2) Given that the minister has been featured four times in the three editions and the Premier only once, will the minister admit that this newsletter is simply glossy political propaganda - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
The SPEAKER: Members, it is difficult enough to get quick answers without members interjecting and stopping the actual question. I ask members to desist from that so that the member for Carine can finish her question. Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Ms K. HODSON-THOMAS: Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
Part (2) of the question continues - designed to promote the Government and its costly unpopular $1.4 billion southern rail link? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
(1)-(2) I am glad to see that the member for Carine has branched out from using The West Australian as her primary research engine. Obviously, she has been reading federal Hansard because this same issue was recently raised in federal Parliament. I thank the member for some notice of this question and I will come to the crux of the answer. However, I want to correct two false assumptions that the member has written into her question: first, that this is a $1.4 billion south west rail project. That is incorrect. This is a $1.4 billion New MetroRail project. I am pursuing this because I want to make sure we are talking about the same project. We are constantly reminded of the Opposition’s misunderstandings about this project. The rail project involves an extension of the northern suburbs rail line, the 93 new railcars that we are purchasing for the entire system and the Thornlie spur. The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
The second assumption that the member for Carine keeps mistakenly making is that this rail project is unpopular. It may be unpopular among the group of retired gents who do not like the rail project and whose names the member for Carine reels off as her experts. We had a debate the other night, and their fundamental criticism of this rail project is that no-one is living south of South Street. As the member for Peel can tell us, the Peel-Rockingham area is the fastest growing area in Australia. I think it is time the member for Carine put her retired friends in a vehicle and took them for a drive to show them what is happening in that vibrant area south of South Street. The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
The cost of the “On Track” brochure was $11 703 and the cost of distribution was $3 900. It was very interesting that the member said that she did not support the promotion of rail. Obviously, members opposite do not have the same problem with the promotion of roads. In the one hour in which we were given notice of this question, we were unable to find many of these brochures, but we will bring them all in next time. The first one I have features a photograph of Hon Murray Criddle on a brochure promoting roads. The extraordinary amount of $453 000 was spent on brochures and advertising to promote the Graham Farmer Freeway. One brochure featured photographs of Hon Murray Criddle and Hon Richard Court. The coalition Government also produced brochures containing the same political slogans that appeared in direct advertising. I have with me a nice political brochure on how to use the Graham Farmer Freeway. It must be very tricky if we need to be told how to get in the car, turn on the engine and drive! This says “Graham Farmer Freeway - On time, on budget, toll free”. I will not debate the accuracy of those statements. However, they are exactly the same slogans that members opposite used in their advertising literature.
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