A parliamentary question regarding rail container freight subsidies and their potential impact on Transport Workers Union members. The Minister's response is dismissive and claims impartiality, leading to interjections and a call for order.

AnsweredQoN 418Legislative Assembly
Asked
30 August 2007
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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RAIL CONTAINER FREIGHT TRAFFIC
Does the minister’s great supporter, the Transport Workers Union, approve these rail subsidies that effectively rob their members of business? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN

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This is clear evidence of the amount of tripe spoken by the member for Murdoch. Here we have a clear demonstration of our clearly acting impartially in the state’s interest. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for Dawesville, the member for Vasse and the member for Murdoch. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : In case the member has not noticed, in this day of extraordinary economic activity there is absolutely no shortage of work for truck drivers.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: This is clear evidence of the amount of tripe spoken by the member for Murdoch. Here we have a clear demonstration of our clearly acting impartially in the state’s interest. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for Dawesville, the member for Vasse and the member for Murdoch. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : In case the member has not noticed, in this day of extraordinary economic activity there is absolutely no shortage of work for truck drivers.
This is clear evidence of the amount of tripe spoken by the member for Murdoch. Here we have a clear demonstration of our clearly acting impartially in the state’s interest. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for Dawesville, the member for Vasse and the member for Murdoch. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : In case the member has not noticed, in this day of extraordinary economic activity there is absolutely no shortage of work for truck drivers.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for Dawesville, the member for Vasse and the member for Murdoch. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : In case the member has not noticed, in this day of extraordinary economic activity there is absolutely no shortage of work for truck drivers.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call to order the member for Dawesville, the member for Vasse and the member for Murdoch. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : In case the member has not noticed, in this day of extraordinary economic activity there is absolutely no shortage of work for truck drivers.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : In case the member has not noticed, in this day of extraordinary economic activity there is absolutely no shortage of work for truck drivers.

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