❓ Question about the opening of the Kwinana Freeway extension and Forrest Highway, and its benefits to Bunbury and the South West. The Premier's answer is largely a political attack, accusing the opposition of taking undue credit for the project.
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FORREST HIGHWAY — OPENING
Will the Premier please outline to the house what is planned for the opening of the Kwinana Freeway extension and Forrest Highway on Sunday, a significant portion of which runs through the Murray-Wellington electorate; and how this will benefit the future development of Bunbury and the south west? Mr C.J. BARNETT
Will the Premier please outline to the house what is planned for the opening of the Kwinana Freeway extension and Forrest Highway on Sunday, a significant portion of which runs through the Murray-Wellington electorate; and how this will benefit the future development of Bunbury and the south west? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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I thank the member for the question. The new highway does run through his electorate. The member for Murray-Wellington has been a strong advocate for it. Before I get to that, can I just recount how shocked I was on Tuesday, when the member for Victoria Park claimed credit for the Gorgon project! It was outrageous. I would have thought that members opposite would have learned from that, particularly as I had so generously acknowledged previous governments, Labor and Liberal, commonwealth and state. Mr Speaker, nothing has been learnt. I was even more shocked when I got my copy of the Mandurah Mail this morning. Mr D.A. Templeman : They are a very good organ! Mr C.J. BARNETT : What did I see? I saw a full-page ad—“Alannah MacTiernan’s Perth to Bunbury Highway”! Opposition members: Hear, hear! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for the question. The new highway does run through his electorate. The member for Murray-Wellington has been a strong advocate for it. Before I get to that, can I just recount how shocked I was on Tuesday, when the member for Victoria Park claimed credit for the Gorgon project! It was outrageous. I would have thought that members opposite would have learned from that, particularly as I had so generously acknowledged previous governments, Labor and Liberal, commonwealth and state. Mr Speaker, nothing has been learnt. I was even more shocked when I got my copy of the Mandurah Mail this morning. Mr D.A. Templeman : They are a very good organ! Mr C.J. BARNETT : What did I see? I saw a full-page ad—“Alannah MacTiernan’s Perth to Bunbury Highway”! Opposition members: Hear, hear! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
I thank the member for the question. The new highway does run through his electorate. The member for Murray-Wellington has been a strong advocate for it. Before I get to that, can I just recount how shocked I was on Tuesday, when the member for Victoria Park claimed credit for the Gorgon project! It was outrageous. I would have thought that members opposite would have learned from that, particularly as I had so generously acknowledged previous governments, Labor and Liberal, commonwealth and state. Mr Speaker, nothing has been learnt. I was even more shocked when I got my copy of the Mandurah Mail this morning. Mr D.A. Templeman : They are a very good organ! Mr C.J. BARNETT : What did I see? I saw a full-page ad—“Alannah MacTiernan’s Perth to Bunbury Highway”! Opposition members: Hear, hear! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Before I get to that, can I just recount how shocked I was on Tuesday, when the member for Victoria Park claimed credit for the Gorgon project! It was outrageous. I would have thought that members opposite would have learned from that, particularly as I had so generously acknowledged previous governments, Labor and Liberal, commonwealth and state. Mr Speaker, nothing has been learnt. I was even more shocked when I got my copy of the Mandurah Mail this morning. Mr D.A. Templeman : They are a very good organ! Mr C.J. BARNETT : What did I see? I saw a full-page ad—“Alannah MacTiernan’s Perth to Bunbury Highway”! Opposition members: Hear, hear! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr D.A. Templeman : They are a very good organ! Mr C.J. BARNETT : What did I see? I saw a full-page ad—“Alannah MacTiernan’s Perth to Bunbury Highway”! Opposition members: Hear, hear! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : What did I see? I saw a full-page ad—“Alannah MacTiernan’s Perth to Bunbury Highway”! Opposition members: Hear, hear! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Opposition members: Hear, hear! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
[Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: I thank the member for the question. The new highway does run through his electorate. The member for Murray-Wellington has been a strong advocate for it. Before I get to that, can I just recount how shocked I was on Tuesday, when the member for Victoria Park claimed credit for the Gorgon project! It was outrageous. I would have thought that members opposite would have learned from that, particularly as I had so generously acknowledged previous governments, Labor and Liberal, commonwealth and state. Mr Speaker, nothing has been learnt. I was even more shocked when I got my copy of the Mandurah Mail this morning. Mr D.A. Templeman : They are a very good organ! Mr C.J. BARNETT : What did I see? I saw a full-page ad—“Alannah MacTiernan’s Perth to Bunbury Highway”! Opposition members: Hear, hear! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
I thank the member for the question. The new highway does run through his electorate. The member for Murray-Wellington has been a strong advocate for it. Before I get to that, can I just recount how shocked I was on Tuesday, when the member for Victoria Park claimed credit for the Gorgon project! It was outrageous. I would have thought that members opposite would have learned from that, particularly as I had so generously acknowledged previous governments, Labor and Liberal, commonwealth and state. Mr Speaker, nothing has been learnt. I was even more shocked when I got my copy of the Mandurah Mail this morning. Mr D.A. Templeman : They are a very good organ! Mr C.J. BARNETT : What did I see? I saw a full-page ad—“Alannah MacTiernan’s Perth to Bunbury Highway”! Opposition members: Hear, hear! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Before I get to that, can I just recount how shocked I was on Tuesday, when the member for Victoria Park claimed credit for the Gorgon project! It was outrageous. I would have thought that members opposite would have learned from that, particularly as I had so generously acknowledged previous governments, Labor and Liberal, commonwealth and state. Mr Speaker, nothing has been learnt. I was even more shocked when I got my copy of the Mandurah Mail this morning. Mr D.A. Templeman : They are a very good organ! Mr C.J. BARNETT : What did I see? I saw a full-page ad—“Alannah MacTiernan’s Perth to Bunbury Highway”! Opposition members: Hear, hear! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr D.A. Templeman : They are a very good organ! Mr C.J. BARNETT : What did I see? I saw a full-page ad—“Alannah MacTiernan’s Perth to Bunbury Highway”! Opposition members: Hear, hear! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : What did I see? I saw a full-page ad—“Alannah MacTiernan’s Perth to Bunbury Highway”! Opposition members: Hear, hear! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Opposition members: Hear, hear! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Here it is! [Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
[Applause.] The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members. Take a seat, Premier. It certainly is a shared experience for all of us. I think the enthusiasm has been visited. Premier, I urge you to get to the question that has been asked. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Not only is the member for Armadale using, presumably, state funds to campaign for her federal aspirations in Canning, but neither Mandurah nor the so-called Alannah MacTiernan highway happens to be in the seat of Armadale. However, I will put that to one side. I thought that after the gracious way we acknowledged previous governments there would have been some of that. It is so fitting that the Liberal-National government should actually be the government that completes the dual carriageway link between Perth and Bunbury. After all, former Liberal-National transport minister Eric Charlton built the dual carriageway from Bunbury to Lake Clifton. That was followed by Murray Criddle, another great Liberal-National minister, who removed all the intersections on the freeway and extended it to Safety Bay — Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : Order, Leader of the Opposition. Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : — and, indeed, put in place all the planning and the land reservations for the final stage, which is the part that goes around Mandurah. This new highway will complete what is a great moment in the transport history of this state—an uninterrupted dual carriageway between Perth and Bunbury. It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
It goes on. I will show members another photo. Not only was the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure campaigning, but also individuals—burly-looking individuals—were down there on that road this morning. I do not know where they have come from, whether they are campaign workers, union members or staff of Labor members—who knows?—but those burly individuals were hanging up signs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I think those signs are going to refer to Alannah MacTiernan again—claiming credit! They were hanging those signs illegally, I might say. Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr E.S. Ripper interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I cannot read what those signs say, but I will give the Leader of the Opposition a copy of the photo. They were illegally hanging signs on the crossovers on the freeway. I would not have minded too much if that had been done on Sunday, but, no, they had to get out and do that this morning. The member for Armadale would know, as a former transport minister, that that is illegal. The transport authorities removed those signs this morning. I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
I will give credit where credit is due. We are fair-minded on this side. I recognise, as I will on Sunday, that the former Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, the member for Armadale, played a role, as did my colleague the member for Murray-Wellington, as did Don Randall, and as did Ian Campbell as the federal transport minister. They all played a role. But, no, apparently only the member for Armadale played a role. There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
There is great interest in this road. It is a beautiful piece of engineering. Again, I was shocked, if not disappointed, when I was given a copy of a photograph of the point at which this new road will take off at Lake Clifton. Members can see on this photograph a beautiful piece of new road that is ready to be used safely by motorists. There are two signs on that section of road. One sign has an arrow pointing to the old road, Old Coast Road, and indicating that motorists can get petrol, food or a cup of coffee on that road. The other sign points to the new Forrest Highway and indicates that there will be no services for the next 40 kilometres! If people drive like the member or Armadale, perhaps they do not have time to stop for a cup of coffee! What a brilliant piece of planning! We have the best piece of road in Western Australia, and people cannot go to the toilet, cannot stop for a coffee and cannot get something to eat! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : Order! Member for Collie-Preston, I do not know that that is absolutely necessary, and I formally call you for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Mr Speaker — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : Order! I hope the Premier will conclude his answer fairly shortly. Member for West Swan, similarly, that is not necessary at this time. There are other ways that you can make a contribution in this place. I formally call the member for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I will conclude. The Liberal-National government will allow services to be provided on this road. We will allow a petrol station, a restaurant-cafe, and even toilets, to be provided on this new section of road. We will not limit services to the public. We are going to complement this project by doing that. I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
I congratulate all former ministers and all former governments. I congratulate particularly the men and women who worked on that project to make it a reality. It is a great piece of transport infrastructure. I assure the member for Armadale that she can stop her lobbying campaign. She will be acknowledged. She has been invited. She does not need to promote her interests to the media any more. The member will be there. The signs are already up waiting for her. Withdrawal of Remark Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : Standing order 92 is headed “Imputations and personal reflections”. That standing order provides that any imputation of improper motives on a member of this house is regarded as disorderly. The Premier made an imputation against the member for Armadale about improper funding of an advertisement in the paper. If the Premier does not withdraw that imputation, it is my view that he is disorderly and in contravention of standing order 92. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Mr Speaker, further to the point of order, it is true that if a member makes an improper imputation against a fellow member, the member can be asked to withdraw that particular comment. However, under standing orders, a member needs to take that point of order at the time the comment or allegation is made. A member cannot take a point of order 10 minutes later. So I would suggest — Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : I made it immediately after he sat down! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should have made the point of order at that time. To do so later in the debate is totally wrong and against the standing orders. The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : Members, I am not taking any point of order; I am giving the call to the Leader of the Opposition.
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