❓ Opposition asks about projects committed to by the government but not included in the budget or forward estimates. The Treasurer's response is evasive, focusing on Oakajee and Northbridge Link, and accusing the opposition of hypocrisy.
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PROJECTS NOT IN STATE BUDGET
Given that it is now apparent that neither the 2009-10 budget nor the forward estimates contain any funding for the construction of Oakajee port, the Northbridge Link or the committed upgrade of the nickel circuit at Esperance port, can the Treasurer list for the house the other projects that have been committed to by the government that are not in the budget or the forward estimates? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
Given that it is now apparent that neither the 2009-10 budget nor the forward estimates contain any funding for the construction of Oakajee port, the Northbridge Link or the committed upgrade of the nickel circuit at Esperance port, can the Treasurer list for the house the other projects that have been committed to by the government that are not in the budget or the forward estimates? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
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We dealt with this matter. The member made the point earlier that it is a bit like Groundhog Day , and it is a bit like that in this place today. We have the same questions from the other day, the same matters of public interest as last week — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It has been a very, very lacklustre response to the budget. There has been a continual description of all the billions of dollars members opposite think we should be spending around Western Australia, when they — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: We dealt with this matter. The member made the point earlier that it is a bit like Groundhog Day , and it is a bit like that in this place today. We have the same questions from the other day, the same matters of public interest as last week — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It has been a very, very lacklustre response to the budget. There has been a continual description of all the billions of dollars members opposite think we should be spending around Western Australia, when they — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
We dealt with this matter. The member made the point earlier that it is a bit like Groundhog Day , and it is a bit like that in this place today. We have the same questions from the other day, the same matters of public interest as last week — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It has been a very, very lacklustre response to the budget. There has been a continual description of all the billions of dollars members opposite think we should be spending around Western Australia, when they — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It has been a very, very lacklustre response to the budget. There has been a continual description of all the billions of dollars members opposite think we should be spending around Western Australia, when they — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It has been a very, very lacklustre response to the budget. There has been a continual description of all the billions of dollars members opposite think we should be spending around Western Australia, when they — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It has been a very, very lacklustre response to the budget. There has been a continual description of all the billions of dollars members opposite think we should be spending around Western Australia, when they — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: We dealt with this matter. The member made the point earlier that it is a bit like Groundhog Day , and it is a bit like that in this place today. We have the same questions from the other day, the same matters of public interest as last week — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It has been a very, very lacklustre response to the budget. There has been a continual description of all the billions of dollars members opposite think we should be spending around Western Australia, when they — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
We dealt with this matter. The member made the point earlier that it is a bit like Groundhog Day , and it is a bit like that in this place today. We have the same questions from the other day, the same matters of public interest as last week — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It has been a very, very lacklustre response to the budget. There has been a continual description of all the billions of dollars members opposite think we should be spending around Western Australia, when they — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It has been a very, very lacklustre response to the budget. There has been a continual description of all the billions of dollars members opposite think we should be spending around Western Australia, when they — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It has been a very, very lacklustre response to the budget. There has been a continual description of all the billions of dollars members opposite think we should be spending around Western Australia, when they — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : It has been a very, very lacklustre response to the budget. There has been a continual description of all the billions of dollars members opposite think we should be spending around Western Australia, when they — Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : — and their leader come into this place and tell us that debt is unsustainable. We have acknowledged that the funding for Oakajee and for the sinking of the Northbridge rail project were not included in the forward estimates. We made that decision, and the cabinet made the decision on Esperance, after the budget close-off. What would members opposite have me do? Would they have me go back and reopen the budget process? Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Ms A.J.G. MacTiernan interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Armadale! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Are members opposite trying to tell me that between the budget close-off and the handing down of the budget and in the week after, they never made any decisions in government? The wheels keep turning. We know they had a few periods when they parked and became stationary on the highway of life, but the wheels keep turning and we keep dealing with issues; that is what we do and that is what we will continue to do. In relation to Oakajee, I will explain again: the commonwealth—I believe the Premier was there this morning — Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr C.J. Barnett : It was a wonderful event. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : Yes. He was there with the Prime Minister of Australia, another national political figure who very strongly supports this. I am sure he congratulated the Premier and the government on the work that has been done in such a short period. We will contribute $339 million and the commonwealth will contribute $339 million. The commonwealth has contributed $236 million to the Northbridge Link project. As I mentioned the other day, that project will be the subject of ongoing negotiations. Point of Order Mr B.S. WYATT : The question was quite specific in asking what other projects the government is committed to that are not in the budget or the forward estimates, not for him to repeat what he told the house yesterday. The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order! I hope that when the Treasurer resumes his feet he will provide that information to the member for Victoria Park. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The commonwealth will be investing $236 million. The amount the state will put in is yet to be determined because there are land sales that may be realised on the site, as we have acknowledged. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Order! I have urged the Treasurer to come to the conclusion of his answer to the member for Victoria Park’s question. I respect the reasonableness of that and I hope everyone else in this place does. We do not need continual interjections from the member for Armadale or the member for Perth. I formally call them both to order for the first time. Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will conclude by making a statement. It is my view that the budget papers and the associated budget documents outline the government’s plan for the future of Western Australia.
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