❓ Question regarding policies to encourage youth apprenticeships/traineeships. Answer focuses on federal Labor's 'Learn or Earn' policy and criticises the federal Liberal government's approach, while highlighting the WA Labor government's performance.
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I am very eager to ask a question of the Minister for Education and Training. Will the minister please inform the House what policies are in place to encourage young people into apprenticeships and traineeships? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for Swan Hills for that question - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: And for her ongoing interest in education and training! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - and for her ongoing interest in education and training issues in her electorate and more broadly. A very good set of policy initiatives is in the public domain right now on this matter - namely, federal Labor’s youth guarantee, “Learn or Earn”. Get used to it over there; this will soon be federal government policy. I look forward to it as the policy will provide a lot of assistance to further our own very good agenda in Western Australia. This policy promises to create 20 000 new commencing TAFE places each year in Australia by 2008-09. Mrs M.H. Roberts: That’s great. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for that question - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: And for her ongoing interest in education and training! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - and for her ongoing interest in education and training issues in her electorate and more broadly. A very good set of policy initiatives is in the public domain right now on this matter - namely, federal Labor’s youth guarantee, “Learn or Earn”. Get used to it over there; this will soon be federal government policy. I look forward to it as the policy will provide a lot of assistance to further our own very good agenda in Western Australia. This policy promises to create 20 000 new commencing TAFE places each year in Australia by 2008-09. Mrs M.H. Roberts: That’s great. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
I thank the member for Swan Hills for that question - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: And for her ongoing interest in education and training! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - and for her ongoing interest in education and training issues in her electorate and more broadly. A very good set of policy initiatives is in the public domain right now on this matter - namely, federal Labor’s youth guarantee, “Learn or Earn”. Get used to it over there; this will soon be federal government policy. I look forward to it as the policy will provide a lot of assistance to further our own very good agenda in Western Australia. This policy promises to create 20 000 new commencing TAFE places each year in Australia by 2008-09. Mrs M.H. Roberts: That’s great. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: And for her ongoing interest in education and training! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - and for her ongoing interest in education and training issues in her electorate and more broadly. A very good set of policy initiatives is in the public domain right now on this matter - namely, federal Labor’s youth guarantee, “Learn or Earn”. Get used to it over there; this will soon be federal government policy. I look forward to it as the policy will provide a lot of assistance to further our own very good agenda in Western Australia. This policy promises to create 20 000 new commencing TAFE places each year in Australia by 2008-09. Mrs M.H. Roberts: That’s great. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - and for her ongoing interest in education and training issues in her electorate and more broadly. A very good set of policy initiatives is in the public domain right now on this matter - namely, federal Labor’s youth guarantee, “Learn or Earn”. Get used to it over there; this will soon be federal government policy. I look forward to it as the policy will provide a lot of assistance to further our own very good agenda in Western Australia. This policy promises to create 20 000 new commencing TAFE places each year in Australia by 2008-09. Mrs M.H. Roberts: That’s great. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
A very good set of policy initiatives is in the public domain right now on this matter - namely, federal Labor’s youth guarantee, “Learn or Earn”. Get used to it over there; this will soon be federal government policy. I look forward to it as the policy will provide a lot of assistance to further our own very good agenda in Western Australia. This policy promises to create 20 000 new commencing TAFE places each year in Australia by 2008-09. Mrs M.H. Roberts: That’s great. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mrs M.H. Roberts: That’s great. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Swan Hills for that question - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: And for her ongoing interest in education and training! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - and for her ongoing interest in education and training issues in her electorate and more broadly. A very good set of policy initiatives is in the public domain right now on this matter - namely, federal Labor’s youth guarantee, “Learn or Earn”. Get used to it over there; this will soon be federal government policy. I look forward to it as the policy will provide a lot of assistance to further our own very good agenda in Western Australia. This policy promises to create 20 000 new commencing TAFE places each year in Australia by 2008-09. Mrs M.H. Roberts: That’s great. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
I thank the member for Swan Hills for that question - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: And for her ongoing interest in education and training! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - and for her ongoing interest in education and training issues in her electorate and more broadly. A very good set of policy initiatives is in the public domain right now on this matter - namely, federal Labor’s youth guarantee, “Learn or Earn”. Get used to it over there; this will soon be federal government policy. I look forward to it as the policy will provide a lot of assistance to further our own very good agenda in Western Australia. This policy promises to create 20 000 new commencing TAFE places each year in Australia by 2008-09. Mrs M.H. Roberts: That’s great. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: And for her ongoing interest in education and training! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - and for her ongoing interest in education and training issues in her electorate and more broadly. A very good set of policy initiatives is in the public domain right now on this matter - namely, federal Labor’s youth guarantee, “Learn or Earn”. Get used to it over there; this will soon be federal government policy. I look forward to it as the policy will provide a lot of assistance to further our own very good agenda in Western Australia. This policy promises to create 20 000 new commencing TAFE places each year in Australia by 2008-09. Mrs M.H. Roberts: That’s great. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - and for her ongoing interest in education and training issues in her electorate and more broadly. A very good set of policy initiatives is in the public domain right now on this matter - namely, federal Labor’s youth guarantee, “Learn or Earn”. Get used to it over there; this will soon be federal government policy. I look forward to it as the policy will provide a lot of assistance to further our own very good agenda in Western Australia. This policy promises to create 20 000 new commencing TAFE places each year in Australia by 2008-09. Mrs M.H. Roberts: That’s great. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
A very good set of policy initiatives is in the public domain right now on this matter - namely, federal Labor’s youth guarantee, “Learn or Earn”. Get used to it over there; this will soon be federal government policy. I look forward to it as the policy will provide a lot of assistance to further our own very good agenda in Western Australia. This policy promises to create 20 000 new commencing TAFE places each year in Australia by 2008-09. Mrs M.H. Roberts: That’s great. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mrs M.H. Roberts: That’s great. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It is great. It will relieve some of the pressure in Western Australia. Last year, 24 000 people applied to TAFE, and 19 000 people were given one of the places they asked for. The policy will create 7 500 extra apprenticeships for 15 to 18-year-olds each year, and will abolish TAFE fees for secondary school students, which will be very good for this State. The policy will also provide 1 083 training mentors to ensure that young people stay at school or move into full-time jobs or further training. The policy will also provide intensive help for the homeless - The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The SPEAKER: Order, member for Moore! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: It will provide intensive help to reconnect homeless and disadvantaged youth. Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr W.J. McNee: I can remember Hawke and Keating! The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Moore. Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Ms M.M. Quirk: You can remember Chifley! Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr W.J. McNEE: I’ll never forget them. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the members for Girrawheen and Moore. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: If he keeps it up, I might have to mete out some punishment. The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The federal policy will also reconnect youth into education, training or employment. All these policies are about creating opportunities. I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
I note that in contrast, first, we had the unfortunate situation of the current federal Government refusing to provide growth funding in the training area for TAFE. It tried to link any increase in funding to its ideological struggle - namely, its hatred of the union movement. Not surprisingly, State Governments refused to buy into that process, which would have disadvantaged Australian youth no matter to which side of the political spectrum they leant. Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Today or last night, the Prime Minister promised to provide $800 to assist young apprentices to buy tool kits. I will not knock that as an offer: a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth. However, if that is the best the federal coalition Government can do, it is pathetic. For example, it has already been pointed out today that apprentices in some trade areas receive a tool kit allowance when they take up their apprenticeships of $20 a week; therefore, $1 000 a year is provided already. If an $800 gimmick is the best the federal Liberals can come up with, they do not deserve to be in government at that level. The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The young people in the gallery have not seen this graph before, so they will be interested. This chart plots the comparative performance of the state Labor Government and the state Liberal Government on the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds in Western Australia. I am sure the member for Pilbara will be interested. This blue line represents the Liberal Government’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for 15 to 19-year-olds. It is directly relevant. This is the current Labor Government’s performance. More generally, this chart shows the former Liberal Party’s performance in providing apprenticeships and traineeships for all Western Australians. The red line is the performance of the current Government. There is no comparison. On this side, at state and federal levels, we have people who are interested in creating opportunities for young people, and in finding the policy settings, and pursuing them. On the other side of the House - The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The septuagenarians are very agitated; it must be pension day, is it? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: On the other side of politics are people who have absolutely no interest in the future of our young people. That compares with members on this side of the House. Our policies are working. They will work even better with a federal Labor Government in office.
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