❓ A parliamentary question regarding a potential $1.5 million sponsorship deal between the WA government and the South Sydney Rabbitohs to promote the 'Go West Now' campaign. The Treasurer confirms an informal approach was made but not accepted, emphasizing the need for value for taxpayers.
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SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB
I refer to an apparent approach by Peter Holmes à Court on behalf of the South Sydney Rabbitohs to the Carpenter government seeking a reported $1.5 million sponsorship, purportedly to promote the Go West Now message. (1) Can the Treasurer confirm whether his government is preparing to sign or considering a sponsorship deal to the value of $1.5 million with the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league club? (2) What is the expected market reach of a message carried on a Rabbitohs’ back? (3) Did the Treasurer make or would the government consider making such an offer to Australian Football League clubs West Coast Eagles and Fremantle, rugby’s Western Force or soccer’s Perth Glory, whose audiences would exceed those of the Rabbitohs in many cases when they play outside the state? (4) Would this money not be better off spent elsewhere; for example, on the Royal Flying Doctor Service? Mr E.S. RIPPER
I refer to an apparent approach by Peter Holmes à Court on behalf of the South Sydney Rabbitohs to the Carpenter government seeking a reported $1.5 million sponsorship, purportedly to promote the Go West Now message. (1) Can the Treasurer confirm whether his government is preparing to sign or considering a sponsorship deal to the value of $1.5 million with the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league club? (2) What is the expected market reach of a message carried on a Rabbitohs’ back? (3) Did the Treasurer make or would the government consider making such an offer to Australian Football League clubs West Coast Eagles and Fremantle, rugby’s Western Force or soccer’s Perth Glory, whose audiences would exceed those of the Rabbitohs in many cases when they play outside the state? (4) Would this money not be better off spent elsewhere; for example, on the Royal Flying Doctor Service? Mr E.S. RIPPER
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(1)-(4) There is a shortage of skilled labour in this state. It is a good thing for the government to do. Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
(1) Can the Treasurer confirm whether his government is preparing to sign or considering a sponsorship deal to the value of $1.5 million with the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league club? (2) What is the expected market reach of a message carried on a Rabbitohs’ back? (3) Did the Treasurer make or would the government consider making such an offer to Australian Football League clubs West Coast Eagles and Fremantle, rugby’s Western Force or soccer’s Perth Glory, whose audiences would exceed those of the Rabbitohs in many cases when they play outside the state? (4) Would this money not be better off spent elsewhere; for example, on the Royal Flying Doctor Service? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) There is a shortage of skilled labour in this state. It is a good thing for the government to do. Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
(2) What is the expected market reach of a message carried on a Rabbitohs’ back? (3) Did the Treasurer make or would the government consider making such an offer to Australian Football League clubs West Coast Eagles and Fremantle, rugby’s Western Force or soccer’s Perth Glory, whose audiences would exceed those of the Rabbitohs in many cases when they play outside the state? (4) Would this money not be better off spent elsewhere; for example, on the Royal Flying Doctor Service? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) There is a shortage of skilled labour in this state. It is a good thing for the government to do. Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
(3) Did the Treasurer make or would the government consider making such an offer to Australian Football League clubs West Coast Eagles and Fremantle, rugby’s Western Force or soccer’s Perth Glory, whose audiences would exceed those of the Rabbitohs in many cases when they play outside the state? (4) Would this money not be better off spent elsewhere; for example, on the Royal Flying Doctor Service? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) There is a shortage of skilled labour in this state. It is a good thing for the government to do. Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
(4) Would this money not be better off spent elsewhere; for example, on the Royal Flying Doctor Service? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) There is a shortage of skilled labour in this state. It is a good thing for the government to do. Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) There is a shortage of skilled labour in this state. It is a good thing for the government to do. Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
(1)-(4) There is a shortage of skilled labour in this state. It is a good thing for the government to do. Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
(1) Can the Treasurer confirm whether his government is preparing to sign or considering a sponsorship deal to the value of $1.5 million with the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league club? (2) What is the expected market reach of a message carried on a Rabbitohs’ back? (3) Did the Treasurer make or would the government consider making such an offer to Australian Football League clubs West Coast Eagles and Fremantle, rugby’s Western Force or soccer’s Perth Glory, whose audiences would exceed those of the Rabbitohs in many cases when they play outside the state? (4) Would this money not be better off spent elsewhere; for example, on the Royal Flying Doctor Service? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) There is a shortage of skilled labour in this state. It is a good thing for the government to do. Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
(2) What is the expected market reach of a message carried on a Rabbitohs’ back? (3) Did the Treasurer make or would the government consider making such an offer to Australian Football League clubs West Coast Eagles and Fremantle, rugby’s Western Force or soccer’s Perth Glory, whose audiences would exceed those of the Rabbitohs in many cases when they play outside the state? (4) Would this money not be better off spent elsewhere; for example, on the Royal Flying Doctor Service? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) There is a shortage of skilled labour in this state. It is a good thing for the government to do. Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
(3) Did the Treasurer make or would the government consider making such an offer to Australian Football League clubs West Coast Eagles and Fremantle, rugby’s Western Force or soccer’s Perth Glory, whose audiences would exceed those of the Rabbitohs in many cases when they play outside the state? (4) Would this money not be better off spent elsewhere; for example, on the Royal Flying Doctor Service? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) There is a shortage of skilled labour in this state. It is a good thing for the government to do. Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
(4) Would this money not be better off spent elsewhere; for example, on the Royal Flying Doctor Service? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) There is a shortage of skilled labour in this state. It is a good thing for the government to do. Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) There is a shortage of skilled labour in this state. It is a good thing for the government to do. Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
(1)-(4) There is a shortage of skilled labour in this state. It is a good thing for the government to do. Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
Mr T. Buswell : Not many skilled labourers watch the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : One of the problems with the Leader of the Opposition is that he never learns from his mistakes. That is an ongoing problem for him. I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
I will make a couple of points. There is a shortage of labour and a shortage of skills in this state. It is a good thing for the government to promote migration across the continent from the eastern states to Western Australia, which we do through our Go West Now campaign. With regard to the Rabbitohs issue, yes, an informal approach was made to the government. Has the government accepted that approach? No. With regard to any approach that we might take on a similar issue, we would assess whether it would be of good value to taxpayers, whether it would be a good marketing campaign and whether it would help to get people to move to Western Australia. That is the end of the story. Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
Mr C.J. Barnett : You don’t sponsor any sporting club; you sponsor a Western Australian sporting club. What a joke! Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : The assumption seems to be that the government initiated this approach. This approach was initiated by someone else, and it has not been accepted by the government. How much more explicit can I be? If an approach is made to the government, we assess how good the marketing campaign would be and whether it would be good value for Western Australian taxpayers’ dollars.
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