❓ The WA Premier answers questions regarding the costs associated with the state sustainability strategy's printing, layout, and advertising. The Premier defends the strategy against criticism, highlighting its importance and support from major corporations and even the Prime Minister.
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I refer the Premier to the release of his state sustainability strategy and to the eight-page advertising feature in today’s The West Australian . (1) Will the Premier confirm that the total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was nearly $100 000? (2) What were the further costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy document? (3) What was the cost of the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in The West Australian and any further advertising to promote the strategy? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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(1) The total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was $54 960. (2) The final costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy documents have not yet been received. I will be happy to provide these costs to the member when they are available. (3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
(1) Will the Premier confirm that the total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was nearly $100 000? (2) What were the further costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy document? (3) What was the cost of the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in The West Australian and any further advertising to promote the strategy? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1) The total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was $54 960. (2) The final costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy documents have not yet been received. I will be happy to provide these costs to the member when they are available. (3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
(2) What were the further costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy document? (3) What was the cost of the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in The West Australian and any further advertising to promote the strategy? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1) The total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was $54 960. (2) The final costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy documents have not yet been received. I will be happy to provide these costs to the member when they are available. (3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
(3) What was the cost of the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in The West Australian and any further advertising to promote the strategy? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1) The total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was $54 960. (2) The final costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy documents have not yet been received. I will be happy to provide these costs to the member when they are available. (3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1) The total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was $54 960. (2) The final costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy documents have not yet been received. I will be happy to provide these costs to the member when they are available. (3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
(1) The total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was $54 960. (2) The final costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy documents have not yet been received. I will be happy to provide these costs to the member when they are available. (3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
(2) The final costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy documents have not yet been received. I will be happy to provide these costs to the member when they are available. (3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
(3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
A whole of government response is vital . . .
(1) Will the Premier confirm that the total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was nearly $100 000? (2) What were the further costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy document? (3) What was the cost of the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in The West Australian and any further advertising to promote the strategy? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1) The total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was $54 960. (2) The final costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy documents have not yet been received. I will be happy to provide these costs to the member when they are available. (3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
(2) What were the further costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy document? (3) What was the cost of the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in The West Australian and any further advertising to promote the strategy? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1) The total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was $54 960. (2) The final costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy documents have not yet been received. I will be happy to provide these costs to the member when they are available. (3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
(3) What was the cost of the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in The West Australian and any further advertising to promote the strategy? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1) The total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was $54 960. (2) The final costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy documents have not yet been received. I will be happy to provide these costs to the member when they are available. (3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1) The total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was $54 960. (2) The final costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy documents have not yet been received. I will be happy to provide these costs to the member when they are available. (3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
(1) The total cost of contracts associated with the printing and layout of the draft sustainability strategy was $54 960. (2) The final costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy documents have not yet been received. I will be happy to provide these costs to the member when they are available. (3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
(2) The final costs associated with the printing and designing of the final sustainability strategy documents have not yet been received. I will be happy to provide these costs to the member when they are available. (3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
(3) Finally, the State Government’s contribution to the advertising feature in today’s The West Australian was $1 074.07. At this stage no further advertising is planned. The issue of sustainability raises some very important questions about Western Australian politics today. The questions relate to the attitude of the major parties to this all-important area of sustainability. When I move around the community of Western Australia, I find that people understand this concept only too well. They understand that to preserve the standards of living they have today, the quality of life they have in Western Australia and our environmental assets, we must plan for the future today. Of course, that is what sustainability is all about. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is it not interesting to see the approach of the Opposition to this issue? The Opposition has made the point that it believes that this is old-fashioned thinking from the 1970s. That is what the Leader of the Opposition has said. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is very interesting to note what the major corporations operating in Western Australia have to say about sustainability. Rio Tinto, one of the major mining and resource companies in Western Australia, said - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition! Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Vasse to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The project that the Leader of the Opposition is criticising, the HIsmelt project, has the potential to improve the environment all over the world through new steel-making technology. It is happening in Western Australia and we should be proud of it. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Rio Tinto said that it must define more precisely the contribution it can make to a transition to sustainable development. The chairman and chief executive of another major corporation in Western Australia, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, said in its sustainability report for 2002 - all major corporations now have sustainability reports as part of their annual reporting - that he believes that sustainable development is the basis for Alcoa’s future. BHP Billiton said that it is committed to sustainable development and that health, safety, environmental and community responsibilities are integral to the way it does business. It is interesting to note what other people have to say about this idea of sustainability, which the Opposition has said was an idea in the 1970s. Let me put a little test to the Parliament. I wonder who said - Environmental issues should never be dealt with as separate from the profitability and sustainability of our industries and the quality of life we enjoy and hope to pass on to our children. The reality is sustainability is an expression that increasingly denotes the inter-related health and wellbeing of both the environment and the economy. A whole of government response is vital . . . Who said that? Does the Leader of the Opposition know who said that? Does the Opposition’s environmental spokesman know who said that? Does the member for Kingsley know who said that? It was none other than John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, in a National Press Club address.
A whole of government response is vital . . .
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