❓ Treasurer Ripper provides an update on the state infrastructure strategy, highlighting the release of a green paper and future white paper. He contrasts the government's planning efforts with the opposition's perceived lack of direction, referencing their recent trip to Sydney.
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STATE INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY
Can the Treasurer update the house on the progress being made on the state infrastructure strategy? Mr E.S. RIPPER
Can the Treasurer update the house on the progress being made on the state infrastructure strategy? Mr E.S. RIPPER
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I think it is particularly noteworthy that that question has been asked by the member for Geraldton, because he knows the value of the state’s infrastructure program and what it has done for Geraldton and the mid-west. He is a very good advocate for his electorate and region, and for the future of its infrastructure program. Planning for the future is a top priority for the Carpenter government and not just in Geraldton or the mid-west. We are not just budgeting for today; we are making decisions for tomorrow. We have a state infrastructure strategy process through which we will identify and prioritise our infrastructure needs for the next 20 years. By so doing and by getting better understanding between the private sector and the public sector about each other’s plans, we will promote jobs and investment growth in the state. Last week I released a green paper for the strategy. I urge all members in this house to look at the green paper and to have input into the white paper that is due next year. Members can get copies at the web site, which is www.stateinfrastructurestrategy.wa.gov.au. It is pretty clear that the Carpenter government is getting on with the job of running the state and planning for its future. It is interesting to compare that with what is happening on the other side of the house. Members opposite travelled to Sydney last week, to the losers’ conference, to find out why they are so unpopular, why just six per cent of people think the member for Warren-Blackwood is doing a good job and why Liberal support in Western Australia has fallen from 37 per cent to 34 per cent since July. They did not have to travel all the way to Sydney to find that out. Rather than their seeking advice in Sydney, I have some free advice for the opposition: do not ask Peter Debnam or Ted Baillieu; ask the people of Western Australia. If opposition members ask the people of Western Australia, the people will tell them what the problem is: no policies, no plans, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem on the other side. We on this side of the house do not have to travel across to the other side of the continent to work out what we need to do. We are busy here running the state, building for the future - Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : It is going really well - 14 per cent economic growth compared with 1.1 per cent in Sydney and 1.1 per cent in Victoria. The state is going really well and we are using the proceeds of that growth to build for the future.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: I think it is particularly noteworthy that that question has been asked by the member for Geraldton, because he knows the value of the state’s infrastructure program and what it has done for Geraldton and the mid-west. He is a very good advocate for his electorate and region, and for the future of its infrastructure program. Planning for the future is a top priority for the Carpenter government and not just in Geraldton or the mid-west. We are not just budgeting for today; we are making decisions for tomorrow. We have a state infrastructure strategy process through which we will identify and prioritise our infrastructure needs for the next 20 years. By so doing and by getting better understanding between the private sector and the public sector about each other’s plans, we will promote jobs and investment growth in the state. Last week I released a green paper for the strategy. I urge all members in this house to look at the green paper and to have input into the white paper that is due next year. Members can get copies at the web site, which is www.stateinfrastructurestrategy.wa.gov.au. It is pretty clear that the Carpenter government is getting on with the job of running the state and planning for its future. It is interesting to compare that with what is happening on the other side of the house. Members opposite travelled to Sydney last week, to the losers’ conference, to find out why they are so unpopular, why just six per cent of people think the member for Warren-Blackwood is doing a good job and why Liberal support in Western Australia has fallen from 37 per cent to 34 per cent since July. They did not have to travel all the way to Sydney to find that out. Rather than their seeking advice in Sydney, I have some free advice for the opposition: do not ask Peter Debnam or Ted Baillieu; ask the people of Western Australia. If opposition members ask the people of Western Australia, the people will tell them what the problem is: no policies, no plans, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem on the other side. We on this side of the house do not have to travel across to the other side of the continent to work out what we need to do. We are busy here running the state, building for the future - Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : It is going really well - 14 per cent economic growth compared with 1.1 per cent in Sydney and 1.1 per cent in Victoria. The state is going really well and we are using the proceeds of that growth to build for the future.
I think it is particularly noteworthy that that question has been asked by the member for Geraldton, because he knows the value of the state’s infrastructure program and what it has done for Geraldton and the mid-west. He is a very good advocate for his electorate and region, and for the future of its infrastructure program. Planning for the future is a top priority for the Carpenter government and not just in Geraldton or the mid-west. We are not just budgeting for today; we are making decisions for tomorrow. We have a state infrastructure strategy process through which we will identify and prioritise our infrastructure needs for the next 20 years. By so doing and by getting better understanding between the private sector and the public sector about each other’s plans, we will promote jobs and investment growth in the state. Last week I released a green paper for the strategy. I urge all members in this house to look at the green paper and to have input into the white paper that is due next year. Members can get copies at the web site, which is www.stateinfrastructurestrategy.wa.gov.au. It is pretty clear that the Carpenter government is getting on with the job of running the state and planning for its future. It is interesting to compare that with what is happening on the other side of the house. Members opposite travelled to Sydney last week, to the losers’ conference, to find out why they are so unpopular, why just six per cent of people think the member for Warren-Blackwood is doing a good job and why Liberal support in Western Australia has fallen from 37 per cent to 34 per cent since July. They did not have to travel all the way to Sydney to find that out. Rather than their seeking advice in Sydney, I have some free advice for the opposition: do not ask Peter Debnam or Ted Baillieu; ask the people of Western Australia. If opposition members ask the people of Western Australia, the people will tell them what the problem is: no policies, no plans, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem on the other side. We on this side of the house do not have to travel across to the other side of the continent to work out what we need to do. We are busy here running the state, building for the future - Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : It is going really well - 14 per cent economic growth compared with 1.1 per cent in Sydney and 1.1 per cent in Victoria. The state is going really well and we are using the proceeds of that growth to build for the future.
It is pretty clear that the Carpenter government is getting on with the job of running the state and planning for its future. It is interesting to compare that with what is happening on the other side of the house. Members opposite travelled to Sydney last week, to the losers’ conference, to find out why they are so unpopular, why just six per cent of people think the member for Warren-Blackwood is doing a good job and why Liberal support in Western Australia has fallen from 37 per cent to 34 per cent since July. They did not have to travel all the way to Sydney to find that out. Rather than their seeking advice in Sydney, I have some free advice for the opposition: do not ask Peter Debnam or Ted Baillieu; ask the people of Western Australia. If opposition members ask the people of Western Australia, the people will tell them what the problem is: no policies, no plans, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem on the other side. We on this side of the house do not have to travel across to the other side of the continent to work out what we need to do. We are busy here running the state, building for the future - Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : It is going really well - 14 per cent economic growth compared with 1.1 per cent in Sydney and 1.1 per cent in Victoria. The state is going really well and we are using the proceeds of that growth to build for the future.
Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : It is going really well - 14 per cent economic growth compared with 1.1 per cent in Sydney and 1.1 per cent in Victoria. The state is going really well and we are using the proceeds of that growth to build for the future.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : It is going really well - 14 per cent economic growth compared with 1.1 per cent in Sydney and 1.1 per cent in Victoria. The state is going really well and we are using the proceeds of that growth to build for the future.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: I think it is particularly noteworthy that that question has been asked by the member for Geraldton, because he knows the value of the state’s infrastructure program and what it has done for Geraldton and the mid-west. He is a very good advocate for his electorate and region, and for the future of its infrastructure program. Planning for the future is a top priority for the Carpenter government and not just in Geraldton or the mid-west. We are not just budgeting for today; we are making decisions for tomorrow. We have a state infrastructure strategy process through which we will identify and prioritise our infrastructure needs for the next 20 years. By so doing and by getting better understanding between the private sector and the public sector about each other’s plans, we will promote jobs and investment growth in the state. Last week I released a green paper for the strategy. I urge all members in this house to look at the green paper and to have input into the white paper that is due next year. Members can get copies at the web site, which is www.stateinfrastructurestrategy.wa.gov.au. It is pretty clear that the Carpenter government is getting on with the job of running the state and planning for its future. It is interesting to compare that with what is happening on the other side of the house. Members opposite travelled to Sydney last week, to the losers’ conference, to find out why they are so unpopular, why just six per cent of people think the member for Warren-Blackwood is doing a good job and why Liberal support in Western Australia has fallen from 37 per cent to 34 per cent since July. They did not have to travel all the way to Sydney to find that out. Rather than their seeking advice in Sydney, I have some free advice for the opposition: do not ask Peter Debnam or Ted Baillieu; ask the people of Western Australia. If opposition members ask the people of Western Australia, the people will tell them what the problem is: no policies, no plans, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem on the other side. We on this side of the house do not have to travel across to the other side of the continent to work out what we need to do. We are busy here running the state, building for the future - Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : It is going really well - 14 per cent economic growth compared with 1.1 per cent in Sydney and 1.1 per cent in Victoria. The state is going really well and we are using the proceeds of that growth to build for the future.
I think it is particularly noteworthy that that question has been asked by the member for Geraldton, because he knows the value of the state’s infrastructure program and what it has done for Geraldton and the mid-west. He is a very good advocate for his electorate and region, and for the future of its infrastructure program. Planning for the future is a top priority for the Carpenter government and not just in Geraldton or the mid-west. We are not just budgeting for today; we are making decisions for tomorrow. We have a state infrastructure strategy process through which we will identify and prioritise our infrastructure needs for the next 20 years. By so doing and by getting better understanding between the private sector and the public sector about each other’s plans, we will promote jobs and investment growth in the state. Last week I released a green paper for the strategy. I urge all members in this house to look at the green paper and to have input into the white paper that is due next year. Members can get copies at the web site, which is www.stateinfrastructurestrategy.wa.gov.au. It is pretty clear that the Carpenter government is getting on with the job of running the state and planning for its future. It is interesting to compare that with what is happening on the other side of the house. Members opposite travelled to Sydney last week, to the losers’ conference, to find out why they are so unpopular, why just six per cent of people think the member for Warren-Blackwood is doing a good job and why Liberal support in Western Australia has fallen from 37 per cent to 34 per cent since July. They did not have to travel all the way to Sydney to find that out. Rather than their seeking advice in Sydney, I have some free advice for the opposition: do not ask Peter Debnam or Ted Baillieu; ask the people of Western Australia. If opposition members ask the people of Western Australia, the people will tell them what the problem is: no policies, no plans, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem on the other side. We on this side of the house do not have to travel across to the other side of the continent to work out what we need to do. We are busy here running the state, building for the future - Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : It is going really well - 14 per cent economic growth compared with 1.1 per cent in Sydney and 1.1 per cent in Victoria. The state is going really well and we are using the proceeds of that growth to build for the future.
It is pretty clear that the Carpenter government is getting on with the job of running the state and planning for its future. It is interesting to compare that with what is happening on the other side of the house. Members opposite travelled to Sydney last week, to the losers’ conference, to find out why they are so unpopular, why just six per cent of people think the member for Warren-Blackwood is doing a good job and why Liberal support in Western Australia has fallen from 37 per cent to 34 per cent since July. They did not have to travel all the way to Sydney to find that out. Rather than their seeking advice in Sydney, I have some free advice for the opposition: do not ask Peter Debnam or Ted Baillieu; ask the people of Western Australia. If opposition members ask the people of Western Australia, the people will tell them what the problem is: no policies, no plans, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem on the other side. We on this side of the house do not have to travel across to the other side of the continent to work out what we need to do. We are busy here running the state, building for the future - Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : It is going really well - 14 per cent economic growth compared with 1.1 per cent in Sydney and 1.1 per cent in Victoria. The state is going really well and we are using the proceeds of that growth to build for the future.
Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : It is going really well - 14 per cent economic growth compared with 1.1 per cent in Sydney and 1.1 per cent in Victoria. The state is going really well and we are using the proceeds of that growth to build for the future.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : It is going really well - 14 per cent economic growth compared with 1.1 per cent in Sydney and 1.1 per cent in Victoria. The state is going really well and we are using the proceeds of that growth to build for the future.
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