❓ Question on the Premier's view of comments made by an Aboriginal elder regarding the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and the reporting structure for Lieutenant General Sanderson's appointment. The Premier defends the Minister and the appointment.
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ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS - COMMENTS ABOUT MINISTER, AND APPOINTMENT OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL SANDERSON
I refer to the Premier’s relationship with the Minister for Indigenous Affairs. I apologise for not knowing that she was paired today. (1) Does the Premier agree with the comments made by respected Aboriginal elder Cedric Wyatt that the Minister for Indigenous Affairs would not have a clue about what was going on, that she is being used and that she obviously did not do much good as the minister responsible for the Department for Community Development? (2) Will Lieutenant General John Sanderson, whom the Premier recently appointed to a $400 000 two-year contract, report to the Premier or the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and what outcomes is Lieutenant General John Anderson expected to deliver? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
I refer to the Premier’s relationship with the Minister for Indigenous Affairs. I apologise for not knowing that she was paired today. (1) Does the Premier agree with the comments made by respected Aboriginal elder Cedric Wyatt that the Minister for Indigenous Affairs would not have a clue about what was going on, that she is being used and that she obviously did not do much good as the minister responsible for the Department for Community Development? (2) Will Lieutenant General John Sanderson, whom the Premier recently appointed to a $400 000 two-year contract, report to the Premier or the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and what outcomes is Lieutenant General John Anderson expected to deliver? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for the question; it is very kind of him. (1) The brief answer to the member’s question about the comments of Cedric Wyatt is that I do not agree with him. Cedric is entitled to his point of view, as is everybody else in the community. He has a long history of making his points of view and his feelings known. From time to time, they change. Dr K.D. Hames : Not that I have noticed. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
(1) Does the Premier agree with the comments made by respected Aboriginal elder Cedric Wyatt that the Minister for Indigenous Affairs would not have a clue about what was going on, that she is being used and that she obviously did not do much good as the minister responsible for the Department for Community Development? (2) Will Lieutenant General John Sanderson, whom the Premier recently appointed to a $400 000 two-year contract, report to the Premier or the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and what outcomes is Lieutenant General John Anderson expected to deliver? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question; it is very kind of him. (1) The brief answer to the member’s question about the comments of Cedric Wyatt is that I do not agree with him. Cedric is entitled to his point of view, as is everybody else in the community. He has a long history of making his points of view and his feelings known. From time to time, they change. Dr K.D. Hames : Not that I have noticed. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
(2) Will Lieutenant General John Sanderson, whom the Premier recently appointed to a $400 000 two-year contract, report to the Premier or the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and what outcomes is Lieutenant General John Anderson expected to deliver? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question; it is very kind of him. (1) The brief answer to the member’s question about the comments of Cedric Wyatt is that I do not agree with him. Cedric is entitled to his point of view, as is everybody else in the community. He has a long history of making his points of view and his feelings known. From time to time, they change. Dr K.D. Hames : Not that I have noticed. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question; it is very kind of him. (1) The brief answer to the member’s question about the comments of Cedric Wyatt is that I do not agree with him. Cedric is entitled to his point of view, as is everybody else in the community. He has a long history of making his points of view and his feelings known. From time to time, they change. Dr K.D. Hames : Not that I have noticed. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
I thank the member for the question; it is very kind of him. (1) The brief answer to the member’s question about the comments of Cedric Wyatt is that I do not agree with him. Cedric is entitled to his point of view, as is everybody else in the community. He has a long history of making his points of view and his feelings known. From time to time, they change. Dr K.D. Hames : Not that I have noticed. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
(1) The brief answer to the member’s question about the comments of Cedric Wyatt is that I do not agree with him. Cedric is entitled to his point of view, as is everybody else in the community. He has a long history of making his points of view and his feelings known. From time to time, they change. Dr K.D. Hames : Not that I have noticed. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Dr K.D. Hames : Not that I have noticed. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
(2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
(1) Does the Premier agree with the comments made by respected Aboriginal elder Cedric Wyatt that the Minister for Indigenous Affairs would not have a clue about what was going on, that she is being used and that she obviously did not do much good as the minister responsible for the Department for Community Development? (2) Will Lieutenant General John Sanderson, whom the Premier recently appointed to a $400 000 two-year contract, report to the Premier or the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and what outcomes is Lieutenant General John Anderson expected to deliver? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question; it is very kind of him. (1) The brief answer to the member’s question about the comments of Cedric Wyatt is that I do not agree with him. Cedric is entitled to his point of view, as is everybody else in the community. He has a long history of making his points of view and his feelings known. From time to time, they change. Dr K.D. Hames : Not that I have noticed. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
(2) Will Lieutenant General John Sanderson, whom the Premier recently appointed to a $400 000 two-year contract, report to the Premier or the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and what outcomes is Lieutenant General John Anderson expected to deliver? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question; it is very kind of him. (1) The brief answer to the member’s question about the comments of Cedric Wyatt is that I do not agree with him. Cedric is entitled to his point of view, as is everybody else in the community. He has a long history of making his points of view and his feelings known. From time to time, they change. Dr K.D. Hames : Not that I have noticed. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question; it is very kind of him. (1) The brief answer to the member’s question about the comments of Cedric Wyatt is that I do not agree with him. Cedric is entitled to his point of view, as is everybody else in the community. He has a long history of making his points of view and his feelings known. From time to time, they change. Dr K.D. Hames : Not that I have noticed. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
I thank the member for the question; it is very kind of him. (1) The brief answer to the member’s question about the comments of Cedric Wyatt is that I do not agree with him. Cedric is entitled to his point of view, as is everybody else in the community. He has a long history of making his points of view and his feelings known. From time to time, they change. Dr K.D. Hames : Not that I have noticed. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
(1) The brief answer to the member’s question about the comments of Cedric Wyatt is that I do not agree with him. Cedric is entitled to his point of view, as is everybody else in the community. He has a long history of making his points of view and his feelings known. From time to time, they change. Dr K.D. Hames : Not that I have noticed. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Dr K.D. Hames : Not that I have noticed. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has not been around long enough. I like the man, but I disagree with him profoundly about the comments he made about the minister. (2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
(2) The appointment of Lieutenant General John Sanderson, the former Governor of Western Australia, is an excellent appointment. His appointment was raised with me firstly by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and senior people from the Aboriginal community in the Kimberley made the same suggestion almost contemporaneously. They thought that his appointment would be a very strong indication that the government wanted a person with a high profile and with a great capacity who could liaise between Aboriginal communities and between Aboriginal communities and business. Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr C.J. Barnett : Isn’t the minister supposed to do that? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes. Members may remember that I also appointed Brendan Hammond, the former manager of Argyle Diamonds, to head the new Office of Development Approvals Coordination. From all reports, and from my observation, that has been a very successful appointment. If the ability of some of the most senior people in the community can be tapped for the public good, it should be tapped for the public good. We should be grateful that a person of John Sanderson’s background, ability, history and experience, and who also has a high level of respect and status in the community, is prepared to take on the role. If members opposite ever get into government, they will find that these types of people outside of government can be used to further the public good. Let me ask a question in return: does the Leader of the Opposition oppose the appointment of John Sanderson? Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr P.D. Omodei : I think he is a fine man. I think the Premier should just sack the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He will obviously be working closely with the minister and me and he will report to both of us. Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr C.J. Barnett : He will not report to the minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : His first point of reporting reference will clearly be to the minister. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This is exactly the same commentary made by the opposition when I appointed Brendon Hammond. I notice that the members opposite have fallen silent on that criticism. John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
John Sanderson is a very good appointment. He is a person of national significance. He is a person who is held in the highest regard in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. He will be able to liaise between the Aboriginal communities, between the communities and local governments, between the communities and local business and between communities, small business and big business. Obviously and importantly, he will be able to liaise between the communities and government - that is, us. The sort of line from members opposite is just a sad reflection of the level of hopelessness that members opposite have reached. They are just a rabble. We are confronted by an opposition that is an undisciplined rabble. It has no ideas. It will stoop to anything to attack the government. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time and the member for Murdoch to order for the third time. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I will leave it to the general community to make the judgment about who is doing the right thing and who is not.
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Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.