❓ Mr. Nalder questions the Premier about a comprehensive economic recovery plan, criticising the government for allegedly favouring specific industries. The Premier defends the government's actions, citing WA's strong economic performance compared to other states and ongoing consultations with various sectors.
AnsweredQoN 424Legislative Assembly
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CORONAVIRUS — BUILDING
BONUS
424. Mr D.C. NALDER to the Premier:
As a supplementary question, when
will the Premier announce a comprehensive economic recovery plan that assists a
broader cross-section of the economy and not just pick winners in individual
industries?
BONUS
424. Mr D.C. NALDER to the Premier:
As a supplementary question, when
will the Premier announce a comprehensive economic recovery plan that assists a
broader cross-section of the economy and not just pick winners in individual
industries?
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In the first question, the member
attacked me on the basis that I was not doing enough for one industry and in
his second, he said that I am focused on only one industry. I cannot win with
the member for Bateman! Clearly, the government has done an enormous amount to
create economic opportunity and activity over a very difficult period. In my
earlier answer, I outlined to the house that in this state at this time, we
have far greater consumer spending and a far greater opening up of businesses
than in any other state in Australia—multiples of the other states.
Have a look at the numbers of people who are allowed to go to a bar, restaurant
or cafe in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.
Mr D.C. Nalder interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Bateman!
Mr M. McGOWAN : What is the
member's latest criticism?
Mr D.C. Nalder interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Bateman, you are drifting from one subject to another. That is enough.
Mr
M. McGOWAN : It is a difficult
period and a lot of people have done it very tough, and we understand that. But it always is good if the opposition is constructive. I do talk to the other
Premiers and chief ministers. Unfortunately, we have the least constructive
opposition in the whole country.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Excuse me!
Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker,
you might have noted—I think the Minister for Planning should take note
of this—that on Monday the Prime Minister called for the upper house of
state Parliament to support our planning reforms; an important economic reform.
I urge members of the upper house, in particular the opposition in the upper
house, to take note of what the Prime Minister said. I will be speaking with
him again shortly and I will let him know what the opposition has been up to
and how it has conducted itself.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I have a good
relationship with the Prime Minister.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : I have to say
that over the last three years, we have secured a GST deal that had been talked
about for 20 years. It was never secured. It was secured by this government
because we actually worked with Canberra. That is something members opposite
did not understand when they were in government. They did not understand the
concept that the state government should work with the federal government when
it is in its interest to do so and point out points of difference when it is in
the state's interest to do so as well, which is what we are doing with
our hard border with the east.
We have an economy that is far more
open and far more vibrant and active, with far higher levels of consumer
spending and a far less fall in employment than in any other state in Australia
over this period of time, as the ABS has confirmed. Members will have seen the
housing package that we released recently and they will see that we have
launched a further recovery plan. We are currently going through an
extraordinarily large set of consultations with industry groups, not-for-profit
organisations, businesses and various bodies across the state—regional
and in the city—as we speak. On Thursday last week, I was part of a five-hour
round table with virtually every peak body in Western Australia, and on Friday
I did a two-hour round table with the resources industry. Every minister is
doing the same. We are collating that information and ideas, and they will form
part of our recovery initiatives, building on what we have already done to
date.
The SPEAKER : Members, I just advise that we have had
only three questions in 20 minutes. There is an MPI today so we have to be
finished by five to three.
attacked me on the basis that I was not doing enough for one industry and in
his second, he said that I am focused on only one industry. I cannot win with
the member for Bateman! Clearly, the government has done an enormous amount to
create economic opportunity and activity over a very difficult period. In my
earlier answer, I outlined to the house that in this state at this time, we
have far greater consumer spending and a far greater opening up of businesses
than in any other state in Australia—multiples of the other states.
Have a look at the numbers of people who are allowed to go to a bar, restaurant
or cafe in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.
Mr D.C. Nalder interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Bateman!
Mr M. McGOWAN : What is the
member's latest criticism?
Mr D.C. Nalder interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Bateman, you are drifting from one subject to another. That is enough.
Mr
M. McGOWAN : It is a difficult
period and a lot of people have done it very tough, and we understand that. But it always is good if the opposition is constructive. I do talk to the other
Premiers and chief ministers. Unfortunately, we have the least constructive
opposition in the whole country.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Excuse me!
Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker,
you might have noted—I think the Minister for Planning should take note
of this—that on Monday the Prime Minister called for the upper house of
state Parliament to support our planning reforms; an important economic reform.
I urge members of the upper house, in particular the opposition in the upper
house, to take note of what the Prime Minister said. I will be speaking with
him again shortly and I will let him know what the opposition has been up to
and how it has conducted itself.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I have a good
relationship with the Prime Minister.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : I have to say
that over the last three years, we have secured a GST deal that had been talked
about for 20 years. It was never secured. It was secured by this government
because we actually worked with Canberra. That is something members opposite
did not understand when they were in government. They did not understand the
concept that the state government should work with the federal government when
it is in its interest to do so and point out points of difference when it is in
the state's interest to do so as well, which is what we are doing with
our hard border with the east.
We have an economy that is far more
open and far more vibrant and active, with far higher levels of consumer
spending and a far less fall in employment than in any other state in Australia
over this period of time, as the ABS has confirmed. Members will have seen the
housing package that we released recently and they will see that we have
launched a further recovery plan. We are currently going through an
extraordinarily large set of consultations with industry groups, not-for-profit
organisations, businesses and various bodies across the state—regional
and in the city—as we speak. On Thursday last week, I was part of a five-hour
round table with virtually every peak body in Western Australia, and on Friday
I did a two-hour round table with the resources industry. Every minister is
doing the same. We are collating that information and ideas, and they will form
part of our recovery initiatives, building on what we have already done to
date.
The SPEAKER : Members, I just advise that we have had
only three questions in 20 minutes. There is an MPI today so we have to be
finished by five to three.
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