❓ Mr. Barnett questions the sustainability of a regulatory decision regarding Epic Energy, fearing discriminatory tariffs for large consumers. Mr. Brown avoids a direct answer, promising due consideration and criticizing Mr. Barnett's past performance.
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EPIC ENERGY, REGULATOR’S DECISION
Does the minister share the view that I and many people in the industry have that the regulatory draft decision is too low to be sustainable and will result in discriminatory tariffs for large energy consumers? Mr BROWN
Does the minister share the view that I and many people in the industry have that the regulatory draft decision is too low to be sustainable and will result in discriminatory tariffs for large energy consumers? Mr BROWN
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The decision has a number of implications, and different people have different points of view about those decisions. Mr Barnett: The minister must have a view on state development. Mr BROWN: Has the Leader of the Opposition quite finished? I am serious about these responsibilities and about giving them proper consideration. If the Leader of the Opposition thinks that he will stampede me into making statements today before all of these issues are finally thought through and given the level of consideration they deserve, he is wrong. I will give these issues serious consideration. When I have worked through those issues, I will tell the Leader of the Opposition what they are, as I will tell the rest of the world. I will not deceive people in the way in which the people in the electorates occupied by the member for Pilbara and the Speaker were deceived. Every three weeks the people were told that another project was on the agenda, but they never eventuated. I will not lead people on week after week and tell them that the boom is just over the hill. I will tell them how it is. The Leader of the Opposition did not do that because he never had the courage. He played politics with the resources of the State. He never had the guts to do it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition - if he can be quiet for a minute - I will give this matter serious consideration. When I consider all the implications and hear all the advice, I will make a decision. Mr Barnett: It is not good enough. Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr BROWN replied: The decision has a number of implications, and different people have different points of view about those decisions. Mr Barnett: The minister must have a view on state development. Mr BROWN: Has the Leader of the Opposition quite finished? I am serious about these responsibilities and about giving them proper consideration. If the Leader of the Opposition thinks that he will stampede me into making statements today before all of these issues are finally thought through and given the level of consideration they deserve, he is wrong. I will give these issues serious consideration. When I have worked through those issues, I will tell the Leader of the Opposition what they are, as I will tell the rest of the world. I will not deceive people in the way in which the people in the electorates occupied by the member for Pilbara and the Speaker were deceived. Every three weeks the people were told that another project was on the agenda, but they never eventuated. I will not lead people on week after week and tell them that the boom is just over the hill. I will tell them how it is. The Leader of the Opposition did not do that because he never had the courage. He played politics with the resources of the State. He never had the guts to do it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition - if he can be quiet for a minute - I will give this matter serious consideration. When I consider all the implications and hear all the advice, I will make a decision. Mr Barnett: It is not good enough. Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
The decision has a number of implications, and different people have different points of view about those decisions. Mr Barnett: The minister must have a view on state development. Mr BROWN: Has the Leader of the Opposition quite finished? I am serious about these responsibilities and about giving them proper consideration. If the Leader of the Opposition thinks that he will stampede me into making statements today before all of these issues are finally thought through and given the level of consideration they deserve, he is wrong. I will give these issues serious consideration. When I have worked through those issues, I will tell the Leader of the Opposition what they are, as I will tell the rest of the world. I will not deceive people in the way in which the people in the electorates occupied by the member for Pilbara and the Speaker were deceived. Every three weeks the people were told that another project was on the agenda, but they never eventuated. I will not lead people on week after week and tell them that the boom is just over the hill. I will tell them how it is. The Leader of the Opposition did not do that because he never had the courage. He played politics with the resources of the State. He never had the guts to do it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition - if he can be quiet for a minute - I will give this matter serious consideration. When I consider all the implications and hear all the advice, I will make a decision. Mr Barnett: It is not good enough. Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr Barnett: The minister must have a view on state development. Mr BROWN: Has the Leader of the Opposition quite finished? I am serious about these responsibilities and about giving them proper consideration. If the Leader of the Opposition thinks that he will stampede me into making statements today before all of these issues are finally thought through and given the level of consideration they deserve, he is wrong. I will give these issues serious consideration. When I have worked through those issues, I will tell the Leader of the Opposition what they are, as I will tell the rest of the world. I will not deceive people in the way in which the people in the electorates occupied by the member for Pilbara and the Speaker were deceived. Every three weeks the people were told that another project was on the agenda, but they never eventuated. I will not lead people on week after week and tell them that the boom is just over the hill. I will tell them how it is. The Leader of the Opposition did not do that because he never had the courage. He played politics with the resources of the State. He never had the guts to do it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition - if he can be quiet for a minute - I will give this matter serious consideration. When I consider all the implications and hear all the advice, I will make a decision. Mr Barnett: It is not good enough. Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr BROWN: Has the Leader of the Opposition quite finished? I am serious about these responsibilities and about giving them proper consideration. If the Leader of the Opposition thinks that he will stampede me into making statements today before all of these issues are finally thought through and given the level of consideration they deserve, he is wrong. I will give these issues serious consideration. When I have worked through those issues, I will tell the Leader of the Opposition what they are, as I will tell the rest of the world. I will not deceive people in the way in which the people in the electorates occupied by the member for Pilbara and the Speaker were deceived. Every three weeks the people were told that another project was on the agenda, but they never eventuated. I will not lead people on week after week and tell them that the boom is just over the hill. I will tell them how it is. The Leader of the Opposition did not do that because he never had the courage. He played politics with the resources of the State. He never had the guts to do it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition - if he can be quiet for a minute - I will give this matter serious consideration. When I consider all the implications and hear all the advice, I will make a decision. Mr Barnett: It is not good enough. Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
I will not deceive people in the way in which the people in the electorates occupied by the member for Pilbara and the Speaker were deceived. Every three weeks the people were told that another project was on the agenda, but they never eventuated. I will not lead people on week after week and tell them that the boom is just over the hill. I will tell them how it is. The Leader of the Opposition did not do that because he never had the courage. He played politics with the resources of the State. He never had the guts to do it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition - if he can be quiet for a minute - I will give this matter serious consideration. When I consider all the implications and hear all the advice, I will make a decision. Mr Barnett: It is not good enough. Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr Barnett: It is not good enough. Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr BROWN replied: The decision has a number of implications, and different people have different points of view about those decisions. Mr Barnett: The minister must have a view on state development. Mr BROWN: Has the Leader of the Opposition quite finished? I am serious about these responsibilities and about giving them proper consideration. If the Leader of the Opposition thinks that he will stampede me into making statements today before all of these issues are finally thought through and given the level of consideration they deserve, he is wrong. I will give these issues serious consideration. When I have worked through those issues, I will tell the Leader of the Opposition what they are, as I will tell the rest of the world. I will not deceive people in the way in which the people in the electorates occupied by the member for Pilbara and the Speaker were deceived. Every three weeks the people were told that another project was on the agenda, but they never eventuated. I will not lead people on week after week and tell them that the boom is just over the hill. I will tell them how it is. The Leader of the Opposition did not do that because he never had the courage. He played politics with the resources of the State. He never had the guts to do it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition - if he can be quiet for a minute - I will give this matter serious consideration. When I consider all the implications and hear all the advice, I will make a decision. Mr Barnett: It is not good enough. Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
The decision has a number of implications, and different people have different points of view about those decisions. Mr Barnett: The minister must have a view on state development. Mr BROWN: Has the Leader of the Opposition quite finished? I am serious about these responsibilities and about giving them proper consideration. If the Leader of the Opposition thinks that he will stampede me into making statements today before all of these issues are finally thought through and given the level of consideration they deserve, he is wrong. I will give these issues serious consideration. When I have worked through those issues, I will tell the Leader of the Opposition what they are, as I will tell the rest of the world. I will not deceive people in the way in which the people in the electorates occupied by the member for Pilbara and the Speaker were deceived. Every three weeks the people were told that another project was on the agenda, but they never eventuated. I will not lead people on week after week and tell them that the boom is just over the hill. I will tell them how it is. The Leader of the Opposition did not do that because he never had the courage. He played politics with the resources of the State. He never had the guts to do it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition - if he can be quiet for a minute - I will give this matter serious consideration. When I consider all the implications and hear all the advice, I will make a decision. Mr Barnett: It is not good enough. Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr Barnett: The minister must have a view on state development. Mr BROWN: Has the Leader of the Opposition quite finished? I am serious about these responsibilities and about giving them proper consideration. If the Leader of the Opposition thinks that he will stampede me into making statements today before all of these issues are finally thought through and given the level of consideration they deserve, he is wrong. I will give these issues serious consideration. When I have worked through those issues, I will tell the Leader of the Opposition what they are, as I will tell the rest of the world. I will not deceive people in the way in which the people in the electorates occupied by the member for Pilbara and the Speaker were deceived. Every three weeks the people were told that another project was on the agenda, but they never eventuated. I will not lead people on week after week and tell them that the boom is just over the hill. I will tell them how it is. The Leader of the Opposition did not do that because he never had the courage. He played politics with the resources of the State. He never had the guts to do it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition - if he can be quiet for a minute - I will give this matter serious consideration. When I consider all the implications and hear all the advice, I will make a decision. Mr Barnett: It is not good enough. Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr BROWN: Has the Leader of the Opposition quite finished? I am serious about these responsibilities and about giving them proper consideration. If the Leader of the Opposition thinks that he will stampede me into making statements today before all of these issues are finally thought through and given the level of consideration they deserve, he is wrong. I will give these issues serious consideration. When I have worked through those issues, I will tell the Leader of the Opposition what they are, as I will tell the rest of the world. I will not deceive people in the way in which the people in the electorates occupied by the member for Pilbara and the Speaker were deceived. Every three weeks the people were told that another project was on the agenda, but they never eventuated. I will not lead people on week after week and tell them that the boom is just over the hill. I will tell them how it is. The Leader of the Opposition did not do that because he never had the courage. He played politics with the resources of the State. He never had the guts to do it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition - if he can be quiet for a minute - I will give this matter serious consideration. When I consider all the implications and hear all the advice, I will make a decision. Mr Barnett: It is not good enough. Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
I will not deceive people in the way in which the people in the electorates occupied by the member for Pilbara and the Speaker were deceived. Every three weeks the people were told that another project was on the agenda, but they never eventuated. I will not lead people on week after week and tell them that the boom is just over the hill. I will tell them how it is. The Leader of the Opposition did not do that because he never had the courage. He played politics with the resources of the State. He never had the guts to do it. Unlike the Leader of the Opposition - if he can be quiet for a minute - I will give this matter serious consideration. When I consider all the implications and hear all the advice, I will make a decision. Mr Barnett: It is not good enough. Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr Barnett: It is not good enough. Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr BROWN: Of course it is not. Talk about decisive! When the Leader of the Opposition was a minister, he disagreed with the Premier all the time but said he never did anything. Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr Barnett: You have yet to get a run on the board in the resources sector. Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
Mr BROWN: I have been a minister for only six months. Stick around for the four years. The only problem for the Leader of the Opposition is that I will look for him somewhere over in the back bench in four years time.
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