❓ Mr. Johnson questions the Premier about public confidence in his ministers, citing votes of no-confidence from various sectors. The Premier deflects, highlighting the Liberal Party's electoral defeat and the government's economic achievements.
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PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT
During the past few months the police passed a vote of no-confidence in the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and local governments have passed a vote of no-confidence in the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. The State School Teachers’ Union of WA has just past a vote of no-confidence in the Minister for Education and Training. The Premier has shown that he has no confidence in the Minister for Indigenous Affairs by appointing Lieutenant General Sanderson to do her job. Will the Premier please explain to the people of Western Australia why they should have confidence in the ability of his ministers to manage their portfolios and in the Premier’s ability to manage his ministers? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
During the past few months the police passed a vote of no-confidence in the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and local governments have passed a vote of no-confidence in the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development. The State School Teachers’ Union of WA has just past a vote of no-confidence in the Minister for Education and Training. The Premier has shown that he has no confidence in the Minister for Indigenous Affairs by appointing Lieutenant General Sanderson to do her job. Will the Premier please explain to the people of Western Australia why they should have confidence in the ability of his ministers to manage their portfolios and in the Premier’s ability to manage his ministers? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. The member has raised an interesting issue. I recall the very significant vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party that the electorate of Western Australia overwhelmingly passed at the last state election. That vote of no-confidence followed on from the vote of no-confidence - Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Is the member not asking me to reassure the people of Western Australia? Mr R.F. Johnson : No. I want you to comment on the votes of no-confidence against so many of your ministers and your ability to manage your ministers. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : An overwhelming vote of no-confidence in the alternative government was passed at the last election. That vote of no-confidence followed the similar vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. That speaks volumes. When a government tries to enact change, it usually generates opposition and conflict to that change. Some people do not want change for one reason or another. The longer that a party is in government and the more it tries to do, the more frequent those voices are heard. The people of Western Australia can have every confidence in this government. The people of Western Australia have great confidence in this government. When I travel the community of Western Australia, I am led to believe that Western Australians have a great deal of confidence in this government. Perhaps the Western Australian community has great confidence in the government because Western Australia is experiencing under this government its greatest economic success in 100 years. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the state is experiencing under this government its greatest ever rate of employment growth. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because under this government Western Australia has experienced the lowest rate of unemployment since 1975 or 1976, which is when the state first started to record unemployment rates. Perhaps it is because under this government we have experienced the biggest growth in private investment in Australia by a long shot. Perhaps the vote of confidence that the public exhibits in the government comes about because we have a trade surplus of something like $29 billion compared with the trade deficit for the rest of Australia of $14 billion. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because it recognises that under the changes that are being put in place to the education and training system, their children will not be locked out of the employment opportunities that our modern economy provides. Perhaps it is because people recognise that at last a state government is trying to tackle the endemic and long-standing problems in our health system. Indeed, this government is completely remodelling the health system for the benefit of generations to come. Perhaps those sorts of things are reflected in the level of confidence that government members experience when they travel around the community. Perhaps Western Australians enjoy a level of confidence in the government because crime rates have gone down. Perhaps it is because they remember the ineptitude of the previous government and because they are observing the ineptitude of the current opposition. Perhaps that is why government members receive a pretty good response from the people of Western Australia when they travel around the community.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. The member has raised an interesting issue. I recall the very significant vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party that the electorate of Western Australia overwhelmingly passed at the last state election. That vote of no-confidence followed on from the vote of no-confidence - Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Is the member not asking me to reassure the people of Western Australia? Mr R.F. Johnson : No. I want you to comment on the votes of no-confidence against so many of your ministers and your ability to manage your ministers. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : An overwhelming vote of no-confidence in the alternative government was passed at the last election. That vote of no-confidence followed the similar vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. That speaks volumes. When a government tries to enact change, it usually generates opposition and conflict to that change. Some people do not want change for one reason or another. The longer that a party is in government and the more it tries to do, the more frequent those voices are heard. The people of Western Australia can have every confidence in this government. The people of Western Australia have great confidence in this government. When I travel the community of Western Australia, I am led to believe that Western Australians have a great deal of confidence in this government. Perhaps the Western Australian community has great confidence in the government because Western Australia is experiencing under this government its greatest economic success in 100 years. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the state is experiencing under this government its greatest ever rate of employment growth. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because under this government Western Australia has experienced the lowest rate of unemployment since 1975 or 1976, which is when the state first started to record unemployment rates. Perhaps it is because under this government we have experienced the biggest growth in private investment in Australia by a long shot. Perhaps the vote of confidence that the public exhibits in the government comes about because we have a trade surplus of something like $29 billion compared with the trade deficit for the rest of Australia of $14 billion. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because it recognises that under the changes that are being put in place to the education and training system, their children will not be locked out of the employment opportunities that our modern economy provides. Perhaps it is because people recognise that at last a state government is trying to tackle the endemic and long-standing problems in our health system. Indeed, this government is completely remodelling the health system for the benefit of generations to come. Perhaps those sorts of things are reflected in the level of confidence that government members experience when they travel around the community. Perhaps Western Australians enjoy a level of confidence in the government because crime rates have gone down. Perhaps it is because they remember the ineptitude of the previous government and because they are observing the ineptitude of the current opposition. Perhaps that is why government members receive a pretty good response from the people of Western Australia when they travel around the community.
I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. The member has raised an interesting issue. I recall the very significant vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party that the electorate of Western Australia overwhelmingly passed at the last state election. That vote of no-confidence followed on from the vote of no-confidence - Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Is the member not asking me to reassure the people of Western Australia? Mr R.F. Johnson : No. I want you to comment on the votes of no-confidence against so many of your ministers and your ability to manage your ministers. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : An overwhelming vote of no-confidence in the alternative government was passed at the last election. That vote of no-confidence followed the similar vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. That speaks volumes. When a government tries to enact change, it usually generates opposition and conflict to that change. Some people do not want change for one reason or another. The longer that a party is in government and the more it tries to do, the more frequent those voices are heard. The people of Western Australia can have every confidence in this government. The people of Western Australia have great confidence in this government. When I travel the community of Western Australia, I am led to believe that Western Australians have a great deal of confidence in this government. Perhaps the Western Australian community has great confidence in the government because Western Australia is experiencing under this government its greatest economic success in 100 years. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the state is experiencing under this government its greatest ever rate of employment growth. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because under this government Western Australia has experienced the lowest rate of unemployment since 1975 or 1976, which is when the state first started to record unemployment rates. Perhaps it is because under this government we have experienced the biggest growth in private investment in Australia by a long shot. Perhaps the vote of confidence that the public exhibits in the government comes about because we have a trade surplus of something like $29 billion compared with the trade deficit for the rest of Australia of $14 billion. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because it recognises that under the changes that are being put in place to the education and training system, their children will not be locked out of the employment opportunities that our modern economy provides. Perhaps it is because people recognise that at last a state government is trying to tackle the endemic and long-standing problems in our health system. Indeed, this government is completely remodelling the health system for the benefit of generations to come. Perhaps those sorts of things are reflected in the level of confidence that government members experience when they travel around the community. Perhaps Western Australians enjoy a level of confidence in the government because crime rates have gone down. Perhaps it is because they remember the ineptitude of the previous government and because they are observing the ineptitude of the current opposition. Perhaps that is why government members receive a pretty good response from the people of Western Australia when they travel around the community.
Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Is the member not asking me to reassure the people of Western Australia? Mr R.F. Johnson : No. I want you to comment on the votes of no-confidence against so many of your ministers and your ability to manage your ministers. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : An overwhelming vote of no-confidence in the alternative government was passed at the last election. That vote of no-confidence followed the similar vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. That speaks volumes. When a government tries to enact change, it usually generates opposition and conflict to that change. Some people do not want change for one reason or another. The longer that a party is in government and the more it tries to do, the more frequent those voices are heard. The people of Western Australia can have every confidence in this government. The people of Western Australia have great confidence in this government. When I travel the community of Western Australia, I am led to believe that Western Australians have a great deal of confidence in this government. Perhaps the Western Australian community has great confidence in the government because Western Australia is experiencing under this government its greatest economic success in 100 years. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the state is experiencing under this government its greatest ever rate of employment growth. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because under this government Western Australia has experienced the lowest rate of unemployment since 1975 or 1976, which is when the state first started to record unemployment rates. Perhaps it is because under this government we have experienced the biggest growth in private investment in Australia by a long shot. Perhaps the vote of confidence that the public exhibits in the government comes about because we have a trade surplus of something like $29 billion compared with the trade deficit for the rest of Australia of $14 billion. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because it recognises that under the changes that are being put in place to the education and training system, their children will not be locked out of the employment opportunities that our modern economy provides. Perhaps it is because people recognise that at last a state government is trying to tackle the endemic and long-standing problems in our health system. Indeed, this government is completely remodelling the health system for the benefit of generations to come. Perhaps those sorts of things are reflected in the level of confidence that government members experience when they travel around the community. Perhaps Western Australians enjoy a level of confidence in the government because crime rates have gone down. Perhaps it is because they remember the ineptitude of the previous government and because they are observing the ineptitude of the current opposition. Perhaps that is why government members receive a pretty good response from the people of Western Australia when they travel around the community.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Is the member not asking me to reassure the people of Western Australia? Mr R.F. Johnson : No. I want you to comment on the votes of no-confidence against so many of your ministers and your ability to manage your ministers. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : An overwhelming vote of no-confidence in the alternative government was passed at the last election. That vote of no-confidence followed the similar vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. That speaks volumes. When a government tries to enact change, it usually generates opposition and conflict to that change. Some people do not want change for one reason or another. The longer that a party is in government and the more it tries to do, the more frequent those voices are heard. The people of Western Australia can have every confidence in this government. The people of Western Australia have great confidence in this government. When I travel the community of Western Australia, I am led to believe that Western Australians have a great deal of confidence in this government. Perhaps the Western Australian community has great confidence in the government because Western Australia is experiencing under this government its greatest economic success in 100 years. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the state is experiencing under this government its greatest ever rate of employment growth. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because under this government Western Australia has experienced the lowest rate of unemployment since 1975 or 1976, which is when the state first started to record unemployment rates. Perhaps it is because under this government we have experienced the biggest growth in private investment in Australia by a long shot. Perhaps the vote of confidence that the public exhibits in the government comes about because we have a trade surplus of something like $29 billion compared with the trade deficit for the rest of Australia of $14 billion. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because it recognises that under the changes that are being put in place to the education and training system, their children will not be locked out of the employment opportunities that our modern economy provides. Perhaps it is because people recognise that at last a state government is trying to tackle the endemic and long-standing problems in our health system. Indeed, this government is completely remodelling the health system for the benefit of generations to come. Perhaps those sorts of things are reflected in the level of confidence that government members experience when they travel around the community. Perhaps Western Australians enjoy a level of confidence in the government because crime rates have gone down. Perhaps it is because they remember the ineptitude of the previous government and because they are observing the ineptitude of the current opposition. Perhaps that is why government members receive a pretty good response from the people of Western Australia when they travel around the community.
Mr R.F. Johnson : No. I want you to comment on the votes of no-confidence against so many of your ministers and your ability to manage your ministers. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : An overwhelming vote of no-confidence in the alternative government was passed at the last election. That vote of no-confidence followed the similar vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. That speaks volumes. When a government tries to enact change, it usually generates opposition and conflict to that change. Some people do not want change for one reason or another. The longer that a party is in government and the more it tries to do, the more frequent those voices are heard. The people of Western Australia can have every confidence in this government. The people of Western Australia have great confidence in this government. When I travel the community of Western Australia, I am led to believe that Western Australians have a great deal of confidence in this government. Perhaps the Western Australian community has great confidence in the government because Western Australia is experiencing under this government its greatest economic success in 100 years. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the state is experiencing under this government its greatest ever rate of employment growth. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because under this government Western Australia has experienced the lowest rate of unemployment since 1975 or 1976, which is when the state first started to record unemployment rates. Perhaps it is because under this government we have experienced the biggest growth in private investment in Australia by a long shot. Perhaps the vote of confidence that the public exhibits in the government comes about because we have a trade surplus of something like $29 billion compared with the trade deficit for the rest of Australia of $14 billion. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because it recognises that under the changes that are being put in place to the education and training system, their children will not be locked out of the employment opportunities that our modern economy provides. Perhaps it is because people recognise that at last a state government is trying to tackle the endemic and long-standing problems in our health system. Indeed, this government is completely remodelling the health system for the benefit of generations to come. Perhaps those sorts of things are reflected in the level of confidence that government members experience when they travel around the community. Perhaps Western Australians enjoy a level of confidence in the government because crime rates have gone down. Perhaps it is because they remember the ineptitude of the previous government and because they are observing the ineptitude of the current opposition. Perhaps that is why government members receive a pretty good response from the people of Western Australia when they travel around the community.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : An overwhelming vote of no-confidence in the alternative government was passed at the last election. That vote of no-confidence followed the similar vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. That speaks volumes. When a government tries to enact change, it usually generates opposition and conflict to that change. Some people do not want change for one reason or another. The longer that a party is in government and the more it tries to do, the more frequent those voices are heard. The people of Western Australia can have every confidence in this government. The people of Western Australia have great confidence in this government. When I travel the community of Western Australia, I am led to believe that Western Australians have a great deal of confidence in this government. Perhaps the Western Australian community has great confidence in the government because Western Australia is experiencing under this government its greatest economic success in 100 years. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the state is experiencing under this government its greatest ever rate of employment growth. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because under this government Western Australia has experienced the lowest rate of unemployment since 1975 or 1976, which is when the state first started to record unemployment rates. Perhaps it is because under this government we have experienced the biggest growth in private investment in Australia by a long shot. Perhaps the vote of confidence that the public exhibits in the government comes about because we have a trade surplus of something like $29 billion compared with the trade deficit for the rest of Australia of $14 billion. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because it recognises that under the changes that are being put in place to the education and training system, their children will not be locked out of the employment opportunities that our modern economy provides. Perhaps it is because people recognise that at last a state government is trying to tackle the endemic and long-standing problems in our health system. Indeed, this government is completely remodelling the health system for the benefit of generations to come. Perhaps those sorts of things are reflected in the level of confidence that government members experience when they travel around the community. Perhaps Western Australians enjoy a level of confidence in the government because crime rates have gone down. Perhaps it is because they remember the ineptitude of the previous government and because they are observing the ineptitude of the current opposition. Perhaps that is why government members receive a pretty good response from the people of Western Australia when they travel around the community.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. The member has raised an interesting issue. I recall the very significant vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party that the electorate of Western Australia overwhelmingly passed at the last state election. That vote of no-confidence followed on from the vote of no-confidence - Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Is the member not asking me to reassure the people of Western Australia? Mr R.F. Johnson : No. I want you to comment on the votes of no-confidence against so many of your ministers and your ability to manage your ministers. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : An overwhelming vote of no-confidence in the alternative government was passed at the last election. That vote of no-confidence followed the similar vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. That speaks volumes. When a government tries to enact change, it usually generates opposition and conflict to that change. Some people do not want change for one reason or another. The longer that a party is in government and the more it tries to do, the more frequent those voices are heard. The people of Western Australia can have every confidence in this government. The people of Western Australia have great confidence in this government. When I travel the community of Western Australia, I am led to believe that Western Australians have a great deal of confidence in this government. Perhaps the Western Australian community has great confidence in the government because Western Australia is experiencing under this government its greatest economic success in 100 years. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the state is experiencing under this government its greatest ever rate of employment growth. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because under this government Western Australia has experienced the lowest rate of unemployment since 1975 or 1976, which is when the state first started to record unemployment rates. Perhaps it is because under this government we have experienced the biggest growth in private investment in Australia by a long shot. Perhaps the vote of confidence that the public exhibits in the government comes about because we have a trade surplus of something like $29 billion compared with the trade deficit for the rest of Australia of $14 billion. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because it recognises that under the changes that are being put in place to the education and training system, their children will not be locked out of the employment opportunities that our modern economy provides. Perhaps it is because people recognise that at last a state government is trying to tackle the endemic and long-standing problems in our health system. Indeed, this government is completely remodelling the health system for the benefit of generations to come. Perhaps those sorts of things are reflected in the level of confidence that government members experience when they travel around the community. Perhaps Western Australians enjoy a level of confidence in the government because crime rates have gone down. Perhaps it is because they remember the ineptitude of the previous government and because they are observing the ineptitude of the current opposition. Perhaps that is why government members receive a pretty good response from the people of Western Australia when they travel around the community.
I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. The member has raised an interesting issue. I recall the very significant vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party that the electorate of Western Australia overwhelmingly passed at the last state election. That vote of no-confidence followed on from the vote of no-confidence - Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Is the member not asking me to reassure the people of Western Australia? Mr R.F. Johnson : No. I want you to comment on the votes of no-confidence against so many of your ministers and your ability to manage your ministers. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : An overwhelming vote of no-confidence in the alternative government was passed at the last election. That vote of no-confidence followed the similar vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. That speaks volumes. When a government tries to enact change, it usually generates opposition and conflict to that change. Some people do not want change for one reason or another. The longer that a party is in government and the more it tries to do, the more frequent those voices are heard. The people of Western Australia can have every confidence in this government. The people of Western Australia have great confidence in this government. When I travel the community of Western Australia, I am led to believe that Western Australians have a great deal of confidence in this government. Perhaps the Western Australian community has great confidence in the government because Western Australia is experiencing under this government its greatest economic success in 100 years. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the state is experiencing under this government its greatest ever rate of employment growth. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because under this government Western Australia has experienced the lowest rate of unemployment since 1975 or 1976, which is when the state first started to record unemployment rates. Perhaps it is because under this government we have experienced the biggest growth in private investment in Australia by a long shot. Perhaps the vote of confidence that the public exhibits in the government comes about because we have a trade surplus of something like $29 billion compared with the trade deficit for the rest of Australia of $14 billion. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because it recognises that under the changes that are being put in place to the education and training system, their children will not be locked out of the employment opportunities that our modern economy provides. Perhaps it is because people recognise that at last a state government is trying to tackle the endemic and long-standing problems in our health system. Indeed, this government is completely remodelling the health system for the benefit of generations to come. Perhaps those sorts of things are reflected in the level of confidence that government members experience when they travel around the community. Perhaps Western Australians enjoy a level of confidence in the government because crime rates have gone down. Perhaps it is because they remember the ineptitude of the previous government and because they are observing the ineptitude of the current opposition. Perhaps that is why government members receive a pretty good response from the people of Western Australia when they travel around the community.
Mr R.F. Johnson interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Is the member not asking me to reassure the people of Western Australia? Mr R.F. Johnson : No. I want you to comment on the votes of no-confidence against so many of your ministers and your ability to manage your ministers. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : An overwhelming vote of no-confidence in the alternative government was passed at the last election. That vote of no-confidence followed the similar vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. That speaks volumes. When a government tries to enact change, it usually generates opposition and conflict to that change. Some people do not want change for one reason or another. The longer that a party is in government and the more it tries to do, the more frequent those voices are heard. The people of Western Australia can have every confidence in this government. The people of Western Australia have great confidence in this government. When I travel the community of Western Australia, I am led to believe that Western Australians have a great deal of confidence in this government. Perhaps the Western Australian community has great confidence in the government because Western Australia is experiencing under this government its greatest economic success in 100 years. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the state is experiencing under this government its greatest ever rate of employment growth. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because under this government Western Australia has experienced the lowest rate of unemployment since 1975 or 1976, which is when the state first started to record unemployment rates. Perhaps it is because under this government we have experienced the biggest growth in private investment in Australia by a long shot. Perhaps the vote of confidence that the public exhibits in the government comes about because we have a trade surplus of something like $29 billion compared with the trade deficit for the rest of Australia of $14 billion. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because it recognises that under the changes that are being put in place to the education and training system, their children will not be locked out of the employment opportunities that our modern economy provides. Perhaps it is because people recognise that at last a state government is trying to tackle the endemic and long-standing problems in our health system. Indeed, this government is completely remodelling the health system for the benefit of generations to come. Perhaps those sorts of things are reflected in the level of confidence that government members experience when they travel around the community. Perhaps Western Australians enjoy a level of confidence in the government because crime rates have gone down. Perhaps it is because they remember the ineptitude of the previous government and because they are observing the ineptitude of the current opposition. Perhaps that is why government members receive a pretty good response from the people of Western Australia when they travel around the community.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Is the member not asking me to reassure the people of Western Australia? Mr R.F. Johnson : No. I want you to comment on the votes of no-confidence against so many of your ministers and your ability to manage your ministers. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : An overwhelming vote of no-confidence in the alternative government was passed at the last election. That vote of no-confidence followed the similar vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. That speaks volumes. When a government tries to enact change, it usually generates opposition and conflict to that change. Some people do not want change for one reason or another. The longer that a party is in government and the more it tries to do, the more frequent those voices are heard. The people of Western Australia can have every confidence in this government. The people of Western Australia have great confidence in this government. When I travel the community of Western Australia, I am led to believe that Western Australians have a great deal of confidence in this government. Perhaps the Western Australian community has great confidence in the government because Western Australia is experiencing under this government its greatest economic success in 100 years. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the state is experiencing under this government its greatest ever rate of employment growth. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because under this government Western Australia has experienced the lowest rate of unemployment since 1975 or 1976, which is when the state first started to record unemployment rates. Perhaps it is because under this government we have experienced the biggest growth in private investment in Australia by a long shot. Perhaps the vote of confidence that the public exhibits in the government comes about because we have a trade surplus of something like $29 billion compared with the trade deficit for the rest of Australia of $14 billion. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because it recognises that under the changes that are being put in place to the education and training system, their children will not be locked out of the employment opportunities that our modern economy provides. Perhaps it is because people recognise that at last a state government is trying to tackle the endemic and long-standing problems in our health system. Indeed, this government is completely remodelling the health system for the benefit of generations to come. Perhaps those sorts of things are reflected in the level of confidence that government members experience when they travel around the community. Perhaps Western Australians enjoy a level of confidence in the government because crime rates have gone down. Perhaps it is because they remember the ineptitude of the previous government and because they are observing the ineptitude of the current opposition. Perhaps that is why government members receive a pretty good response from the people of Western Australia when they travel around the community.
Mr R.F. Johnson : No. I want you to comment on the votes of no-confidence against so many of your ministers and your ability to manage your ministers. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : An overwhelming vote of no-confidence in the alternative government was passed at the last election. That vote of no-confidence followed the similar vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. That speaks volumes. When a government tries to enact change, it usually generates opposition and conflict to that change. Some people do not want change for one reason or another. The longer that a party is in government and the more it tries to do, the more frequent those voices are heard. The people of Western Australia can have every confidence in this government. The people of Western Australia have great confidence in this government. When I travel the community of Western Australia, I am led to believe that Western Australians have a great deal of confidence in this government. Perhaps the Western Australian community has great confidence in the government because Western Australia is experiencing under this government its greatest economic success in 100 years. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the state is experiencing under this government its greatest ever rate of employment growth. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because under this government Western Australia has experienced the lowest rate of unemployment since 1975 or 1976, which is when the state first started to record unemployment rates. Perhaps it is because under this government we have experienced the biggest growth in private investment in Australia by a long shot. Perhaps the vote of confidence that the public exhibits in the government comes about because we have a trade surplus of something like $29 billion compared with the trade deficit for the rest of Australia of $14 billion. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because it recognises that under the changes that are being put in place to the education and training system, their children will not be locked out of the employment opportunities that our modern economy provides. Perhaps it is because people recognise that at last a state government is trying to tackle the endemic and long-standing problems in our health system. Indeed, this government is completely remodelling the health system for the benefit of generations to come. Perhaps those sorts of things are reflected in the level of confidence that government members experience when they travel around the community. Perhaps Western Australians enjoy a level of confidence in the government because crime rates have gone down. Perhaps it is because they remember the ineptitude of the previous government and because they are observing the ineptitude of the current opposition. Perhaps that is why government members receive a pretty good response from the people of Western Australia when they travel around the community.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : An overwhelming vote of no-confidence in the alternative government was passed at the last election. That vote of no-confidence followed the similar vote of no-confidence in the Liberal Party in the 2001 election. That speaks volumes. When a government tries to enact change, it usually generates opposition and conflict to that change. Some people do not want change for one reason or another. The longer that a party is in government and the more it tries to do, the more frequent those voices are heard. The people of Western Australia can have every confidence in this government. The people of Western Australia have great confidence in this government. When I travel the community of Western Australia, I am led to believe that Western Australians have a great deal of confidence in this government. Perhaps the Western Australian community has great confidence in the government because Western Australia is experiencing under this government its greatest economic success in 100 years. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the state is experiencing under this government its greatest ever rate of employment growth. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because under this government Western Australia has experienced the lowest rate of unemployment since 1975 or 1976, which is when the state first started to record unemployment rates. Perhaps it is because under this government we have experienced the biggest growth in private investment in Australia by a long shot. Perhaps the vote of confidence that the public exhibits in the government comes about because we have a trade surplus of something like $29 billion compared with the trade deficit for the rest of Australia of $14 billion. Perhaps the Western Australian community has confidence in this government because it recognises that under the changes that are being put in place to the education and training system, their children will not be locked out of the employment opportunities that our modern economy provides. Perhaps it is because people recognise that at last a state government is trying to tackle the endemic and long-standing problems in our health system. Indeed, this government is completely remodelling the health system for the benefit of generations to come. Perhaps those sorts of things are reflected in the level of confidence that government members experience when they travel around the community. Perhaps Western Australians enjoy a level of confidence in the government because crime rates have gone down. Perhaps it is because they remember the ineptitude of the previous government and because they are observing the ineptitude of the current opposition. Perhaps that is why government members receive a pretty good response from the people of Western Australia when they travel around the community.
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