❓ Opposition Leader McGowan questions Premier Barnett about deviations from the Local Government Advisory Board's recommendations regarding the City of Perth's expansion and potential vote weighting, prompting a heated exchange and a promise of further information the following day.
AnsweredQoN 824Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT REFORM — CITY OF PERTH
824. Mr M. McGOWAN to the
Premier:
I am pleased that the
Premier is here. I refer to the Premier's proposal, announced on
Friday, to introduce legislation for a new expanded City of Perth.
(1) Why is the Premier already moving away
from the recommendations of his own hand-picked advisory board?
Mr C.J. Barnett : It was not hand-picked; what an insult.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I would not talk about insults if I were
the Premier!
(2) Will the Premier rule out introducing any
form of vote weighting, which would make residents of Perth and Vincent
second-class citizens?
GOVERNMENT REFORM — CITY OF PERTH
824. Mr M. McGOWAN to the
Premier:
I am pleased that the
Premier is here. I refer to the Premier's proposal, announced on
Friday, to introduce legislation for a new expanded City of Perth.
(1) Why is the Premier already moving away
from the recommendations of his own hand-picked advisory board?
Mr C.J. Barnett : It was not hand-picked; what an insult.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I would not talk about insults if I were
the Premier!
(2) Will the Premier rule out introducing any
form of vote weighting, which would make residents of Perth and Vincent
second-class citizens?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) The Minister for Local
Government and I will release the recommendations of the Local Government
Advisory Board tomorrow. Along with that, we will release the maps for
metropolitan Perth. We will go through them one by one, explaining what the
government position is. That will happen tomorrow.
Government and I will release the recommendations of the Local Government
Advisory Board tomorrow. Along with that, we will release the maps for
metropolitan Perth. We will go through them one by one, explaining what the
government position is. That will happen tomorrow.
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