❓ Opposition asks about the timeline for establishing COVID-19 clinics in regional WA. Premier responds by criticising the opposition's politicisation of the issue and highlights existing measures.
AnsweredQoN 128Legislative Assembly
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CORONAVIRUS —
COVID-19 CLINICS — NORTHERN SUBURBS
128. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. I appreciate
that the Premier said that he would be establishing dedicated COVID clinics in
the regions over time. Can the Premier tell us exactly when we will see those
clinics established in Peel, Bunbury, the south west region and other major
regional centres?
The SPEAKER : That is not a supplementary.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : I do not hate
you, member for Southern River, but I call you to order for the first time.
Member for Wanneroo, I call you to order for the first time.
You were diverting away. You were
talking about metro and then all of a sudden you were going into the regions.
Can you rephrase that question?
Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP : Of course,
Mr Speaker. I note the Premier's comments in relation to the question
stated that the government will be setting up further clinics in time. Can the
Premier provide us with more specifics as to when that might be the case?
COVID-19 CLINICS — NORTHERN SUBURBS
128. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. I appreciate
that the Premier said that he would be establishing dedicated COVID clinics in
the regions over time. Can the Premier tell us exactly when we will see those
clinics established in Peel, Bunbury, the south west region and other major
regional centres?
The SPEAKER : That is not a supplementary.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : I do not hate
you, member for Southern River, but I call you to order for the first time.
Member for Wanneroo, I call you to order for the first time.
You were diverting away. You were
talking about metro and then all of a sudden you were going into the regions.
Can you rephrase that question?
Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP : Of course,
Mr Speaker. I note the Premier's comments in relation to the question
stated that the government will be setting up further clinics in time. Can the
Premier provide us with more specifics as to when that might be the case?
AnswerView source ↗
As required and as soon as possible;
that is what we are doing, like every state in the commonwealth is doing. The
Minister for Health put out a press release earlier this morning, expanding the
PathWest collection centres—dedicated COVID-19 specimen collection. I note
that he said yesterday—I am sure that he is correct—we have far better capacity and a far better health
system in Australia and Western Australia than virtually anywhere in the world to deal with these issues. He outlined yesterday that the United States appears
to have one laboratory that can deal with
these matters for a population of 350 million people. We are rolling out, as
the minister indicated today, a range of PathWest collection centres to
deal with these matters. But I urge the opposition again—you did it
yesterday, you are doing it every day; this shocking politicisation—to
grow up! Act maturely. Honestly, as I pointed out yesterday, the opposition is acting so immaturely. Grow up and act like
adults. Stop politicising this matter. This is what the opposition said yesterday: because the Premier hasn't
put out enough press releases, people are panic buying toilet paper in
supermarkets. That was yesterday's argument. The day before, the
argument from the Liberal Party was this: the government is only advertising on
radio, in print, online and on TV; why is it not advertising on the back of
buses? The opposition is looking everywhere.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : It actually is
not funny. This behaviour is shocking. Stop being so immature, grow up and be
constructive and supportive and a little bit bipartisan for once.
that is what we are doing, like every state in the commonwealth is doing. The
Minister for Health put out a press release earlier this morning, expanding the
PathWest collection centres—dedicated COVID-19 specimen collection. I note
that he said yesterday—I am sure that he is correct—we have far better capacity and a far better health
system in Australia and Western Australia than virtually anywhere in the world to deal with these issues. He outlined yesterday that the United States appears
to have one laboratory that can deal with
these matters for a population of 350 million people. We are rolling out, as
the minister indicated today, a range of PathWest collection centres to
deal with these matters. But I urge the opposition again—you did it
yesterday, you are doing it every day; this shocking politicisation—to
grow up! Act maturely. Honestly, as I pointed out yesterday, the opposition is acting so immaturely. Grow up and act like
adults. Stop politicising this matter. This is what the opposition said yesterday: because the Premier hasn't
put out enough press releases, people are panic buying toilet paper in
supermarkets. That was yesterday's argument. The day before, the
argument from the Liberal Party was this: the government is only advertising on
radio, in print, online and on TV; why is it not advertising on the back of
buses? The opposition is looking everywhere.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : It actually is
not funny. This behaviour is shocking. Stop being so immature, grow up and be
constructive and supportive and a little bit bipartisan for once.
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