❓ The Premier defends the Labor Party's decision not to allow a conscience vote on the Prostitution Amendment Bill 2007, citing party unity and questioning the opposition's past actions regarding a brothel in Kalgoorlie. The question implies disagreement with the government's stance on the Bill.
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PROSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL 2007
I have a supplementary question. If the Premier is so happy with the government’s decision, why will he not give his members a conscience vote? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
I have a supplementary question. If the Premier is so happy with the government’s decision, why will he not give his members a conscience vote? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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There is no reason for me to pursue the issues of the how the Labor Party operates. When we join the party, we agree to make group decisions. Let me ask the member this: is there a single member on the other side of the Parliament, and who has been in government, who has ever tried to close the brothel in Kalgoorlie? Never.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: There is no reason for me to pursue the issues of the how the Labor Party operates. When we join the party, we agree to make group decisions. Let me ask the member this: is there a single member on the other side of the Parliament, and who has been in government, who has ever tried to close the brothel in Kalgoorlie? Never.
There is no reason for me to pursue the issues of the how the Labor Party operates. When we join the party, we agree to make group decisions. Let me ask the member this: is there a single member on the other side of the Parliament, and who has been in government, who has ever tried to close the brothel in Kalgoorlie? Never.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: There is no reason for me to pursue the issues of the how the Labor Party operates. When we join the party, we agree to make group decisions. Let me ask the member this: is there a single member on the other side of the Parliament, and who has been in government, who has ever tried to close the brothel in Kalgoorlie? Never.
There is no reason for me to pursue the issues of the how the Labor Party operates. When we join the party, we agree to make group decisions. Let me ask the member this: is there a single member on the other side of the Parliament, and who has been in government, who has ever tried to close the brothel in Kalgoorlie? Never.
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