❓ Opposition questions Premier's decision to attend an ALP breakfast instead of the CCI/Rotary event, suggesting it's due to fear of criticism. Premier defends the decision, highlighting government policies and willingness to engage in debate.
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I refer to the Premier’s and his Treasurer’s last minute decision to snub the traditional post-budget breakfast hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia and Rotary International and instead attend an Australian Labor Party round-table breakfast. (1) Given that around $5 000 from the proceeds of the CCI and Rotary International post-budget breakfast has been donated to charity for the past nine years, will the Premier make a personal request that the ALP round table make a similar donation from the proceeds of its post-budget breakfast to charity? (2) Is it not a fact that the Premier and the Treasurer have given the CCI and up to 500 businesspeople who attend this breakfast the cold shoulder out of fear of being criticised by those present over the Government’s industrial legislation? Dr GALLOP
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(2) I will deal with the last point first. This Government is very capable and willing to listen to criticism of its policies, because this Government has policies. This Government is moving to change the State of Western Australia. It has overhauled the public service in Western Australia. It is establishing social and legal reform in Western Australia so that all citizens are equal. It has stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia. It is taking through the Parliament legislation that will provide proper rights for employees and their representative organisations in Western Australia. It is overhauling our health system so that it serves the people who use the system. It is committed to making sure that education is focused on the people who use it. Because this Government is doing many things to change Western Australia so that it is capable of meeting all the challenges of the twenty-first century, some interest groups do not like what we are doing. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia does not like some of those policies but it has applauded other policies. Mr Omodei: Can you name them? Dr GALLOP: I have mentioned public sector reform which, of course, the CCI has been advocating for many years. Make no mistake, this Government is willing to engage in dialogue with the community and, if necessary, debate policies with interest groups because it puts the interests of all the people first and not the interests of some people. That is the style of our Government. The notion that the Government would be worried about some criticism of it is ludicrous. (1) The business round table that has provided a forum for good discussion of a range of issues in Western Australia over recent years has become an important part of the public interest dialogue in Western Australia. When I was Leader of the Opposition, the business round table organised excellent forums and seminars at which top quality speakers indicated their views on subjects. They also provide a forum at which the Government can put its position and answer questions from the business community. We think it highly appropriate that it does the job. I have no problem putting the point made about charities and institutions to members on this side of the House. We are strong supporters of non-government organisations. Many government members have been active in a range of non-government organisations, as have members opposite. A recent example involved the member for Murdoch. That is good. We support non-government associations. I will talk to the authorities about the possibility - Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
(1) Given that around $5 000 from the proceeds of the CCI and Rotary International post-budget breakfast has been donated to charity for the past nine years, will the Premier make a personal request that the ALP round table make a similar donation from the proceeds of its post-budget breakfast to charity? (2) Is it not a fact that the Premier and the Treasurer have given the CCI and up to 500 businesspeople who attend this breakfast the cold shoulder out of fear of being criticised by those present over the Government’s industrial legislation? Dr GALLOP replied: (2) I will deal with the last point first. This Government is very capable and willing to listen to criticism of its policies, because this Government has policies. This Government is moving to change the State of Western Australia. It has overhauled the public service in Western Australia. It is establishing social and legal reform in Western Australia so that all citizens are equal. It has stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia. It is taking through the Parliament legislation that will provide proper rights for employees and their representative organisations in Western Australia. It is overhauling our health system so that it serves the people who use the system. It is committed to making sure that education is focused on the people who use it. Because this Government is doing many things to change Western Australia so that it is capable of meeting all the challenges of the twenty-first century, some interest groups do not like what we are doing. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia does not like some of those policies but it has applauded other policies. Mr Omodei: Can you name them? Dr GALLOP: I have mentioned public sector reform which, of course, the CCI has been advocating for many years. Make no mistake, this Government is willing to engage in dialogue with the community and, if necessary, debate policies with interest groups because it puts the interests of all the people first and not the interests of some people. That is the style of our Government. The notion that the Government would be worried about some criticism of it is ludicrous. (1) The business round table that has provided a forum for good discussion of a range of issues in Western Australia over recent years has become an important part of the public interest dialogue in Western Australia. When I was Leader of the Opposition, the business round table organised excellent forums and seminars at which top quality speakers indicated their views on subjects. They also provide a forum at which the Government can put its position and answer questions from the business community. We think it highly appropriate that it does the job. I have no problem putting the point made about charities and institutions to members on this side of the House. We are strong supporters of non-government organisations. Many government members have been active in a range of non-government organisations, as have members opposite. A recent example involved the member for Murdoch. That is good. We support non-government associations. I will talk to the authorities about the possibility - Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
(2) Is it not a fact that the Premier and the Treasurer have given the CCI and up to 500 businesspeople who attend this breakfast the cold shoulder out of fear of being criticised by those present over the Government’s industrial legislation? Dr GALLOP replied: (2) I will deal with the last point first. This Government is very capable and willing to listen to criticism of its policies, because this Government has policies. This Government is moving to change the State of Western Australia. It has overhauled the public service in Western Australia. It is establishing social and legal reform in Western Australia so that all citizens are equal. It has stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia. It is taking through the Parliament legislation that will provide proper rights for employees and their representative organisations in Western Australia. It is overhauling our health system so that it serves the people who use the system. It is committed to making sure that education is focused on the people who use it. Because this Government is doing many things to change Western Australia so that it is capable of meeting all the challenges of the twenty-first century, some interest groups do not like what we are doing. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia does not like some of those policies but it has applauded other policies. Mr Omodei: Can you name them? Dr GALLOP: I have mentioned public sector reform which, of course, the CCI has been advocating for many years. Make no mistake, this Government is willing to engage in dialogue with the community and, if necessary, debate policies with interest groups because it puts the interests of all the people first and not the interests of some people. That is the style of our Government. The notion that the Government would be worried about some criticism of it is ludicrous. (1) The business round table that has provided a forum for good discussion of a range of issues in Western Australia over recent years has become an important part of the public interest dialogue in Western Australia. When I was Leader of the Opposition, the business round table organised excellent forums and seminars at which top quality speakers indicated their views on subjects. They also provide a forum at which the Government can put its position and answer questions from the business community. We think it highly appropriate that it does the job. I have no problem putting the point made about charities and institutions to members on this side of the House. We are strong supporters of non-government organisations. Many government members have been active in a range of non-government organisations, as have members opposite. A recent example involved the member for Murdoch. That is good. We support non-government associations. I will talk to the authorities about the possibility - Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
Dr GALLOP replied: (2) I will deal with the last point first. This Government is very capable and willing to listen to criticism of its policies, because this Government has policies. This Government is moving to change the State of Western Australia. It has overhauled the public service in Western Australia. It is establishing social and legal reform in Western Australia so that all citizens are equal. It has stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia. It is taking through the Parliament legislation that will provide proper rights for employees and their representative organisations in Western Australia. It is overhauling our health system so that it serves the people who use the system. It is committed to making sure that education is focused on the people who use it. Because this Government is doing many things to change Western Australia so that it is capable of meeting all the challenges of the twenty-first century, some interest groups do not like what we are doing. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia does not like some of those policies but it has applauded other policies. Mr Omodei: Can you name them? Dr GALLOP: I have mentioned public sector reform which, of course, the CCI has been advocating for many years. Make no mistake, this Government is willing to engage in dialogue with the community and, if necessary, debate policies with interest groups because it puts the interests of all the people first and not the interests of some people. That is the style of our Government. The notion that the Government would be worried about some criticism of it is ludicrous. (1) The business round table that has provided a forum for good discussion of a range of issues in Western Australia over recent years has become an important part of the public interest dialogue in Western Australia. When I was Leader of the Opposition, the business round table organised excellent forums and seminars at which top quality speakers indicated their views on subjects. They also provide a forum at which the Government can put its position and answer questions from the business community. We think it highly appropriate that it does the job. I have no problem putting the point made about charities and institutions to members on this side of the House. We are strong supporters of non-government organisations. Many government members have been active in a range of non-government organisations, as have members opposite. A recent example involved the member for Murdoch. That is good. We support non-government associations. I will talk to the authorities about the possibility - Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
(2) I will deal with the last point first. This Government is very capable and willing to listen to criticism of its policies, because this Government has policies. This Government is moving to change the State of Western Australia. It has overhauled the public service in Western Australia. It is establishing social and legal reform in Western Australia so that all citizens are equal. It has stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia. It is taking through the Parliament legislation that will provide proper rights for employees and their representative organisations in Western Australia. It is overhauling our health system so that it serves the people who use the system. It is committed to making sure that education is focused on the people who use it. Because this Government is doing many things to change Western Australia so that it is capable of meeting all the challenges of the twenty-first century, some interest groups do not like what we are doing. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia does not like some of those policies but it has applauded other policies. Mr Omodei: Can you name them? Dr GALLOP: I have mentioned public sector reform which, of course, the CCI has been advocating for many years. Make no mistake, this Government is willing to engage in dialogue with the community and, if necessary, debate policies with interest groups because it puts the interests of all the people first and not the interests of some people. That is the style of our Government. The notion that the Government would be worried about some criticism of it is ludicrous. (1) The business round table that has provided a forum for good discussion of a range of issues in Western Australia over recent years has become an important part of the public interest dialogue in Western Australia. When I was Leader of the Opposition, the business round table organised excellent forums and seminars at which top quality speakers indicated their views on subjects. They also provide a forum at which the Government can put its position and answer questions from the business community. We think it highly appropriate that it does the job. I have no problem putting the point made about charities and institutions to members on this side of the House. We are strong supporters of non-government organisations. Many government members have been active in a range of non-government organisations, as have members opposite. A recent example involved the member for Murdoch. That is good. We support non-government associations. I will talk to the authorities about the possibility - Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
Dr GALLOP: I have mentioned public sector reform which, of course, the CCI has been advocating for many years. Make no mistake, this Government is willing to engage in dialogue with the community and, if necessary, debate policies with interest groups because it puts the interests of all the people first and not the interests of some people. That is the style of our Government. The notion that the Government would be worried about some criticism of it is ludicrous. (1) The business round table that has provided a forum for good discussion of a range of issues in Western Australia over recent years has become an important part of the public interest dialogue in Western Australia. When I was Leader of the Opposition, the business round table organised excellent forums and seminars at which top quality speakers indicated their views on subjects. They also provide a forum at which the Government can put its position and answer questions from the business community. We think it highly appropriate that it does the job. I have no problem putting the point made about charities and institutions to members on this side of the House. We are strong supporters of non-government organisations. Many government members have been active in a range of non-government organisations, as have members opposite. A recent example involved the member for Murdoch. That is good. We support non-government associations. I will talk to the authorities about the possibility - Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
(1) The business round table that has provided a forum for good discussion of a range of issues in Western Australia over recent years has become an important part of the public interest dialogue in Western Australia. When I was Leader of the Opposition, the business round table organised excellent forums and seminars at which top quality speakers indicated their views on subjects. They also provide a forum at which the Government can put its position and answer questions from the business community. We think it highly appropriate that it does the job. I have no problem putting the point made about charities and institutions to members on this side of the House. We are strong supporters of non-government organisations. Many government members have been active in a range of non-government organisations, as have members opposite. A recent example involved the member for Murdoch. That is good. We support non-government associations. I will talk to the authorities about the possibility - Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
(1) Given that around $5 000 from the proceeds of the CCI and Rotary International post-budget breakfast has been donated to charity for the past nine years, will the Premier make a personal request that the ALP round table make a similar donation from the proceeds of its post-budget breakfast to charity? (2) Is it not a fact that the Premier and the Treasurer have given the CCI and up to 500 businesspeople who attend this breakfast the cold shoulder out of fear of being criticised by those present over the Government’s industrial legislation? Dr GALLOP replied: (2) I will deal with the last point first. This Government is very capable and willing to listen to criticism of its policies, because this Government has policies. This Government is moving to change the State of Western Australia. It has overhauled the public service in Western Australia. It is establishing social and legal reform in Western Australia so that all citizens are equal. It has stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia. It is taking through the Parliament legislation that will provide proper rights for employees and their representative organisations in Western Australia. It is overhauling our health system so that it serves the people who use the system. It is committed to making sure that education is focused on the people who use it. Because this Government is doing many things to change Western Australia so that it is capable of meeting all the challenges of the twenty-first century, some interest groups do not like what we are doing. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia does not like some of those policies but it has applauded other policies. Mr Omodei: Can you name them? Dr GALLOP: I have mentioned public sector reform which, of course, the CCI has been advocating for many years. Make no mistake, this Government is willing to engage in dialogue with the community and, if necessary, debate policies with interest groups because it puts the interests of all the people first and not the interests of some people. That is the style of our Government. The notion that the Government would be worried about some criticism of it is ludicrous. (1) The business round table that has provided a forum for good discussion of a range of issues in Western Australia over recent years has become an important part of the public interest dialogue in Western Australia. When I was Leader of the Opposition, the business round table organised excellent forums and seminars at which top quality speakers indicated their views on subjects. They also provide a forum at which the Government can put its position and answer questions from the business community. We think it highly appropriate that it does the job. I have no problem putting the point made about charities and institutions to members on this side of the House. We are strong supporters of non-government organisations. Many government members have been active in a range of non-government organisations, as have members opposite. A recent example involved the member for Murdoch. That is good. We support non-government associations. I will talk to the authorities about the possibility - Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
(2) Is it not a fact that the Premier and the Treasurer have given the CCI and up to 500 businesspeople who attend this breakfast the cold shoulder out of fear of being criticised by those present over the Government’s industrial legislation? Dr GALLOP replied: (2) I will deal with the last point first. This Government is very capable and willing to listen to criticism of its policies, because this Government has policies. This Government is moving to change the State of Western Australia. It has overhauled the public service in Western Australia. It is establishing social and legal reform in Western Australia so that all citizens are equal. It has stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia. It is taking through the Parliament legislation that will provide proper rights for employees and their representative organisations in Western Australia. It is overhauling our health system so that it serves the people who use the system. It is committed to making sure that education is focused on the people who use it. Because this Government is doing many things to change Western Australia so that it is capable of meeting all the challenges of the twenty-first century, some interest groups do not like what we are doing. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia does not like some of those policies but it has applauded other policies. Mr Omodei: Can you name them? Dr GALLOP: I have mentioned public sector reform which, of course, the CCI has been advocating for many years. Make no mistake, this Government is willing to engage in dialogue with the community and, if necessary, debate policies with interest groups because it puts the interests of all the people first and not the interests of some people. That is the style of our Government. The notion that the Government would be worried about some criticism of it is ludicrous. (1) The business round table that has provided a forum for good discussion of a range of issues in Western Australia over recent years has become an important part of the public interest dialogue in Western Australia. When I was Leader of the Opposition, the business round table organised excellent forums and seminars at which top quality speakers indicated their views on subjects. They also provide a forum at which the Government can put its position and answer questions from the business community. We think it highly appropriate that it does the job. I have no problem putting the point made about charities and institutions to members on this side of the House. We are strong supporters of non-government organisations. Many government members have been active in a range of non-government organisations, as have members opposite. A recent example involved the member for Murdoch. That is good. We support non-government associations. I will talk to the authorities about the possibility - Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
Dr GALLOP replied: (2) I will deal with the last point first. This Government is very capable and willing to listen to criticism of its policies, because this Government has policies. This Government is moving to change the State of Western Australia. It has overhauled the public service in Western Australia. It is establishing social and legal reform in Western Australia so that all citizens are equal. It has stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia. It is taking through the Parliament legislation that will provide proper rights for employees and their representative organisations in Western Australia. It is overhauling our health system so that it serves the people who use the system. It is committed to making sure that education is focused on the people who use it. Because this Government is doing many things to change Western Australia so that it is capable of meeting all the challenges of the twenty-first century, some interest groups do not like what we are doing. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia does not like some of those policies but it has applauded other policies. Mr Omodei: Can you name them? Dr GALLOP: I have mentioned public sector reform which, of course, the CCI has been advocating for many years. Make no mistake, this Government is willing to engage in dialogue with the community and, if necessary, debate policies with interest groups because it puts the interests of all the people first and not the interests of some people. That is the style of our Government. The notion that the Government would be worried about some criticism of it is ludicrous. (1) The business round table that has provided a forum for good discussion of a range of issues in Western Australia over recent years has become an important part of the public interest dialogue in Western Australia. When I was Leader of the Opposition, the business round table organised excellent forums and seminars at which top quality speakers indicated their views on subjects. They also provide a forum at which the Government can put its position and answer questions from the business community. We think it highly appropriate that it does the job. I have no problem putting the point made about charities and institutions to members on this side of the House. We are strong supporters of non-government organisations. Many government members have been active in a range of non-government organisations, as have members opposite. A recent example involved the member for Murdoch. That is good. We support non-government associations. I will talk to the authorities about the possibility - Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
(2) I will deal with the last point first. This Government is very capable and willing to listen to criticism of its policies, because this Government has policies. This Government is moving to change the State of Western Australia. It has overhauled the public service in Western Australia. It is establishing social and legal reform in Western Australia so that all citizens are equal. It has stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia. It is taking through the Parliament legislation that will provide proper rights for employees and their representative organisations in Western Australia. It is overhauling our health system so that it serves the people who use the system. It is committed to making sure that education is focused on the people who use it. Because this Government is doing many things to change Western Australia so that it is capable of meeting all the challenges of the twenty-first century, some interest groups do not like what we are doing. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia does not like some of those policies but it has applauded other policies. Mr Omodei: Can you name them? Dr GALLOP: I have mentioned public sector reform which, of course, the CCI has been advocating for many years. Make no mistake, this Government is willing to engage in dialogue with the community and, if necessary, debate policies with interest groups because it puts the interests of all the people first and not the interests of some people. That is the style of our Government. The notion that the Government would be worried about some criticism of it is ludicrous. (1) The business round table that has provided a forum for good discussion of a range of issues in Western Australia over recent years has become an important part of the public interest dialogue in Western Australia. When I was Leader of the Opposition, the business round table organised excellent forums and seminars at which top quality speakers indicated their views on subjects. They also provide a forum at which the Government can put its position and answer questions from the business community. We think it highly appropriate that it does the job. I have no problem putting the point made about charities and institutions to members on this side of the House. We are strong supporters of non-government organisations. Many government members have been active in a range of non-government organisations, as have members opposite. A recent example involved the member for Murdoch. That is good. We support non-government associations. I will talk to the authorities about the possibility - Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
Dr GALLOP: I have mentioned public sector reform which, of course, the CCI has been advocating for many years. Make no mistake, this Government is willing to engage in dialogue with the community and, if necessary, debate policies with interest groups because it puts the interests of all the people first and not the interests of some people. That is the style of our Government. The notion that the Government would be worried about some criticism of it is ludicrous. (1) The business round table that has provided a forum for good discussion of a range of issues in Western Australia over recent years has become an important part of the public interest dialogue in Western Australia. When I was Leader of the Opposition, the business round table organised excellent forums and seminars at which top quality speakers indicated their views on subjects. They also provide a forum at which the Government can put its position and answer questions from the business community. We think it highly appropriate that it does the job. I have no problem putting the point made about charities and institutions to members on this side of the House. We are strong supporters of non-government organisations. Many government members have been active in a range of non-government organisations, as have members opposite. A recent example involved the member for Murdoch. That is good. We support non-government associations. I will talk to the authorities about the possibility - Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
(1) The business round table that has provided a forum for good discussion of a range of issues in Western Australia over recent years has become an important part of the public interest dialogue in Western Australia. When I was Leader of the Opposition, the business round table organised excellent forums and seminars at which top quality speakers indicated their views on subjects. They also provide a forum at which the Government can put its position and answer questions from the business community. We think it highly appropriate that it does the job. I have no problem putting the point made about charities and institutions to members on this side of the House. We are strong supporters of non-government organisations. Many government members have been active in a range of non-government organisations, as have members opposite. A recent example involved the member for Murdoch. That is good. We support non-government associations. I will talk to the authorities about the possibility - Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
Mr Barnett: Authorities? Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
Dr GALLOP: I am not organising the breakfast. Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
Mr Barnett: I thought you were talking about the round table, or are they the authorities? Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
Dr GALLOP: What sort of interjection was that from the Leader of the Opposition? The Leader of the Opposition has become a little ball of conservative inaction. He is not proactive on anything; he is reactive on everything. He is incapable of projecting himself beyond his little ball to the big world that surrounds us, or of taking important issues on board. That interjection illustrated where the Leader of the Opposition is at in terms of politics in Western Australia today. The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
The Government is happy to take up the challenge to debate its policies with the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We will debate the budget with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Opposition, because the budget will not rely on the privatisation of public assets or on deficit financing. The budget will be fair to all citizens. It will pay special attention to low and fixed income Western Australians, and will provide infrastructure for the growth of our State. When that budget comes down and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Leader of the Opposition tell the Government to cut public funding, I will ask them which health service they think should be cut or which bit of infrastructure should not be provided. The die is cast in Western Australia. This Government is committed to providing infrastructure and growth fairly and to making sure that low income earners are protected. On the other side of the House sits an Opposition that embodies privatisation, deficits and injustice.
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