❓ Mr Rundle questions the Premier's support for live export given the transition package, while the Premier accuses the Nationals of ignoring the issue and defends the government's support for farmers during the transition, criticising the opposition's stance.
AnsweredQoN 802Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
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802. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I
have a supplementary question. How can the Premier say he supports the trade
when he is facilitating its very demise?
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802. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I
have a supplementary question. How can the Premier say he supports the trade
when he is facilitating its very demise?
AnswerView source ↗
Here we have the Nationals WA
policy: turn your back on farmers and pretend nothing is happening in the
world. The Nationals policy is to simply
deny the fact that we have these laws. If we listen to the member for Roe, we
must now stick our heads in the sand and pretend that nothing is going
on, that nothing is happening and that these laws did not pass. If we listened
to the member for Roe, we would do nothing; that is what he is proposing now.
We do not think that is an option. We think that supporting our farmers is the
only way forward and, as a result, we have been lobbying the federal government
for extra resources for the transition package, and the federal government has
listened to us. In addition, the federal government has asked us for our
assistance in delivering some of the transition package on the ground. We said,
''Yes, but these are your laws, federal government, so you need to make
sure that you pay for those programs'', and it is up for that. We will
continue to work with the federal government and
the farming community to ensure that we support our farming community as part
of this transition. We will not do what those opposite want us to do,
which is to stick our heads in the sand and pretend that nothing is going on.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr R.H. COOK : The member for
Bullwinkel—sorry, we know why the member for Central Wheatbelt is
making these noises. She has more of an eye on federal politics nowadays!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr R.H. COOK : We understand
why she is particularly focused on federal laws. We are focused on WA farmers
and we will continue to make sure that we work with WA farmers on this
transition package.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr R.H. COOK : The stench of
hypocrisy in this room coming from those opposite is getting overwhelming.
We will continue to work with the
farming community to implement this important transition package. We will not
do what members opposite propose, which is to stick our heads in the sand,
pretend that nothing is going on and hope that it all goes away. That is not an
option for WA farmers and it is not an option for my government.
policy: turn your back on farmers and pretend nothing is happening in the
world. The Nationals policy is to simply
deny the fact that we have these laws. If we listen to the member for Roe, we
must now stick our heads in the sand and pretend that nothing is going
on, that nothing is happening and that these laws did not pass. If we listened
to the member for Roe, we would do nothing; that is what he is proposing now.
We do not think that is an option. We think that supporting our farmers is the
only way forward and, as a result, we have been lobbying the federal government
for extra resources for the transition package, and the federal government has
listened to us. In addition, the federal government has asked us for our
assistance in delivering some of the transition package on the ground. We said,
''Yes, but these are your laws, federal government, so you need to make
sure that you pay for those programs'', and it is up for that. We will
continue to work with the federal government and
the farming community to ensure that we support our farming community as part
of this transition. We will not do what those opposite want us to do,
which is to stick our heads in the sand and pretend that nothing is going on.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr R.H. COOK : The member for
Bullwinkel—sorry, we know why the member for Central Wheatbelt is
making these noises. She has more of an eye on federal politics nowadays!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr R.H. COOK : We understand
why she is particularly focused on federal laws. We are focused on WA farmers
and we will continue to make sure that we work with WA farmers on this
transition package.
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr R.H. COOK : The stench of
hypocrisy in this room coming from those opposite is getting overwhelming.
We will continue to work with the
farming community to implement this important transition package. We will not
do what members opposite propose, which is to stick our heads in the sand,
pretend that nothing is going on and hope that it all goes away. That is not an
option for WA farmers and it is not an option for my government.
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