❓ Question regarding a predicted debt increase of $1.4 billion in Western Australia. The Premier reframes the debt as 'properly managed borrowings' for infrastructure and criticises the Leader of the Opposition's understanding of economics and WA history.
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Can the Premier confirm that next year’s predicted debt blow-out of $1.4 billion will be the largest annual debt blow-out in the history of Western Australia since comparable figures were kept? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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Western Australia has a AAA credit rating. States with a AAA credit rating do not have debt blow-outs; they have properly managed borrowings to create infrastructure for the future of the people of Western Australia. That is what we have in Western Australia. I know that the Leader of the Opposition is not too keen on reading. Education is not something that he is all that interested in. Mr M.J. Birney : I know a bit about business. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would urge the Leader of the Opposition to read the biography of Sir John Forrest, because he understood that the key to the future of Western Australia was, firstly, in his time, to become part of the Australian commonwealth through Federation; and, secondly, but more importantly, to create infrastructure for economic development. He borrowed to do that. Mr M.J. Birney : Like Keystart home loans! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would have thought that the provision of housing for people was a very important commitment. Forrest saw that the key, in a state like Western Australia with its huge expanse, with a small population and significant resources was investment in capital works. That is what we are doing as a state. We are looking to the future. We will make sure we plan for the future. We are ahead of all the other states in terms of planning for water. We are ahead of all the other states in the way we are running our transport infrastructure in Western Australia. We are ahead of all the other states in our planning for health and education. We must put the money in to back up those plans. Therefore, Western Australia is borrowing for the future in a managed and responsible way. Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: Western Australia has a AAA credit rating. States with a AAA credit rating do not have debt blow-outs; they have properly managed borrowings to create infrastructure for the future of the people of Western Australia. That is what we have in Western Australia. I know that the Leader of the Opposition is not too keen on reading. Education is not something that he is all that interested in. Mr M.J. Birney : I know a bit about business. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would urge the Leader of the Opposition to read the biography of Sir John Forrest, because he understood that the key to the future of Western Australia was, firstly, in his time, to become part of the Australian commonwealth through Federation; and, secondly, but more importantly, to create infrastructure for economic development. He borrowed to do that. Mr M.J. Birney : Like Keystart home loans! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would have thought that the provision of housing for people was a very important commitment. Forrest saw that the key, in a state like Western Australia with its huge expanse, with a small population and significant resources was investment in capital works. That is what we are doing as a state. We are looking to the future. We will make sure we plan for the future. We are ahead of all the other states in terms of planning for water. We are ahead of all the other states in the way we are running our transport infrastructure in Western Australia. We are ahead of all the other states in our planning for health and education. We must put the money in to back up those plans. Therefore, Western Australia is borrowing for the future in a managed and responsible way. Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Western Australia has a AAA credit rating. States with a AAA credit rating do not have debt blow-outs; they have properly managed borrowings to create infrastructure for the future of the people of Western Australia. That is what we have in Western Australia. I know that the Leader of the Opposition is not too keen on reading. Education is not something that he is all that interested in. Mr M.J. Birney : I know a bit about business. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would urge the Leader of the Opposition to read the biography of Sir John Forrest, because he understood that the key to the future of Western Australia was, firstly, in his time, to become part of the Australian commonwealth through Federation; and, secondly, but more importantly, to create infrastructure for economic development. He borrowed to do that. Mr M.J. Birney : Like Keystart home loans! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would have thought that the provision of housing for people was a very important commitment. Forrest saw that the key, in a state like Western Australia with its huge expanse, with a small population and significant resources was investment in capital works. That is what we are doing as a state. We are looking to the future. We will make sure we plan for the future. We are ahead of all the other states in terms of planning for water. We are ahead of all the other states in the way we are running our transport infrastructure in Western Australia. We are ahead of all the other states in our planning for health and education. We must put the money in to back up those plans. Therefore, Western Australia is borrowing for the future in a managed and responsible way. Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Mr M.J. Birney : I know a bit about business. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would urge the Leader of the Opposition to read the biography of Sir John Forrest, because he understood that the key to the future of Western Australia was, firstly, in his time, to become part of the Australian commonwealth through Federation; and, secondly, but more importantly, to create infrastructure for economic development. He borrowed to do that. Mr M.J. Birney : Like Keystart home loans! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would have thought that the provision of housing for people was a very important commitment. Forrest saw that the key, in a state like Western Australia with its huge expanse, with a small population and significant resources was investment in capital works. That is what we are doing as a state. We are looking to the future. We will make sure we plan for the future. We are ahead of all the other states in terms of planning for water. We are ahead of all the other states in the way we are running our transport infrastructure in Western Australia. We are ahead of all the other states in our planning for health and education. We must put the money in to back up those plans. Therefore, Western Australia is borrowing for the future in a managed and responsible way. Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would urge the Leader of the Opposition to read the biography of Sir John Forrest, because he understood that the key to the future of Western Australia was, firstly, in his time, to become part of the Australian commonwealth through Federation; and, secondly, but more importantly, to create infrastructure for economic development. He borrowed to do that. Mr M.J. Birney : Like Keystart home loans! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would have thought that the provision of housing for people was a very important commitment. Forrest saw that the key, in a state like Western Australia with its huge expanse, with a small population and significant resources was investment in capital works. That is what we are doing as a state. We are looking to the future. We will make sure we plan for the future. We are ahead of all the other states in terms of planning for water. We are ahead of all the other states in the way we are running our transport infrastructure in Western Australia. We are ahead of all the other states in our planning for health and education. We must put the money in to back up those plans. Therefore, Western Australia is borrowing for the future in a managed and responsible way. Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Mr M.J. Birney : Like Keystart home loans! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would have thought that the provision of housing for people was a very important commitment. Forrest saw that the key, in a state like Western Australia with its huge expanse, with a small population and significant resources was investment in capital works. That is what we are doing as a state. We are looking to the future. We will make sure we plan for the future. We are ahead of all the other states in terms of planning for water. We are ahead of all the other states in the way we are running our transport infrastructure in Western Australia. We are ahead of all the other states in our planning for health and education. We must put the money in to back up those plans. Therefore, Western Australia is borrowing for the future in a managed and responsible way. Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would have thought that the provision of housing for people was a very important commitment. Forrest saw that the key, in a state like Western Australia with its huge expanse, with a small population and significant resources was investment in capital works. That is what we are doing as a state. We are looking to the future. We will make sure we plan for the future. We are ahead of all the other states in terms of planning for water. We are ahead of all the other states in the way we are running our transport infrastructure in Western Australia. We are ahead of all the other states in our planning for health and education. We must put the money in to back up those plans. Therefore, Western Australia is borrowing for the future in a managed and responsible way. Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: Western Australia has a AAA credit rating. States with a AAA credit rating do not have debt blow-outs; they have properly managed borrowings to create infrastructure for the future of the people of Western Australia. That is what we have in Western Australia. I know that the Leader of the Opposition is not too keen on reading. Education is not something that he is all that interested in. Mr M.J. Birney : I know a bit about business. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would urge the Leader of the Opposition to read the biography of Sir John Forrest, because he understood that the key to the future of Western Australia was, firstly, in his time, to become part of the Australian commonwealth through Federation; and, secondly, but more importantly, to create infrastructure for economic development. He borrowed to do that. Mr M.J. Birney : Like Keystart home loans! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would have thought that the provision of housing for people was a very important commitment. Forrest saw that the key, in a state like Western Australia with its huge expanse, with a small population and significant resources was investment in capital works. That is what we are doing as a state. We are looking to the future. We will make sure we plan for the future. We are ahead of all the other states in terms of planning for water. We are ahead of all the other states in the way we are running our transport infrastructure in Western Australia. We are ahead of all the other states in our planning for health and education. We must put the money in to back up those plans. Therefore, Western Australia is borrowing for the future in a managed and responsible way. Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Western Australia has a AAA credit rating. States with a AAA credit rating do not have debt blow-outs; they have properly managed borrowings to create infrastructure for the future of the people of Western Australia. That is what we have in Western Australia. I know that the Leader of the Opposition is not too keen on reading. Education is not something that he is all that interested in. Mr M.J. Birney : I know a bit about business. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would urge the Leader of the Opposition to read the biography of Sir John Forrest, because he understood that the key to the future of Western Australia was, firstly, in his time, to become part of the Australian commonwealth through Federation; and, secondly, but more importantly, to create infrastructure for economic development. He borrowed to do that. Mr M.J. Birney : Like Keystart home loans! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would have thought that the provision of housing for people was a very important commitment. Forrest saw that the key, in a state like Western Australia with its huge expanse, with a small population and significant resources was investment in capital works. That is what we are doing as a state. We are looking to the future. We will make sure we plan for the future. We are ahead of all the other states in terms of planning for water. We are ahead of all the other states in the way we are running our transport infrastructure in Western Australia. We are ahead of all the other states in our planning for health and education. We must put the money in to back up those plans. Therefore, Western Australia is borrowing for the future in a managed and responsible way. Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Mr M.J. Birney : I know a bit about business. Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would urge the Leader of the Opposition to read the biography of Sir John Forrest, because he understood that the key to the future of Western Australia was, firstly, in his time, to become part of the Australian commonwealth through Federation; and, secondly, but more importantly, to create infrastructure for economic development. He borrowed to do that. Mr M.J. Birney : Like Keystart home loans! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would have thought that the provision of housing for people was a very important commitment. Forrest saw that the key, in a state like Western Australia with its huge expanse, with a small population and significant resources was investment in capital works. That is what we are doing as a state. We are looking to the future. We will make sure we plan for the future. We are ahead of all the other states in terms of planning for water. We are ahead of all the other states in the way we are running our transport infrastructure in Western Australia. We are ahead of all the other states in our planning for health and education. We must put the money in to back up those plans. Therefore, Western Australia is borrowing for the future in a managed and responsible way. Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would urge the Leader of the Opposition to read the biography of Sir John Forrest, because he understood that the key to the future of Western Australia was, firstly, in his time, to become part of the Australian commonwealth through Federation; and, secondly, but more importantly, to create infrastructure for economic development. He borrowed to do that. Mr M.J. Birney : Like Keystart home loans! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would have thought that the provision of housing for people was a very important commitment. Forrest saw that the key, in a state like Western Australia with its huge expanse, with a small population and significant resources was investment in capital works. That is what we are doing as a state. We are looking to the future. We will make sure we plan for the future. We are ahead of all the other states in terms of planning for water. We are ahead of all the other states in the way we are running our transport infrastructure in Western Australia. We are ahead of all the other states in our planning for health and education. We must put the money in to back up those plans. Therefore, Western Australia is borrowing for the future in a managed and responsible way. Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Mr M.J. Birney : Like Keystart home loans! Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would have thought that the provision of housing for people was a very important commitment. Forrest saw that the key, in a state like Western Australia with its huge expanse, with a small population and significant resources was investment in capital works. That is what we are doing as a state. We are looking to the future. We will make sure we plan for the future. We are ahead of all the other states in terms of planning for water. We are ahead of all the other states in the way we are running our transport infrastructure in Western Australia. We are ahead of all the other states in our planning for health and education. We must put the money in to back up those plans. Therefore, Western Australia is borrowing for the future in a managed and responsible way. Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : I would have thought that the provision of housing for people was a very important commitment. Forrest saw that the key, in a state like Western Australia with its huge expanse, with a small population and significant resources was investment in capital works. That is what we are doing as a state. We are looking to the future. We will make sure we plan for the future. We are ahead of all the other states in terms of planning for water. We are ahead of all the other states in the way we are running our transport infrastructure in Western Australia. We are ahead of all the other states in our planning for health and education. We must put the money in to back up those plans. Therefore, Western Australia is borrowing for the future in a managed and responsible way. Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Mr M.J. Birney : Everything is out of control. Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The intervention by the Leader of the Opposition is wide of the mark. I urge him to read the book Big John Forrest by Frank Crowley; it is an excellent publication. It is pretty long and it might take him a few hours - Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Mr R.C. Kucera : Does it have pictures? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : It has pictures. He could learn a lot about the great state of Western Australia if he reads that book. The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
The SPEAKER : I call to order the Leader of the Opposition, the members for Dawesville and Vasse, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
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