❓ Question regarding the relocation of Wattleup and Hope Valley residents due to redevelopment, and the government's response highlighting successful relocations and criticizing Labor's claims and past policies.
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In recent debate regarding the Wattleup and Hope Valley redevelopment, the member for Cockburn claimed that residents selling their homes would not be able to buy similar homes in adjoining suburbs. How many satisfactory relocations have these long-suffering residents made? Mr KIERATH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am pleased to say that after many years of uncertainty over the future of the area and the disastrous inability to sell their properties, the residents of Wattleup and Hope Valley who want to leave are now able to leave. No-one is being forced out of his home, despite the deliberately dishonest Australian Labor Party fear campaign we have heard recently. Sadly, we have come to expect that from Labor. The Government develops policies while Labor is running scare campaigns. I do not think anyone would argue there are drawbacks to living in the Wattleup-Hope Valley area. That is why the Government sought to assist people to move to allow them to get a better lifestyle and to enable individuals and, therefore, jobs to flourish. Contrary to the claims by the member for Cockburn, they have moved to all types of suburbs, such as Willagee, Rockingham, Brigadoon, Safety Bay, Kwinana, Beaconsfield, Spearwood and Munster, to name a few. Labor has it wrong again. The people of Wattleup-Hope Valley are not being forced out of their homes. Fair valuations are being done on their homes and they are being satisfactorily relocated to other areas. The most stupid claim of all is that no redevelopment authority has been established in Cockburn because it is a safe Labor seat. East Perth and Midland are both in safe Labor seats, and both have a redevelopment authority. That sentiment sums up the difference between the ALP and the coalition. When the ALP was in government, it adopted its policy initiatives based on what votes were in it for the Labor Party. This Government asks what is best for the people even when they are in safe Labor seats. That is why those people living in safe Labor seats have done far better under a coalition Government than they did under a Labor Government.
Mr KIERATH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am pleased to say that after many years of uncertainty over the future of the area and the disastrous inability to sell their properties, the residents of Wattleup and Hope Valley who want to leave are now able to leave. No-one is being forced out of his home, despite the deliberately dishonest Australian Labor Party fear campaign we have heard recently. Sadly, we have come to expect that from Labor. The Government develops policies while Labor is running scare campaigns. I do not think anyone would argue there are drawbacks to living in the Wattleup-Hope Valley area. That is why the Government sought to assist people to move to allow them to get a better lifestyle and to enable individuals and, therefore, jobs to flourish. Contrary to the claims by the member for Cockburn, they have moved to all types of suburbs, such as Willagee, Rockingham, Brigadoon, Safety Bay, Kwinana, Beaconsfield, Spearwood and Munster, to name a few. Labor has it wrong again. The people of Wattleup-Hope Valley are not being forced out of their homes. Fair valuations are being done on their homes and they are being satisfactorily relocated to other areas. The most stupid claim of all is that no redevelopment authority has been established in Cockburn because it is a safe Labor seat. East Perth and Midland are both in safe Labor seats, and both have a redevelopment authority. That sentiment sums up the difference between the ALP and the coalition. When the ALP was in government, it adopted its policy initiatives based on what votes were in it for the Labor Party. This Government asks what is best for the people even when they are in safe Labor seats. That is why those people living in safe Labor seats have done far better under a coalition Government than they did under a Labor Government.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am pleased to say that after many years of uncertainty over the future of the area and the disastrous inability to sell their properties, the residents of Wattleup and Hope Valley who want to leave are now able to leave. No-one is being forced out of his home, despite the deliberately dishonest Australian Labor Party fear campaign we have heard recently. Sadly, we have come to expect that from Labor. The Government develops policies while Labor is running scare campaigns. I do not think anyone would argue there are drawbacks to living in the Wattleup-Hope Valley area. That is why the Government sought to assist people to move to allow them to get a better lifestyle and to enable individuals and, therefore, jobs to flourish. Contrary to the claims by the member for Cockburn, they have moved to all types of suburbs, such as Willagee, Rockingham, Brigadoon, Safety Bay, Kwinana, Beaconsfield, Spearwood and Munster, to name a few. Labor has it wrong again. The people of Wattleup-Hope Valley are not being forced out of their homes. Fair valuations are being done on their homes and they are being satisfactorily relocated to other areas. The most stupid claim of all is that no redevelopment authority has been established in Cockburn because it is a safe Labor seat. East Perth and Midland are both in safe Labor seats, and both have a redevelopment authority. That sentiment sums up the difference between the ALP and the coalition. When the ALP was in government, it adopted its policy initiatives based on what votes were in it for the Labor Party. This Government asks what is best for the people even when they are in safe Labor seats. That is why those people living in safe Labor seats have done far better under a coalition Government than they did under a Labor Government.
I am pleased to say that after many years of uncertainty over the future of the area and the disastrous inability to sell their properties, the residents of Wattleup and Hope Valley who want to leave are now able to leave. No-one is being forced out of his home, despite the deliberately dishonest Australian Labor Party fear campaign we have heard recently. Sadly, we have come to expect that from Labor. The Government develops policies while Labor is running scare campaigns. I do not think anyone would argue there are drawbacks to living in the Wattleup-Hope Valley area. That is why the Government sought to assist people to move to allow them to get a better lifestyle and to enable individuals and, therefore, jobs to flourish. Contrary to the claims by the member for Cockburn, they have moved to all types of suburbs, such as Willagee, Rockingham, Brigadoon, Safety Bay, Kwinana, Beaconsfield, Spearwood and Munster, to name a few. Labor has it wrong again. The people of Wattleup-Hope Valley are not being forced out of their homes. Fair valuations are being done on their homes and they are being satisfactorily relocated to other areas. The most stupid claim of all is that no redevelopment authority has been established in Cockburn because it is a safe Labor seat. East Perth and Midland are both in safe Labor seats, and both have a redevelopment authority. That sentiment sums up the difference between the ALP and the coalition. When the ALP was in government, it adopted its policy initiatives based on what votes were in it for the Labor Party. This Government asks what is best for the people even when they are in safe Labor seats. That is why those people living in safe Labor seats have done far better under a coalition Government than they did under a Labor Government.
I do not think anyone would argue there are drawbacks to living in the Wattleup-Hope Valley area. That is why the Government sought to assist people to move to allow them to get a better lifestyle and to enable individuals and, therefore, jobs to flourish. Contrary to the claims by the member for Cockburn, they have moved to all types of suburbs, such as Willagee, Rockingham, Brigadoon, Safety Bay, Kwinana, Beaconsfield, Spearwood and Munster, to name a few. Labor has it wrong again. The people of Wattleup-Hope Valley are not being forced out of their homes. Fair valuations are being done on their homes and they are being satisfactorily relocated to other areas. The most stupid claim of all is that no redevelopment authority has been established in Cockburn because it is a safe Labor seat. East Perth and Midland are both in safe Labor seats, and both have a redevelopment authority. That sentiment sums up the difference between the ALP and the coalition. When the ALP was in government, it adopted its policy initiatives based on what votes were in it for the Labor Party. This Government asks what is best for the people even when they are in safe Labor seats. That is why those people living in safe Labor seats have done far better under a coalition Government than they did under a Labor Government.
The most stupid claim of all is that no redevelopment authority has been established in Cockburn because it is a safe Labor seat. East Perth and Midland are both in safe Labor seats, and both have a redevelopment authority. That sentiment sums up the difference between the ALP and the coalition. When the ALP was in government, it adopted its policy initiatives based on what votes were in it for the Labor Party. This Government asks what is best for the people even when they are in safe Labor seats. That is why those people living in safe Labor seats have done far better under a coalition Government than they did under a Labor Government.
Mr KIERATH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am pleased to say that after many years of uncertainty over the future of the area and the disastrous inability to sell their properties, the residents of Wattleup and Hope Valley who want to leave are now able to leave. No-one is being forced out of his home, despite the deliberately dishonest Australian Labor Party fear campaign we have heard recently. Sadly, we have come to expect that from Labor. The Government develops policies while Labor is running scare campaigns. I do not think anyone would argue there are drawbacks to living in the Wattleup-Hope Valley area. That is why the Government sought to assist people to move to allow them to get a better lifestyle and to enable individuals and, therefore, jobs to flourish. Contrary to the claims by the member for Cockburn, they have moved to all types of suburbs, such as Willagee, Rockingham, Brigadoon, Safety Bay, Kwinana, Beaconsfield, Spearwood and Munster, to name a few. Labor has it wrong again. The people of Wattleup-Hope Valley are not being forced out of their homes. Fair valuations are being done on their homes and they are being satisfactorily relocated to other areas. The most stupid claim of all is that no redevelopment authority has been established in Cockburn because it is a safe Labor seat. East Perth and Midland are both in safe Labor seats, and both have a redevelopment authority. That sentiment sums up the difference between the ALP and the coalition. When the ALP was in government, it adopted its policy initiatives based on what votes were in it for the Labor Party. This Government asks what is best for the people even when they are in safe Labor seats. That is why those people living in safe Labor seats have done far better under a coalition Government than they did under a Labor Government.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am pleased to say that after many years of uncertainty over the future of the area and the disastrous inability to sell their properties, the residents of Wattleup and Hope Valley who want to leave are now able to leave. No-one is being forced out of his home, despite the deliberately dishonest Australian Labor Party fear campaign we have heard recently. Sadly, we have come to expect that from Labor. The Government develops policies while Labor is running scare campaigns. I do not think anyone would argue there are drawbacks to living in the Wattleup-Hope Valley area. That is why the Government sought to assist people to move to allow them to get a better lifestyle and to enable individuals and, therefore, jobs to flourish. Contrary to the claims by the member for Cockburn, they have moved to all types of suburbs, such as Willagee, Rockingham, Brigadoon, Safety Bay, Kwinana, Beaconsfield, Spearwood and Munster, to name a few. Labor has it wrong again. The people of Wattleup-Hope Valley are not being forced out of their homes. Fair valuations are being done on their homes and they are being satisfactorily relocated to other areas. The most stupid claim of all is that no redevelopment authority has been established in Cockburn because it is a safe Labor seat. East Perth and Midland are both in safe Labor seats, and both have a redevelopment authority. That sentiment sums up the difference between the ALP and the coalition. When the ALP was in government, it adopted its policy initiatives based on what votes were in it for the Labor Party. This Government asks what is best for the people even when they are in safe Labor seats. That is why those people living in safe Labor seats have done far better under a coalition Government than they did under a Labor Government.
I am pleased to say that after many years of uncertainty over the future of the area and the disastrous inability to sell their properties, the residents of Wattleup and Hope Valley who want to leave are now able to leave. No-one is being forced out of his home, despite the deliberately dishonest Australian Labor Party fear campaign we have heard recently. Sadly, we have come to expect that from Labor. The Government develops policies while Labor is running scare campaigns. I do not think anyone would argue there are drawbacks to living in the Wattleup-Hope Valley area. That is why the Government sought to assist people to move to allow them to get a better lifestyle and to enable individuals and, therefore, jobs to flourish. Contrary to the claims by the member for Cockburn, they have moved to all types of suburbs, such as Willagee, Rockingham, Brigadoon, Safety Bay, Kwinana, Beaconsfield, Spearwood and Munster, to name a few. Labor has it wrong again. The people of Wattleup-Hope Valley are not being forced out of their homes. Fair valuations are being done on their homes and they are being satisfactorily relocated to other areas. The most stupid claim of all is that no redevelopment authority has been established in Cockburn because it is a safe Labor seat. East Perth and Midland are both in safe Labor seats, and both have a redevelopment authority. That sentiment sums up the difference between the ALP and the coalition. When the ALP was in government, it adopted its policy initiatives based on what votes were in it for the Labor Party. This Government asks what is best for the people even when they are in safe Labor seats. That is why those people living in safe Labor seats have done far better under a coalition Government than they did under a Labor Government.
I do not think anyone would argue there are drawbacks to living in the Wattleup-Hope Valley area. That is why the Government sought to assist people to move to allow them to get a better lifestyle and to enable individuals and, therefore, jobs to flourish. Contrary to the claims by the member for Cockburn, they have moved to all types of suburbs, such as Willagee, Rockingham, Brigadoon, Safety Bay, Kwinana, Beaconsfield, Spearwood and Munster, to name a few. Labor has it wrong again. The people of Wattleup-Hope Valley are not being forced out of their homes. Fair valuations are being done on their homes and they are being satisfactorily relocated to other areas. The most stupid claim of all is that no redevelopment authority has been established in Cockburn because it is a safe Labor seat. East Perth and Midland are both in safe Labor seats, and both have a redevelopment authority. That sentiment sums up the difference between the ALP and the coalition. When the ALP was in government, it adopted its policy initiatives based on what votes were in it for the Labor Party. This Government asks what is best for the people even when they are in safe Labor seats. That is why those people living in safe Labor seats have done far better under a coalition Government than they did under a Labor Government.
The most stupid claim of all is that no redevelopment authority has been established in Cockburn because it is a safe Labor seat. East Perth and Midland are both in safe Labor seats, and both have a redevelopment authority. That sentiment sums up the difference between the ALP and the coalition. When the ALP was in government, it adopted its policy initiatives based on what votes were in it for the Labor Party. This Government asks what is best for the people even when they are in safe Labor seats. That is why those people living in safe Labor seats have done far better under a coalition Government than they did under a Labor Government.
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