❓ Opposition asks the Premier to reconsider building Roe 8 and 9 to create jobs due to high unemployment. The Premier defends the government's current infrastructure spending and policy decisions.
AnsweredQoN 455Legislative Assembly
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ROE 8 AND 9 —
JOBS
455. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Why
will the Premier not reconsider his position on the construction of Roe 8 and
Roe 9 and create thousands of additional jobs, given the record unemployment in
our state at present?
JOBS
455. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Why
will the Premier not reconsider his position on the construction of Roe 8 and
Roe 9 and create thousands of additional jobs, given the record unemployment in
our state at present?
AnswerView source ↗
We have a record spend on roads and
rail across Western Australia. We have committed to seven Metronet projects
this year. That has never been done before. All the Leader of the Opposition
does is criticise. We went to the election campaign indicating that we were not
going to destroy the Beeliar wetlands. We indicated that we did not want to
have toll roads in Western Australia. We have also said on numerous occasions
that if the commonwealth has that money available, it should spend it on
regional roads, where I think it would be much more wisely spent.
rail across Western Australia. We have committed to seven Metronet projects
this year. That has never been done before. All the Leader of the Opposition
does is criticise. We went to the election campaign indicating that we were not
going to destroy the Beeliar wetlands. We indicated that we did not want to
have toll roads in Western Australia. We have also said on numerous occasions
that if the commonwealth has that money available, it should spend it on
regional roads, where I think it would be much more wisely spent.
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