❓ Question regarding the Premier's decision to shut down the Department of Indigenous Affairs offices and relocate staff to the metropolitan area, and whether the cost savings were worth the impact on Aboriginal communities. The Premier defends the decision by stating that it was to make all departments responsible for Aboriginal issues.
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ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES - DEPARTMENT OF INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS
Does the Premier believe that shutting down that office and the many others he shut down, in which Aboriginal people were working within Aboriginal communities, was worth the saving of $292 000 that he achieved by bringing all those workers to the metropolitan area? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
Does the Premier believe that shutting down that office and the many others he shut down, in which Aboriginal people were working within Aboriginal communities, was worth the saving of $292 000 that he achieved by bringing all those workers to the metropolitan area? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I am quite happy to talk about this at length. Under the previous government every issue that involved Aboriginal people was seen as an issue only for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. Dr K.D. Hames : That is not true. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes it is. Every time a health issue came up, it was seen not as a health issue but as an Aboriginal issue for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. If it was an education issue, it was seen as something for the Department of Indigenous Affairs to deal with. We sought advice from leaders of the Aboriginal community who said - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition say something? I was asked this morning about John Howard’s legislation and whether it was true that people could now be sacked just because their boss did not like them. The boss got the sack just because the people did not like him. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was instrumental in that, and that should never be forgotten. We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I am quite happy to talk about this at length. Under the previous government every issue that involved Aboriginal people was seen as an issue only for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. Dr K.D. Hames : That is not true. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes it is. Every time a health issue came up, it was seen not as a health issue but as an Aboriginal issue for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. If it was an education issue, it was seen as something for the Department of Indigenous Affairs to deal with. We sought advice from leaders of the Aboriginal community who said - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition say something? I was asked this morning about John Howard’s legislation and whether it was true that people could now be sacked just because their boss did not like them. The boss got the sack just because the people did not like him. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was instrumental in that, and that should never be forgotten. We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
I am quite happy to talk about this at length. Under the previous government every issue that involved Aboriginal people was seen as an issue only for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. Dr K.D. Hames : That is not true. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes it is. Every time a health issue came up, it was seen not as a health issue but as an Aboriginal issue for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. If it was an education issue, it was seen as something for the Department of Indigenous Affairs to deal with. We sought advice from leaders of the Aboriginal community who said - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition say something? I was asked this morning about John Howard’s legislation and whether it was true that people could now be sacked just because their boss did not like them. The boss got the sack just because the people did not like him. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was instrumental in that, and that should never be forgotten. We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
Dr K.D. Hames : That is not true. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes it is. Every time a health issue came up, it was seen not as a health issue but as an Aboriginal issue for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. If it was an education issue, it was seen as something for the Department of Indigenous Affairs to deal with. We sought advice from leaders of the Aboriginal community who said - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition say something? I was asked this morning about John Howard’s legislation and whether it was true that people could now be sacked just because their boss did not like them. The boss got the sack just because the people did not like him. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was instrumental in that, and that should never be forgotten. We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes it is. Every time a health issue came up, it was seen not as a health issue but as an Aboriginal issue for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. If it was an education issue, it was seen as something for the Department of Indigenous Affairs to deal with. We sought advice from leaders of the Aboriginal community who said - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition say something? I was asked this morning about John Howard’s legislation and whether it was true that people could now be sacked just because their boss did not like them. The boss got the sack just because the people did not like him. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was instrumental in that, and that should never be forgotten. We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition say something? I was asked this morning about John Howard’s legislation and whether it was true that people could now be sacked just because their boss did not like them. The boss got the sack just because the people did not like him. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was instrumental in that, and that should never be forgotten. We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition say something? I was asked this morning about John Howard’s legislation and whether it was true that people could now be sacked just because their boss did not like them. The boss got the sack just because the people did not like him. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was instrumental in that, and that should never be forgotten. We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I am quite happy to talk about this at length. Under the previous government every issue that involved Aboriginal people was seen as an issue only for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. Dr K.D. Hames : That is not true. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes it is. Every time a health issue came up, it was seen not as a health issue but as an Aboriginal issue for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. If it was an education issue, it was seen as something for the Department of Indigenous Affairs to deal with. We sought advice from leaders of the Aboriginal community who said - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition say something? I was asked this morning about John Howard’s legislation and whether it was true that people could now be sacked just because their boss did not like them. The boss got the sack just because the people did not like him. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was instrumental in that, and that should never be forgotten. We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
I am quite happy to talk about this at length. Under the previous government every issue that involved Aboriginal people was seen as an issue only for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. Dr K.D. Hames : That is not true. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes it is. Every time a health issue came up, it was seen not as a health issue but as an Aboriginal issue for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. If it was an education issue, it was seen as something for the Department of Indigenous Affairs to deal with. We sought advice from leaders of the Aboriginal community who said - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition say something? I was asked this morning about John Howard’s legislation and whether it was true that people could now be sacked just because their boss did not like them. The boss got the sack just because the people did not like him. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was instrumental in that, and that should never be forgotten. We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
Dr K.D. Hames : That is not true. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes it is. Every time a health issue came up, it was seen not as a health issue but as an Aboriginal issue for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. If it was an education issue, it was seen as something for the Department of Indigenous Affairs to deal with. We sought advice from leaders of the Aboriginal community who said - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition say something? I was asked this morning about John Howard’s legislation and whether it was true that people could now be sacked just because their boss did not like them. The boss got the sack just because the people did not like him. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was instrumental in that, and that should never be forgotten. We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes it is. Every time a health issue came up, it was seen not as a health issue but as an Aboriginal issue for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. If it was an education issue, it was seen as something for the Department of Indigenous Affairs to deal with. We sought advice from leaders of the Aboriginal community who said - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition say something? I was asked this morning about John Howard’s legislation and whether it was true that people could now be sacked just because their boss did not like them. The boss got the sack just because the people did not like him. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was instrumental in that, and that should never be forgotten. We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition say something? I was asked this morning about John Howard’s legislation and whether it was true that people could now be sacked just because their boss did not like them. The boss got the sack just because the people did not like him. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was instrumental in that, and that should never be forgotten. We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Did the Deputy Leader of the Opposition say something? I was asked this morning about John Howard’s legislation and whether it was true that people could now be sacked just because their boss did not like them. The boss got the sack just because the people did not like him. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was instrumental in that, and that should never be forgotten. We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
We got advice back from the Aboriginal leadership in this state which said, “Make the departments take responsibility; make the departments do their job”, and that was the focus of our approach in our first term. The amount of money that the opposition was talking about has been more than made up for many times over by the additional effort that was required from resourcing the people with the expertise to do their job.
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