❓ Minister Kobelke defends Deputy Police Commissioner Dawson against a personal attack by the Leader of the National Party, accusing the party of irrelevance and inappropriate conduct. The session was marked by interjections and the Speaker calling members to order.
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LEADER OF NATIONAL PARTY - ATTACK ON DEPUTY POLICE COMMISSIONER CHRIS DAWSON
What is the minister’s response to the extraordinary personal attack on Deputy Police Commissioner Chris Dawson by the Leader of the National Party last night? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
What is the minister’s response to the extraordinary personal attack on Deputy Police Commissioner Chris Dawson by the Leader of the National Party last night? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
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I was quite appalled last night that the Leader of the National Party sought to launch an extraordinary personal attack on Deputy Commissioner Dawson. Clearly it was not only me who sprang to the defence of Deputy Commissioner Dawson. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The members for Murray and Wagin also indicated that they had respect for Mr Dawson. Therefore, it really said something about the Leader of the National Party when he launched into a personal attack that was in no way whatsoever justifiable. It seems that the National Party is heading for irrelevance. The member for Avon just a week ago called people to civil disobedience and now there is a personal attack on a senior law officer who is respected in the community and whom I have found to be a man of considerable ability and integrity. Mr D.T. Redman interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I was quite appalled last night that the Leader of the National Party sought to launch an extraordinary personal attack on Deputy Commissioner Dawson. Clearly it was not only me who sprang to the defence of Deputy Commissioner Dawson. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The members for Murray and Wagin also indicated that they had respect for Mr Dawson. Therefore, it really said something about the Leader of the National Party when he launched into a personal attack that was in no way whatsoever justifiable. It seems that the National Party is heading for irrelevance. The member for Avon just a week ago called people to civil disobedience and now there is a personal attack on a senior law officer who is respected in the community and whom I have found to be a man of considerable ability and integrity. Mr D.T. Redman interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
I was quite appalled last night that the Leader of the National Party sought to launch an extraordinary personal attack on Deputy Commissioner Dawson. Clearly it was not only me who sprang to the defence of Deputy Commissioner Dawson. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The members for Murray and Wagin also indicated that they had respect for Mr Dawson. Therefore, it really said something about the Leader of the National Party when he launched into a personal attack that was in no way whatsoever justifiable. It seems that the National Party is heading for irrelevance. The member for Avon just a week ago called people to civil disobedience and now there is a personal attack on a senior law officer who is respected in the community and whom I have found to be a man of considerable ability and integrity. Mr D.T. Redman interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The members for Murray and Wagin also indicated that they had respect for Mr Dawson. Therefore, it really said something about the Leader of the National Party when he launched into a personal attack that was in no way whatsoever justifiable. It seems that the National Party is heading for irrelevance. The member for Avon just a week ago called people to civil disobedience and now there is a personal attack on a senior law officer who is respected in the community and whom I have found to be a man of considerable ability and integrity. Mr D.T. Redman interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The members for Murray and Wagin also indicated that they had respect for Mr Dawson. Therefore, it really said something about the Leader of the National Party when he launched into a personal attack that was in no way whatsoever justifiable. It seems that the National Party is heading for irrelevance. The member for Avon just a week ago called people to civil disobedience and now there is a personal attack on a senior law officer who is respected in the community and whom I have found to be a man of considerable ability and integrity. Mr D.T. Redman interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The members for Murray and Wagin also indicated that they had respect for Mr Dawson. Therefore, it really said something about the Leader of the National Party when he launched into a personal attack that was in no way whatsoever justifiable. It seems that the National Party is heading for irrelevance. The member for Avon just a week ago called people to civil disobedience and now there is a personal attack on a senior law officer who is respected in the community and whom I have found to be a man of considerable ability and integrity. Mr D.T. Redman interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I was quite appalled last night that the Leader of the National Party sought to launch an extraordinary personal attack on Deputy Commissioner Dawson. Clearly it was not only me who sprang to the defence of Deputy Commissioner Dawson. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The members for Murray and Wagin also indicated that they had respect for Mr Dawson. Therefore, it really said something about the Leader of the National Party when he launched into a personal attack that was in no way whatsoever justifiable. It seems that the National Party is heading for irrelevance. The member for Avon just a week ago called people to civil disobedience and now there is a personal attack on a senior law officer who is respected in the community and whom I have found to be a man of considerable ability and integrity. Mr D.T. Redman interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
I was quite appalled last night that the Leader of the National Party sought to launch an extraordinary personal attack on Deputy Commissioner Dawson. Clearly it was not only me who sprang to the defence of Deputy Commissioner Dawson. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The members for Murray and Wagin also indicated that they had respect for Mr Dawson. Therefore, it really said something about the Leader of the National Party when he launched into a personal attack that was in no way whatsoever justifiable. It seems that the National Party is heading for irrelevance. The member for Avon just a week ago called people to civil disobedience and now there is a personal attack on a senior law officer who is respected in the community and whom I have found to be a man of considerable ability and integrity. Mr D.T. Redman interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The members for Murray and Wagin also indicated that they had respect for Mr Dawson. Therefore, it really said something about the Leader of the National Party when he launched into a personal attack that was in no way whatsoever justifiable. It seems that the National Party is heading for irrelevance. The member for Avon just a week ago called people to civil disobedience and now there is a personal attack on a senior law officer who is respected in the community and whom I have found to be a man of considerable ability and integrity. Mr D.T. Redman interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
The SPEAKER : I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The members for Murray and Wagin also indicated that they had respect for Mr Dawson. Therefore, it really said something about the Leader of the National Party when he launched into a personal attack that was in no way whatsoever justifiable. It seems that the National Party is heading for irrelevance. The member for Avon just a week ago called people to civil disobedience and now there is a personal attack on a senior law officer who is respected in the community and whom I have found to be a man of considerable ability and integrity. Mr D.T. Redman interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The members for Murray and Wagin also indicated that they had respect for Mr Dawson. Therefore, it really said something about the Leader of the National Party when he launched into a personal attack that was in no way whatsoever justifiable. It seems that the National Party is heading for irrelevance. The member for Avon just a week ago called people to civil disobedience and now there is a personal attack on a senior law officer who is respected in the community and whom I have found to be a man of considerable ability and integrity. Mr D.T. Redman interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Pardon? Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr D.T. Redman : Spell “consult”. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The point is that at a time when members of the National Party are heading for irrelevance they cannot see the difference between having a concern about a matter and dealing with it without making a personal attack on a senior officer. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the first time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the second time. Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr G. Woodhams interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Greenough to order for the third and final time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : Clearly there are issues of concern to people in country towns, but their interests are not served by simply going right over the top and mounting a personal attack on a very fine officer. As the member for Wagin indicated in taking up the debate, there is very strong feeling, but he was able to mount the case on behalf of his constituents without entering into the gutter and making personal attacks. It is certainly not befitting of the Leader of the National Party, or any party, to come into this place and make a personal attack on a senior police officer so that the Leader of the National Party can get some media out of it when there is no basis to the claim whatsoever.
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