❓ Question regarding support for the Leader of the Opposition's Kimberley water pipeline proposal. The Minister dismisses the plan as a 'fantasy' and criticises the opposition's water policy approach.
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LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION - WATER PIPELINE PROPOSAL
Will the minister please advise the house what support has been forthcoming for the Leader of the Opposition’s “visionary” plan to pipe water from the Kimberley? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
Will the minister please advise the house what support has been forthcoming for the Leader of the Opposition’s “visionary” plan to pipe water from the Kimberley? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
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I thank the member for her question and for her very strong representation of the interests of the people in the Kimberley, particularly when it comes to others trying to use their water without having any understanding of its importance to the people of the Kimberley. This claim that somehow it is visionary to talk about bringing water from the north is really quite a nonsense. Again in this instance, the Leader of the Opposition - as was the case with the then Leader of the Opposition at the time of the last election - has caught his colleagues unaware. They are floundering around trying to work out how to respond to what was a spur-of-the-moment initiative by the current Leader of the Opposition. The member for Cottesloe is reported - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member for Cottesloe is reported on page 6 of The West Australian of 26 April 2007 as saying - Mr Barnett was happy to warn of the difficulties of a pipeline over a canal, saying his was still the breakthrough idea while a pipeline was like a thin, long straw that could only move limited amounts of water and required extremely high pumping levels. That was the best support the Leader of the Opposition could get from the member for Cottesloe. As we know, the federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, was on the record some time ago - on 6PR on 26 September 2006 - talking about bringing water from the north. He said - Well I can tell you what I think about it. I think it is a really bad idea. Members opposite seem to call something a vision when really it is a fantasy. If people want to talk about a vision, they should put in some planning, analyse it and talk to people and work out how it might be done. However, whenever it comes to water, the opposition goes to water and has fantasies. The Leader of the Opposition’s proposal is the latest water fantasy from members opposite. The member for Cottesloe had his water fantasy just a few years ago prior to the election. If we go back further, to 1999, we had the Liberals, who were then in government, claiming they had drought-proofed Perth. In fact, I have the questions without notice that were asked of the then minister, the member for Dawesville, in 1999, when they were all talking about how they were drought-proofing Perth. Those are the fantasies the opposition engages in when it talks about water. Instead of having a vision - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for her question and for her very strong representation of the interests of the people in the Kimberley, particularly when it comes to others trying to use their water without having any understanding of its importance to the people of the Kimberley. This claim that somehow it is visionary to talk about bringing water from the north is really quite a nonsense. Again in this instance, the Leader of the Opposition - as was the case with the then Leader of the Opposition at the time of the last election - has caught his colleagues unaware. They are floundering around trying to work out how to respond to what was a spur-of-the-moment initiative by the current Leader of the Opposition. The member for Cottesloe is reported - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member for Cottesloe is reported on page 6 of The West Australian of 26 April 2007 as saying - Mr Barnett was happy to warn of the difficulties of a pipeline over a canal, saying his was still the breakthrough idea while a pipeline was like a thin, long straw that could only move limited amounts of water and required extremely high pumping levels. That was the best support the Leader of the Opposition could get from the member for Cottesloe. As we know, the federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, was on the record some time ago - on 6PR on 26 September 2006 - talking about bringing water from the north. He said - Well I can tell you what I think about it. I think it is a really bad idea. Members opposite seem to call something a vision when really it is a fantasy. If people want to talk about a vision, they should put in some planning, analyse it and talk to people and work out how it might be done. However, whenever it comes to water, the opposition goes to water and has fantasies. The Leader of the Opposition’s proposal is the latest water fantasy from members opposite. The member for Cottesloe had his water fantasy just a few years ago prior to the election. If we go back further, to 1999, we had the Liberals, who were then in government, claiming they had drought-proofed Perth. In fact, I have the questions without notice that were asked of the then minister, the member for Dawesville, in 1999, when they were all talking about how they were drought-proofing Perth. Those are the fantasies the opposition engages in when it talks about water. Instead of having a vision - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
I thank the member for her question and for her very strong representation of the interests of the people in the Kimberley, particularly when it comes to others trying to use their water without having any understanding of its importance to the people of the Kimberley. This claim that somehow it is visionary to talk about bringing water from the north is really quite a nonsense. Again in this instance, the Leader of the Opposition - as was the case with the then Leader of the Opposition at the time of the last election - has caught his colleagues unaware. They are floundering around trying to work out how to respond to what was a spur-of-the-moment initiative by the current Leader of the Opposition. The member for Cottesloe is reported - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member for Cottesloe is reported on page 6 of The West Australian of 26 April 2007 as saying - Mr Barnett was happy to warn of the difficulties of a pipeline over a canal, saying his was still the breakthrough idea while a pipeline was like a thin, long straw that could only move limited amounts of water and required extremely high pumping levels. That was the best support the Leader of the Opposition could get from the member for Cottesloe. As we know, the federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, was on the record some time ago - on 6PR on 26 September 2006 - talking about bringing water from the north. He said - Well I can tell you what I think about it. I think it is a really bad idea. Members opposite seem to call something a vision when really it is a fantasy. If people want to talk about a vision, they should put in some planning, analyse it and talk to people and work out how it might be done. However, whenever it comes to water, the opposition goes to water and has fantasies. The Leader of the Opposition’s proposal is the latest water fantasy from members opposite. The member for Cottesloe had his water fantasy just a few years ago prior to the election. If we go back further, to 1999, we had the Liberals, who were then in government, claiming they had drought-proofed Perth. In fact, I have the questions without notice that were asked of the then minister, the member for Dawesville, in 1999, when they were all talking about how they were drought-proofing Perth. Those are the fantasies the opposition engages in when it talks about water. Instead of having a vision - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
This claim that somehow it is visionary to talk about bringing water from the north is really quite a nonsense. Again in this instance, the Leader of the Opposition - as was the case with the then Leader of the Opposition at the time of the last election - has caught his colleagues unaware. They are floundering around trying to work out how to respond to what was a spur-of-the-moment initiative by the current Leader of the Opposition. The member for Cottesloe is reported - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member for Cottesloe is reported on page 6 of The West Australian of 26 April 2007 as saying - Mr Barnett was happy to warn of the difficulties of a pipeline over a canal, saying his was still the breakthrough idea while a pipeline was like a thin, long straw that could only move limited amounts of water and required extremely high pumping levels. That was the best support the Leader of the Opposition could get from the member for Cottesloe. As we know, the federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, was on the record some time ago - on 6PR on 26 September 2006 - talking about bringing water from the north. He said - Well I can tell you what I think about it. I think it is a really bad idea. Members opposite seem to call something a vision when really it is a fantasy. If people want to talk about a vision, they should put in some planning, analyse it and talk to people and work out how it might be done. However, whenever it comes to water, the opposition goes to water and has fantasies. The Leader of the Opposition’s proposal is the latest water fantasy from members opposite. The member for Cottesloe had his water fantasy just a few years ago prior to the election. If we go back further, to 1999, we had the Liberals, who were then in government, claiming they had drought-proofed Perth. In fact, I have the questions without notice that were asked of the then minister, the member for Dawesville, in 1999, when they were all talking about how they were drought-proofing Perth. Those are the fantasies the opposition engages in when it talks about water. Instead of having a vision - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member for Cottesloe is reported on page 6 of The West Australian of 26 April 2007 as saying - Mr Barnett was happy to warn of the difficulties of a pipeline over a canal, saying his was still the breakthrough idea while a pipeline was like a thin, long straw that could only move limited amounts of water and required extremely high pumping levels. That was the best support the Leader of the Opposition could get from the member for Cottesloe. As we know, the federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, was on the record some time ago - on 6PR on 26 September 2006 - talking about bringing water from the north. He said - Well I can tell you what I think about it. I think it is a really bad idea. Members opposite seem to call something a vision when really it is a fantasy. If people want to talk about a vision, they should put in some planning, analyse it and talk to people and work out how it might be done. However, whenever it comes to water, the opposition goes to water and has fantasies. The Leader of the Opposition’s proposal is the latest water fantasy from members opposite. The member for Cottesloe had his water fantasy just a few years ago prior to the election. If we go back further, to 1999, we had the Liberals, who were then in government, claiming they had drought-proofed Perth. In fact, I have the questions without notice that were asked of the then minister, the member for Dawesville, in 1999, when they were all talking about how they were drought-proofing Perth. Those are the fantasies the opposition engages in when it talks about water. Instead of having a vision - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member for Cottesloe is reported on page 6 of The West Australian of 26 April 2007 as saying - Mr Barnett was happy to warn of the difficulties of a pipeline over a canal, saying his was still the breakthrough idea while a pipeline was like a thin, long straw that could only move limited amounts of water and required extremely high pumping levels. That was the best support the Leader of the Opposition could get from the member for Cottesloe. As we know, the federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, was on the record some time ago - on 6PR on 26 September 2006 - talking about bringing water from the north. He said - Well I can tell you what I think about it. I think it is a really bad idea. Members opposite seem to call something a vision when really it is a fantasy. If people want to talk about a vision, they should put in some planning, analyse it and talk to people and work out how it might be done. However, whenever it comes to water, the opposition goes to water and has fantasies. The Leader of the Opposition’s proposal is the latest water fantasy from members opposite. The member for Cottesloe had his water fantasy just a few years ago prior to the election. If we go back further, to 1999, we had the Liberals, who were then in government, claiming they had drought-proofed Perth. In fact, I have the questions without notice that were asked of the then minister, the member for Dawesville, in 1999, when they were all talking about how they were drought-proofing Perth. Those are the fantasies the opposition engages in when it talks about water. Instead of having a vision - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member for Cottesloe is reported on page 6 of The West Australian of 26 April 2007 as saying - Mr Barnett was happy to warn of the difficulties of a pipeline over a canal, saying his was still the breakthrough idea while a pipeline was like a thin, long straw that could only move limited amounts of water and required extremely high pumping levels. That was the best support the Leader of the Opposition could get from the member for Cottesloe. As we know, the federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, was on the record some time ago - on 6PR on 26 September 2006 - talking about bringing water from the north. He said - Well I can tell you what I think about it. I think it is a really bad idea. Members opposite seem to call something a vision when really it is a fantasy. If people want to talk about a vision, they should put in some planning, analyse it and talk to people and work out how it might be done. However, whenever it comes to water, the opposition goes to water and has fantasies. The Leader of the Opposition’s proposal is the latest water fantasy from members opposite. The member for Cottesloe had his water fantasy just a few years ago prior to the election. If we go back further, to 1999, we had the Liberals, who were then in government, claiming they had drought-proofed Perth. In fact, I have the questions without notice that were asked of the then minister, the member for Dawesville, in 1999, when they were all talking about how they were drought-proofing Perth. Those are the fantasies the opposition engages in when it talks about water. Instead of having a vision - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for her question and for her very strong representation of the interests of the people in the Kimberley, particularly when it comes to others trying to use their water without having any understanding of its importance to the people of the Kimberley. This claim that somehow it is visionary to talk about bringing water from the north is really quite a nonsense. Again in this instance, the Leader of the Opposition - as was the case with the then Leader of the Opposition at the time of the last election - has caught his colleagues unaware. They are floundering around trying to work out how to respond to what was a spur-of-the-moment initiative by the current Leader of the Opposition. The member for Cottesloe is reported - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member for Cottesloe is reported on page 6 of The West Australian of 26 April 2007 as saying - Mr Barnett was happy to warn of the difficulties of a pipeline over a canal, saying his was still the breakthrough idea while a pipeline was like a thin, long straw that could only move limited amounts of water and required extremely high pumping levels. That was the best support the Leader of the Opposition could get from the member for Cottesloe. As we know, the federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, was on the record some time ago - on 6PR on 26 September 2006 - talking about bringing water from the north. He said - Well I can tell you what I think about it. I think it is a really bad idea. Members opposite seem to call something a vision when really it is a fantasy. If people want to talk about a vision, they should put in some planning, analyse it and talk to people and work out how it might be done. However, whenever it comes to water, the opposition goes to water and has fantasies. The Leader of the Opposition’s proposal is the latest water fantasy from members opposite. The member for Cottesloe had his water fantasy just a few years ago prior to the election. If we go back further, to 1999, we had the Liberals, who were then in government, claiming they had drought-proofed Perth. In fact, I have the questions without notice that were asked of the then minister, the member for Dawesville, in 1999, when they were all talking about how they were drought-proofing Perth. Those are the fantasies the opposition engages in when it talks about water. Instead of having a vision - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
I thank the member for her question and for her very strong representation of the interests of the people in the Kimberley, particularly when it comes to others trying to use their water without having any understanding of its importance to the people of the Kimberley. This claim that somehow it is visionary to talk about bringing water from the north is really quite a nonsense. Again in this instance, the Leader of the Opposition - as was the case with the then Leader of the Opposition at the time of the last election - has caught his colleagues unaware. They are floundering around trying to work out how to respond to what was a spur-of-the-moment initiative by the current Leader of the Opposition. The member for Cottesloe is reported - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member for Cottesloe is reported on page 6 of The West Australian of 26 April 2007 as saying - Mr Barnett was happy to warn of the difficulties of a pipeline over a canal, saying his was still the breakthrough idea while a pipeline was like a thin, long straw that could only move limited amounts of water and required extremely high pumping levels. That was the best support the Leader of the Opposition could get from the member for Cottesloe. As we know, the federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, was on the record some time ago - on 6PR on 26 September 2006 - talking about bringing water from the north. He said - Well I can tell you what I think about it. I think it is a really bad idea. Members opposite seem to call something a vision when really it is a fantasy. If people want to talk about a vision, they should put in some planning, analyse it and talk to people and work out how it might be done. However, whenever it comes to water, the opposition goes to water and has fantasies. The Leader of the Opposition’s proposal is the latest water fantasy from members opposite. The member for Cottesloe had his water fantasy just a few years ago prior to the election. If we go back further, to 1999, we had the Liberals, who were then in government, claiming they had drought-proofed Perth. In fact, I have the questions without notice that were asked of the then minister, the member for Dawesville, in 1999, when they were all talking about how they were drought-proofing Perth. Those are the fantasies the opposition engages in when it talks about water. Instead of having a vision - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
This claim that somehow it is visionary to talk about bringing water from the north is really quite a nonsense. Again in this instance, the Leader of the Opposition - as was the case with the then Leader of the Opposition at the time of the last election - has caught his colleagues unaware. They are floundering around trying to work out how to respond to what was a spur-of-the-moment initiative by the current Leader of the Opposition. The member for Cottesloe is reported - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member for Cottesloe is reported on page 6 of The West Australian of 26 April 2007 as saying - Mr Barnett was happy to warn of the difficulties of a pipeline over a canal, saying his was still the breakthrough idea while a pipeline was like a thin, long straw that could only move limited amounts of water and required extremely high pumping levels. That was the best support the Leader of the Opposition could get from the member for Cottesloe. As we know, the federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, was on the record some time ago - on 6PR on 26 September 2006 - talking about bringing water from the north. He said - Well I can tell you what I think about it. I think it is a really bad idea. Members opposite seem to call something a vision when really it is a fantasy. If people want to talk about a vision, they should put in some planning, analyse it and talk to people and work out how it might be done. However, whenever it comes to water, the opposition goes to water and has fantasies. The Leader of the Opposition’s proposal is the latest water fantasy from members opposite. The member for Cottesloe had his water fantasy just a few years ago prior to the election. If we go back further, to 1999, we had the Liberals, who were then in government, claiming they had drought-proofed Perth. In fact, I have the questions without notice that were asked of the then minister, the member for Dawesville, in 1999, when they were all talking about how they were drought-proofing Perth. Those are the fantasies the opposition engages in when it talks about water. Instead of having a vision - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member for Cottesloe is reported on page 6 of The West Australian of 26 April 2007 as saying - Mr Barnett was happy to warn of the difficulties of a pipeline over a canal, saying his was still the breakthrough idea while a pipeline was like a thin, long straw that could only move limited amounts of water and required extremely high pumping levels. That was the best support the Leader of the Opposition could get from the member for Cottesloe. As we know, the federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, was on the record some time ago - on 6PR on 26 September 2006 - talking about bringing water from the north. He said - Well I can tell you what I think about it. I think it is a really bad idea. Members opposite seem to call something a vision when really it is a fantasy. If people want to talk about a vision, they should put in some planning, analyse it and talk to people and work out how it might be done. However, whenever it comes to water, the opposition goes to water and has fantasies. The Leader of the Opposition’s proposal is the latest water fantasy from members opposite. The member for Cottesloe had his water fantasy just a few years ago prior to the election. If we go back further, to 1999, we had the Liberals, who were then in government, claiming they had drought-proofed Perth. In fact, I have the questions without notice that were asked of the then minister, the member for Dawesville, in 1999, when they were all talking about how they were drought-proofing Perth. Those are the fantasies the opposition engages in when it talks about water. Instead of having a vision - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member for Cottesloe is reported on page 6 of The West Australian of 26 April 2007 as saying - Mr Barnett was happy to warn of the difficulties of a pipeline over a canal, saying his was still the breakthrough idea while a pipeline was like a thin, long straw that could only move limited amounts of water and required extremely high pumping levels. That was the best support the Leader of the Opposition could get from the member for Cottesloe. As we know, the federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, was on the record some time ago - on 6PR on 26 September 2006 - talking about bringing water from the north. He said - Well I can tell you what I think about it. I think it is a really bad idea. Members opposite seem to call something a vision when really it is a fantasy. If people want to talk about a vision, they should put in some planning, analyse it and talk to people and work out how it might be done. However, whenever it comes to water, the opposition goes to water and has fantasies. The Leader of the Opposition’s proposal is the latest water fantasy from members opposite. The member for Cottesloe had his water fantasy just a few years ago prior to the election. If we go back further, to 1999, we had the Liberals, who were then in government, claiming they had drought-proofed Perth. In fact, I have the questions without notice that were asked of the then minister, the member for Dawesville, in 1999, when they were all talking about how they were drought-proofing Perth. Those are the fantasies the opposition engages in when it talks about water. Instead of having a vision - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The member for Cottesloe is reported on page 6 of The West Australian of 26 April 2007 as saying - Mr Barnett was happy to warn of the difficulties of a pipeline over a canal, saying his was still the breakthrough idea while a pipeline was like a thin, long straw that could only move limited amounts of water and required extremely high pumping levels. That was the best support the Leader of the Opposition could get from the member for Cottesloe. As we know, the federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull, was on the record some time ago - on 6PR on 26 September 2006 - talking about bringing water from the north. He said - Well I can tell you what I think about it. I think it is a really bad idea. Members opposite seem to call something a vision when really it is a fantasy. If people want to talk about a vision, they should put in some planning, analyse it and talk to people and work out how it might be done. However, whenever it comes to water, the opposition goes to water and has fantasies. The Leader of the Opposition’s proposal is the latest water fantasy from members opposite. The member for Cottesloe had his water fantasy just a few years ago prior to the election. If we go back further, to 1999, we had the Liberals, who were then in government, claiming they had drought-proofed Perth. In fact, I have the questions without notice that were asked of the then minister, the member for Dawesville, in 1999, when they were all talking about how they were drought-proofing Perth. Those are the fantasies the opposition engages in when it talks about water. Instead of having a vision - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition clearly - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the third time. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : The opposition has been so badly caught out that it is rightly embarrassed. The people of Western Australia see the state going forward under a very good Premier and a good government. They have a government that has a vision and knows how to deliver on that vision. Members opposite engage in fantasies and think that because something is popular they can get away with a fantasy. They need to do some homework and develop real policies.
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