❓ Premier Gallop reports on the Labor Government's achievements in its first 100 days, highlighting policy changes and contrasting them with the previous government and current opposition.
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LABOR GOVERNMENT, FIRST 100 DAYS
Will the Premier report to the House on a speech he gave to a Department of Contract and Management Services business breakfast this morning on the first 100 days of the new Labor Government? Dr GALLOP
Will the Premier report to the House on a speech he gave to a Department of Contract and Management Services business breakfast this morning on the first 100 days of the new Labor Government? Dr GALLOP
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The Labor Government can look with pride at its achievements in its first 100 days in office. The Government is laying the foundations for a better society in Western Australia. It is the hard work of the current Cabinet that will make it possible for the Government to make a real difference to Western Australia along the lines we spoke of in the election campaign. It is interesting to note that, although we have been in government for only 100 days, many of our promises have already been fulfilled. It was with great pride that we increased the minimum wage for low-paid workers. We did that in the context of a system that had been set up by members opposite with the deliberate intent to make the lowest paid workers in our community the most vulnerable in the labour market, a despicable policy which we have reversed. We have stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia, something that no other Government in any other State of Australia has done. We say with great pride that no old-growth forests are being logged in Western Australia. We have reduced the size of the Cabinet. It is interesting to note that ministerial offices under the coalition Government had 217 staff and 87 motor vehicles; the Labor Government has 160 staff and 48 cars. All the money saved will go back into providing core services for the people of Western Australia. On that subject, we have abolished the Metropolitan Health Service Board, and the money formerly required to support that board will go back into health care for Western Australians. We have reduced the TAB turnover tax to assist the racing industry in Western Australia, something the member for Murray-Wellington will applaud. We have directed government departments to pay their bills within 30 days; we have scrapped fees for access to beaches at the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park; and we are bringing commonsense to the resolution of native title. Mr Speaker, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements of the Liberal Party in its 100 days in opposition, and when I do that there seems to be a constant theme on the opposition side that takes me to the number three. Three was the number of party room meetings it took for the member for Cottesloe to become party leader. Three was the margin of votes between the member for Cottesloe and his main rival, the member for Ningaloo, when he won the leadership 16-13. It is also interesting to note that he received exactly three more votes than the former Premier when he defeated him 17-13. I wonder who are those extra three. I wonder whether they are in the Legislative Assembly. However, the number three that really tells us about this current Liberal Opposition is the paltry three press releases it has issued since the election. There is another number three, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
Dr GALLOP replied: The Labor Government can look with pride at its achievements in its first 100 days in office. The Government is laying the foundations for a better society in Western Australia. It is the hard work of the current Cabinet that will make it possible for the Government to make a real difference to Western Australia along the lines we spoke of in the election campaign. It is interesting to note that, although we have been in government for only 100 days, many of our promises have already been fulfilled. It was with great pride that we increased the minimum wage for low-paid workers. We did that in the context of a system that had been set up by members opposite with the deliberate intent to make the lowest paid workers in our community the most vulnerable in the labour market, a despicable policy which we have reversed. We have stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia, something that no other Government in any other State of Australia has done. We say with great pride that no old-growth forests are being logged in Western Australia. We have reduced the size of the Cabinet. It is interesting to note that ministerial offices under the coalition Government had 217 staff and 87 motor vehicles; the Labor Government has 160 staff and 48 cars. All the money saved will go back into providing core services for the people of Western Australia. On that subject, we have abolished the Metropolitan Health Service Board, and the money formerly required to support that board will go back into health care for Western Australians. We have reduced the TAB turnover tax to assist the racing industry in Western Australia, something the member for Murray-Wellington will applaud. We have directed government departments to pay their bills within 30 days; we have scrapped fees for access to beaches at the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park; and we are bringing commonsense to the resolution of native title. Mr Speaker, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements of the Liberal Party in its 100 days in opposition, and when I do that there seems to be a constant theme on the opposition side that takes me to the number three. Three was the number of party room meetings it took for the member for Cottesloe to become party leader. Three was the margin of votes between the member for Cottesloe and his main rival, the member for Ningaloo, when he won the leadership 16-13. It is also interesting to note that he received exactly three more votes than the former Premier when he defeated him 17-13. I wonder who are those extra three. I wonder whether they are in the Legislative Assembly. However, the number three that really tells us about this current Liberal Opposition is the paltry three press releases it has issued since the election. There is another number three, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
The Labor Government can look with pride at its achievements in its first 100 days in office. The Government is laying the foundations for a better society in Western Australia. It is the hard work of the current Cabinet that will make it possible for the Government to make a real difference to Western Australia along the lines we spoke of in the election campaign. It is interesting to note that, although we have been in government for only 100 days, many of our promises have already been fulfilled. It was with great pride that we increased the minimum wage for low-paid workers. We did that in the context of a system that had been set up by members opposite with the deliberate intent to make the lowest paid workers in our community the most vulnerable in the labour market, a despicable policy which we have reversed. We have stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia, something that no other Government in any other State of Australia has done. We say with great pride that no old-growth forests are being logged in Western Australia. We have reduced the size of the Cabinet. It is interesting to note that ministerial offices under the coalition Government had 217 staff and 87 motor vehicles; the Labor Government has 160 staff and 48 cars. All the money saved will go back into providing core services for the people of Western Australia. On that subject, we have abolished the Metropolitan Health Service Board, and the money formerly required to support that board will go back into health care for Western Australians. We have reduced the TAB turnover tax to assist the racing industry in Western Australia, something the member for Murray-Wellington will applaud. We have directed government departments to pay their bills within 30 days; we have scrapped fees for access to beaches at the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park; and we are bringing commonsense to the resolution of native title. Mr Speaker, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements of the Liberal Party in its 100 days in opposition, and when I do that there seems to be a constant theme on the opposition side that takes me to the number three. Three was the number of party room meetings it took for the member for Cottesloe to become party leader. Three was the margin of votes between the member for Cottesloe and his main rival, the member for Ningaloo, when he won the leadership 16-13. It is also interesting to note that he received exactly three more votes than the former Premier when he defeated him 17-13. I wonder who are those extra three. I wonder whether they are in the Legislative Assembly. However, the number three that really tells us about this current Liberal Opposition is the paltry three press releases it has issued since the election. There is another number three, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
We have stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia, something that no other Government in any other State of Australia has done. We say with great pride that no old-growth forests are being logged in Western Australia. We have reduced the size of the Cabinet. It is interesting to note that ministerial offices under the coalition Government had 217 staff and 87 motor vehicles; the Labor Government has 160 staff and 48 cars. All the money saved will go back into providing core services for the people of Western Australia. On that subject, we have abolished the Metropolitan Health Service Board, and the money formerly required to support that board will go back into health care for Western Australians. We have reduced the TAB turnover tax to assist the racing industry in Western Australia, something the member for Murray-Wellington will applaud. We have directed government departments to pay their bills within 30 days; we have scrapped fees for access to beaches at the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park; and we are bringing commonsense to the resolution of native title. Mr Speaker, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements of the Liberal Party in its 100 days in opposition, and when I do that there seems to be a constant theme on the opposition side that takes me to the number three. Three was the number of party room meetings it took for the member for Cottesloe to become party leader. Three was the margin of votes between the member for Cottesloe and his main rival, the member for Ningaloo, when he won the leadership 16-13. It is also interesting to note that he received exactly three more votes than the former Premier when he defeated him 17-13. I wonder who are those extra three. I wonder whether they are in the Legislative Assembly. However, the number three that really tells us about this current Liberal Opposition is the paltry three press releases it has issued since the election. There is another number three, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
We have reduced the size of the Cabinet. It is interesting to note that ministerial offices under the coalition Government had 217 staff and 87 motor vehicles; the Labor Government has 160 staff and 48 cars. All the money saved will go back into providing core services for the people of Western Australia. On that subject, we have abolished the Metropolitan Health Service Board, and the money formerly required to support that board will go back into health care for Western Australians. We have reduced the TAB turnover tax to assist the racing industry in Western Australia, something the member for Murray-Wellington will applaud. We have directed government departments to pay their bills within 30 days; we have scrapped fees for access to beaches at the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park; and we are bringing commonsense to the resolution of native title. Mr Speaker, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements of the Liberal Party in its 100 days in opposition, and when I do that there seems to be a constant theme on the opposition side that takes me to the number three. Three was the number of party room meetings it took for the member for Cottesloe to become party leader. Three was the margin of votes between the member for Cottesloe and his main rival, the member for Ningaloo, when he won the leadership 16-13. It is also interesting to note that he received exactly three more votes than the former Premier when he defeated him 17-13. I wonder who are those extra three. I wonder whether they are in the Legislative Assembly. However, the number three that really tells us about this current Liberal Opposition is the paltry three press releases it has issued since the election. There is another number three, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
We have reduced the TAB turnover tax to assist the racing industry in Western Australia, something the member for Murray-Wellington will applaud. We have directed government departments to pay their bills within 30 days; we have scrapped fees for access to beaches at the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park; and we are bringing commonsense to the resolution of native title. Mr Speaker, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements of the Liberal Party in its 100 days in opposition, and when I do that there seems to be a constant theme on the opposition side that takes me to the number three. Three was the number of party room meetings it took for the member for Cottesloe to become party leader. Three was the margin of votes between the member for Cottesloe and his main rival, the member for Ningaloo, when he won the leadership 16-13. It is also interesting to note that he received exactly three more votes than the former Premier when he defeated him 17-13. I wonder who are those extra three. I wonder whether they are in the Legislative Assembly. However, the number three that really tells us about this current Liberal Opposition is the paltry three press releases it has issued since the election. There is another number three, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
Mr Speaker, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements of the Liberal Party in its 100 days in opposition, and when I do that there seems to be a constant theme on the opposition side that takes me to the number three. Three was the number of party room meetings it took for the member for Cottesloe to become party leader. Three was the margin of votes between the member for Cottesloe and his main rival, the member for Ningaloo, when he won the leadership 16-13. It is also interesting to note that he received exactly three more votes than the former Premier when he defeated him 17-13. I wonder who are those extra three. I wonder whether they are in the Legislative Assembly. However, the number three that really tells us about this current Liberal Opposition is the paltry three press releases it has issued since the election. There is another number three, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
Dr GALLOP replied: The Labor Government can look with pride at its achievements in its first 100 days in office. The Government is laying the foundations for a better society in Western Australia. It is the hard work of the current Cabinet that will make it possible for the Government to make a real difference to Western Australia along the lines we spoke of in the election campaign. It is interesting to note that, although we have been in government for only 100 days, many of our promises have already been fulfilled. It was with great pride that we increased the minimum wage for low-paid workers. We did that in the context of a system that had been set up by members opposite with the deliberate intent to make the lowest paid workers in our community the most vulnerable in the labour market, a despicable policy which we have reversed. We have stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia, something that no other Government in any other State of Australia has done. We say with great pride that no old-growth forests are being logged in Western Australia. We have reduced the size of the Cabinet. It is interesting to note that ministerial offices under the coalition Government had 217 staff and 87 motor vehicles; the Labor Government has 160 staff and 48 cars. All the money saved will go back into providing core services for the people of Western Australia. On that subject, we have abolished the Metropolitan Health Service Board, and the money formerly required to support that board will go back into health care for Western Australians. We have reduced the TAB turnover tax to assist the racing industry in Western Australia, something the member for Murray-Wellington will applaud. We have directed government departments to pay their bills within 30 days; we have scrapped fees for access to beaches at the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park; and we are bringing commonsense to the resolution of native title. Mr Speaker, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements of the Liberal Party in its 100 days in opposition, and when I do that there seems to be a constant theme on the opposition side that takes me to the number three. Three was the number of party room meetings it took for the member for Cottesloe to become party leader. Three was the margin of votes between the member for Cottesloe and his main rival, the member for Ningaloo, when he won the leadership 16-13. It is also interesting to note that he received exactly three more votes than the former Premier when he defeated him 17-13. I wonder who are those extra three. I wonder whether they are in the Legislative Assembly. However, the number three that really tells us about this current Liberal Opposition is the paltry three press releases it has issued since the election. There is another number three, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
The Labor Government can look with pride at its achievements in its first 100 days in office. The Government is laying the foundations for a better society in Western Australia. It is the hard work of the current Cabinet that will make it possible for the Government to make a real difference to Western Australia along the lines we spoke of in the election campaign. It is interesting to note that, although we have been in government for only 100 days, many of our promises have already been fulfilled. It was with great pride that we increased the minimum wage for low-paid workers. We did that in the context of a system that had been set up by members opposite with the deliberate intent to make the lowest paid workers in our community the most vulnerable in the labour market, a despicable policy which we have reversed. We have stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia, something that no other Government in any other State of Australia has done. We say with great pride that no old-growth forests are being logged in Western Australia. We have reduced the size of the Cabinet. It is interesting to note that ministerial offices under the coalition Government had 217 staff and 87 motor vehicles; the Labor Government has 160 staff and 48 cars. All the money saved will go back into providing core services for the people of Western Australia. On that subject, we have abolished the Metropolitan Health Service Board, and the money formerly required to support that board will go back into health care for Western Australians. We have reduced the TAB turnover tax to assist the racing industry in Western Australia, something the member for Murray-Wellington will applaud. We have directed government departments to pay their bills within 30 days; we have scrapped fees for access to beaches at the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park; and we are bringing commonsense to the resolution of native title. Mr Speaker, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements of the Liberal Party in its 100 days in opposition, and when I do that there seems to be a constant theme on the opposition side that takes me to the number three. Three was the number of party room meetings it took for the member for Cottesloe to become party leader. Three was the margin of votes between the member for Cottesloe and his main rival, the member for Ningaloo, when he won the leadership 16-13. It is also interesting to note that he received exactly three more votes than the former Premier when he defeated him 17-13. I wonder who are those extra three. I wonder whether they are in the Legislative Assembly. However, the number three that really tells us about this current Liberal Opposition is the paltry three press releases it has issued since the election. There is another number three, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
We have stopped the logging of old-growth forests in Western Australia, something that no other Government in any other State of Australia has done. We say with great pride that no old-growth forests are being logged in Western Australia. We have reduced the size of the Cabinet. It is interesting to note that ministerial offices under the coalition Government had 217 staff and 87 motor vehicles; the Labor Government has 160 staff and 48 cars. All the money saved will go back into providing core services for the people of Western Australia. On that subject, we have abolished the Metropolitan Health Service Board, and the money formerly required to support that board will go back into health care for Western Australians. We have reduced the TAB turnover tax to assist the racing industry in Western Australia, something the member for Murray-Wellington will applaud. We have directed government departments to pay their bills within 30 days; we have scrapped fees for access to beaches at the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park; and we are bringing commonsense to the resolution of native title. Mr Speaker, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements of the Liberal Party in its 100 days in opposition, and when I do that there seems to be a constant theme on the opposition side that takes me to the number three. Three was the number of party room meetings it took for the member for Cottesloe to become party leader. Three was the margin of votes between the member for Cottesloe and his main rival, the member for Ningaloo, when he won the leadership 16-13. It is also interesting to note that he received exactly three more votes than the former Premier when he defeated him 17-13. I wonder who are those extra three. I wonder whether they are in the Legislative Assembly. However, the number three that really tells us about this current Liberal Opposition is the paltry three press releases it has issued since the election. There is another number three, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
We have reduced the size of the Cabinet. It is interesting to note that ministerial offices under the coalition Government had 217 staff and 87 motor vehicles; the Labor Government has 160 staff and 48 cars. All the money saved will go back into providing core services for the people of Western Australia. On that subject, we have abolished the Metropolitan Health Service Board, and the money formerly required to support that board will go back into health care for Western Australians. We have reduced the TAB turnover tax to assist the racing industry in Western Australia, something the member for Murray-Wellington will applaud. We have directed government departments to pay their bills within 30 days; we have scrapped fees for access to beaches at the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park; and we are bringing commonsense to the resolution of native title. Mr Speaker, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements of the Liberal Party in its 100 days in opposition, and when I do that there seems to be a constant theme on the opposition side that takes me to the number three. Three was the number of party room meetings it took for the member for Cottesloe to become party leader. Three was the margin of votes between the member for Cottesloe and his main rival, the member for Ningaloo, when he won the leadership 16-13. It is also interesting to note that he received exactly three more votes than the former Premier when he defeated him 17-13. I wonder who are those extra three. I wonder whether they are in the Legislative Assembly. However, the number three that really tells us about this current Liberal Opposition is the paltry three press releases it has issued since the election. There is another number three, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
We have reduced the TAB turnover tax to assist the racing industry in Western Australia, something the member for Murray-Wellington will applaud. We have directed government departments to pay their bills within 30 days; we have scrapped fees for access to beaches at the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park; and we are bringing commonsense to the resolution of native title. Mr Speaker, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements of the Liberal Party in its 100 days in opposition, and when I do that there seems to be a constant theme on the opposition side that takes me to the number three. Three was the number of party room meetings it took for the member for Cottesloe to become party leader. Three was the margin of votes between the member for Cottesloe and his main rival, the member for Ningaloo, when he won the leadership 16-13. It is also interesting to note that he received exactly three more votes than the former Premier when he defeated him 17-13. I wonder who are those extra three. I wonder whether they are in the Legislative Assembly. However, the number three that really tells us about this current Liberal Opposition is the paltry three press releases it has issued since the election. There is another number three, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
Mr Speaker, it is interesting to reflect on the achievements of the Liberal Party in its 100 days in opposition, and when I do that there seems to be a constant theme on the opposition side that takes me to the number three. Three was the number of party room meetings it took for the member for Cottesloe to become party leader. Three was the margin of votes between the member for Cottesloe and his main rival, the member for Ningaloo, when he won the leadership 16-13. It is also interesting to note that he received exactly three more votes than the former Premier when he defeated him 17-13. I wonder who are those extra three. I wonder whether they are in the Legislative Assembly. However, the number three that really tells us about this current Liberal Opposition is the paltry three press releases it has issued since the election. There is another number three, Mr Speaker. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
The SPEAKER: Unfortunately, the wall of noise emanating from both sides of the House means that I cannot hear the Premier and I am sure the Hansard reporter cannot either. I ask members to please keep the noise to a minimum. Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
Dr GALLOP: The other number three relates to the goals set by the member for Cottesloe for the Liberal Party as reported in the Mosman Park-Cottesloe Post on 10 March 2001. According to this article, the three goals for the Liberal Party are “good fun, stimulation, satisfaction”. I do not see much of that when I look at members opposite.
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