❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Minister for Planning's alleged comments about opposition to the Australian Fine China development in Subiaco, specifically whether the Minister described opponents as 'ill-informed locals' and if that description included other members of parliament. The Minister denies the accuracy of the reported comments.
AnsweredQoN 37Legislative Council
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CHINA GREEN, SUBIACO — MINISTER FOR PLANNING’S COMMENTS
Some notice of this question has been given. I refer to a Claremont–Nedlands Post article on 16 January 2010 in which the Minister for Planning was reported to have described opposition to the Australian Fine China development proposal as being generated by a small group of ill-informed locals. (1) Will the minister confirm the accuracy of his comments, as reported in the article? (2) If his comments were accurately reported, does the minister extend his description of “ill-informed locals” to include the Minister for Energy and the parliamentary secretaries Hon Michael Mischin and Mr Bill Marmion, the member for Nedlands, whose opposition to the proposed development was also reported in the Claremont–Nedlands Post article? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
Some notice of this question has been given. I refer to a Claremont–Nedlands Post article on 16 January 2010 in which the Minister for Planning was reported to have described opposition to the Australian Fine China development proposal as being generated by a small group of ill-informed locals. (1) Will the minister confirm the accuracy of his comments, as reported in the article? (2) If his comments were accurately reported, does the minister extend his description of “ill-informed locals” to include the Minister for Energy and the parliamentary secretaries Hon Michael Mischin and Mr Bill Marmion, the member for Nedlands, whose opposition to the proposed development was also reported in the Claremont–Nedlands Post article? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
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I thank the honourable member for his question. Certainly not from me, but the answer is as follows — (1) The term the question refers to is a paraphrase, not a direct quote. (2) Not applicable.
(1) Will the minister confirm the accuracy of his comments, as reported in the article? (2) If his comments were accurately reported, does the minister extend his description of “ill-informed locals” to include the Minister for Energy and the parliamentary secretaries Hon Michael Mischin and Mr Bill Marmion, the member for Nedlands, whose opposition to the proposed development was also reported in the Claremont–Nedlands Post article? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for his question. Certainly not from me, but the answer is as follows — (1) The term the question refers to is a paraphrase, not a direct quote. (2) Not applicable.
(2) If his comments were accurately reported, does the minister extend his description of “ill-informed locals” to include the Minister for Energy and the parliamentary secretaries Hon Michael Mischin and Mr Bill Marmion, the member for Nedlands, whose opposition to the proposed development was also reported in the Claremont–Nedlands Post article? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for his question. Certainly not from me, but the answer is as follows — (1) The term the question refers to is a paraphrase, not a direct quote. (2) Not applicable.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for his question. Certainly not from me, but the answer is as follows — (1) The term the question refers to is a paraphrase, not a direct quote. (2) Not applicable.
I thank the honourable member for his question. Certainly not from me, but the answer is as follows — (1) The term the question refers to is a paraphrase, not a direct quote. (2) Not applicable.
(1) The term the question refers to is a paraphrase, not a direct quote. (2) Not applicable.
(2) Not applicable.
(1) Will the minister confirm the accuracy of his comments, as reported in the article? (2) If his comments were accurately reported, does the minister extend his description of “ill-informed locals” to include the Minister for Energy and the parliamentary secretaries Hon Michael Mischin and Mr Bill Marmion, the member for Nedlands, whose opposition to the proposed development was also reported in the Claremont–Nedlands Post article? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for his question. Certainly not from me, but the answer is as follows — (1) The term the question refers to is a paraphrase, not a direct quote. (2) Not applicable.
(2) If his comments were accurately reported, does the minister extend his description of “ill-informed locals” to include the Minister for Energy and the parliamentary secretaries Hon Michael Mischin and Mr Bill Marmion, the member for Nedlands, whose opposition to the proposed development was also reported in the Claremont–Nedlands Post article? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for his question. Certainly not from me, but the answer is as follows — (1) The term the question refers to is a paraphrase, not a direct quote. (2) Not applicable.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for his question. Certainly not from me, but the answer is as follows — (1) The term the question refers to is a paraphrase, not a direct quote. (2) Not applicable.
I thank the honourable member for his question. Certainly not from me, but the answer is as follows — (1) The term the question refers to is a paraphrase, not a direct quote. (2) Not applicable.
(1) The term the question refers to is a paraphrase, not a direct quote. (2) Not applicable.
(2) Not applicable.
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