❓ The Minister for Education and Training positively responds to a question about the benefits of merging the Departments of Education and Training in 2002, highlighting increased apprenticeships and traineeships, and criticising the Opposition's knowledge on the matter.
AnsweredQoN 692Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Can the Minister advise the House what benefits have flowed from the amalgamation of the Departments of Education and Training in 2002; what impact this has had on attracting young people into the trades; and any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Southern River for the question and acknowledge that he is an outstanding member of Parliament. He has made a great contribution to the Parliament and has represented his constituents brilliantly. I think it would be fair to say that this is actually a very good news story. It is probably one that the Opposition would prefer not to hear; nevertheless, the statistics tell it all. For the quarter ending March 2004, there were 5 600 commencements of apprenticeships and traineeships in Western Australia, the highest figure on record for this State. The figure is an outstanding result. There has been a 40 per cent increase in the number of apprentices and trainees - Mr J.H.D. Day: As there has been nationally. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - in Western Australia since the election of the Gallop Government. If the member for Darling Range insists, I will bring in my charts every day. I am happy to compare them with the national figures. The statistics indicate that 43.5 per cent of Western Australia’s apprentices and trainees are aged 19 years or under, compared with just 29 per cent nationally. Since the amalgamation of the Departments of Education and Training, the number of 15 to 17-year-olds in apprenticeships and traineeships has increased by 47 per cent. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Southern River for the question and acknowledge that he is an outstanding member of Parliament. He has made a great contribution to the Parliament and has represented his constituents brilliantly. I think it would be fair to say that this is actually a very good news story. It is probably one that the Opposition would prefer not to hear; nevertheless, the statistics tell it all. For the quarter ending March 2004, there were 5 600 commencements of apprenticeships and traineeships in Western Australia, the highest figure on record for this State. The figure is an outstanding result. There has been a 40 per cent increase in the number of apprentices and trainees - Mr J.H.D. Day: As there has been nationally. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - in Western Australia since the election of the Gallop Government. If the member for Darling Range insists, I will bring in my charts every day. I am happy to compare them with the national figures. The statistics indicate that 43.5 per cent of Western Australia’s apprentices and trainees are aged 19 years or under, compared with just 29 per cent nationally. Since the amalgamation of the Departments of Education and Training, the number of 15 to 17-year-olds in apprenticeships and traineeships has increased by 47 per cent. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
I thank the member for Southern River for the question and acknowledge that he is an outstanding member of Parliament. He has made a great contribution to the Parliament and has represented his constituents brilliantly. I think it would be fair to say that this is actually a very good news story. It is probably one that the Opposition would prefer not to hear; nevertheless, the statistics tell it all. For the quarter ending March 2004, there were 5 600 commencements of apprenticeships and traineeships in Western Australia, the highest figure on record for this State. The figure is an outstanding result. There has been a 40 per cent increase in the number of apprentices and trainees - Mr J.H.D. Day: As there has been nationally. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - in Western Australia since the election of the Gallop Government. If the member for Darling Range insists, I will bring in my charts every day. I am happy to compare them with the national figures. The statistics indicate that 43.5 per cent of Western Australia’s apprentices and trainees are aged 19 years or under, compared with just 29 per cent nationally. Since the amalgamation of the Departments of Education and Training, the number of 15 to 17-year-olds in apprenticeships and traineeships has increased by 47 per cent. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Mr J.H.D. Day: As there has been nationally. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - in Western Australia since the election of the Gallop Government. If the member for Darling Range insists, I will bring in my charts every day. I am happy to compare them with the national figures. The statistics indicate that 43.5 per cent of Western Australia’s apprentices and trainees are aged 19 years or under, compared with just 29 per cent nationally. Since the amalgamation of the Departments of Education and Training, the number of 15 to 17-year-olds in apprenticeships and traineeships has increased by 47 per cent. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - in Western Australia since the election of the Gallop Government. If the member for Darling Range insists, I will bring in my charts every day. I am happy to compare them with the national figures. The statistics indicate that 43.5 per cent of Western Australia’s apprentices and trainees are aged 19 years or under, compared with just 29 per cent nationally. Since the amalgamation of the Departments of Education and Training, the number of 15 to 17-year-olds in apprenticeships and traineeships has increased by 47 per cent. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Since the amalgamation of the Departments of Education and Training, the number of 15 to 17-year-olds in apprenticeships and traineeships has increased by 47 per cent. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Southern River for the question and acknowledge that he is an outstanding member of Parliament. He has made a great contribution to the Parliament and has represented his constituents brilliantly. I think it would be fair to say that this is actually a very good news story. It is probably one that the Opposition would prefer not to hear; nevertheless, the statistics tell it all. For the quarter ending March 2004, there were 5 600 commencements of apprenticeships and traineeships in Western Australia, the highest figure on record for this State. The figure is an outstanding result. There has been a 40 per cent increase in the number of apprentices and trainees - Mr J.H.D. Day: As there has been nationally. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - in Western Australia since the election of the Gallop Government. If the member for Darling Range insists, I will bring in my charts every day. I am happy to compare them with the national figures. The statistics indicate that 43.5 per cent of Western Australia’s apprentices and trainees are aged 19 years or under, compared with just 29 per cent nationally. Since the amalgamation of the Departments of Education and Training, the number of 15 to 17-year-olds in apprenticeships and traineeships has increased by 47 per cent. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
I thank the member for Southern River for the question and acknowledge that he is an outstanding member of Parliament. He has made a great contribution to the Parliament and has represented his constituents brilliantly. I think it would be fair to say that this is actually a very good news story. It is probably one that the Opposition would prefer not to hear; nevertheless, the statistics tell it all. For the quarter ending March 2004, there were 5 600 commencements of apprenticeships and traineeships in Western Australia, the highest figure on record for this State. The figure is an outstanding result. There has been a 40 per cent increase in the number of apprentices and trainees - Mr J.H.D. Day: As there has been nationally. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - in Western Australia since the election of the Gallop Government. If the member for Darling Range insists, I will bring in my charts every day. I am happy to compare them with the national figures. The statistics indicate that 43.5 per cent of Western Australia’s apprentices and trainees are aged 19 years or under, compared with just 29 per cent nationally. Since the amalgamation of the Departments of Education and Training, the number of 15 to 17-year-olds in apprenticeships and traineeships has increased by 47 per cent. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Mr J.H.D. Day: As there has been nationally. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - in Western Australia since the election of the Gallop Government. If the member for Darling Range insists, I will bring in my charts every day. I am happy to compare them with the national figures. The statistics indicate that 43.5 per cent of Western Australia’s apprentices and trainees are aged 19 years or under, compared with just 29 per cent nationally. Since the amalgamation of the Departments of Education and Training, the number of 15 to 17-year-olds in apprenticeships and traineeships has increased by 47 per cent. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: - in Western Australia since the election of the Gallop Government. If the member for Darling Range insists, I will bring in my charts every day. I am happy to compare them with the national figures. The statistics indicate that 43.5 per cent of Western Australia’s apprentices and trainees are aged 19 years or under, compared with just 29 per cent nationally. Since the amalgamation of the Departments of Education and Training, the number of 15 to 17-year-olds in apprenticeships and traineeships has increased by 47 per cent. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Since the amalgamation of the Departments of Education and Training, the number of 15 to 17-year-olds in apprenticeships and traineeships has increased by 47 per cent. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! The minister. Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: The member for Cottesloe would be advised to remain quiet while I am on my feet. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
The SPEAKER: Order! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have some free advice for the member for Cottesloe: if he cannot handle it, do not dish it out. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER: I have been saving up that line for too long, obviously. The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
The youth unemployment rate is half what it was when we took over government. In February 2001, 12 000 young people were looking for work in Western Australia; in September 2004, the figure was 6 000. We have halved youth unemployment, as the Premier said, because of a well-managed economy. Western Australia now has the lowest youth unemployment rate in the nation. The Gallop Government has an outstanding record in this area. Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Part of the member’s question referred to any views the Opposition might have expressed on this matter. It is interesting to see how interested the Opposition is in education and training policy development. On 12 August the Leader of the National Party said at a Coalition of Business Associations lunch that he had strong views in this area. Those views were reported in the Motor Trade Association of Western Australia’s magazine Motor Western Australia in September of this year. The Leader of the National Party is quoted in the article as saying - Trenorden also said that education and training itself really needs a complete restructure, and that training needs to be integrated into education, instead of the bureaucratic brick wall that currently exists between the two. To the best of my recollection, we amalgamated the Departments of Education and Training in January 2002. The fact that the Leader of the National Party has been sitting in this Parliament for two years and did not know that, and that he addressed a business lunch and did not know that, must be of great concern. People in business must be aghast at the thought that the Leader of the National Party, who presents himself as the potential Deputy Premier, although not deputy leader of the coalition, did not know that. I invite the people of Western Australia to cast their eyes along the front bench of the Opposition and think about the possibility of those members running this State. The only exception is the member for Merredin. He is showing quite a lot of potential. The rest of them are hopelessly incompetent. The prospect of them running the State is too awful to think about.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.