❓ Barnett questions Gallop about a proposal to transfer national parks to Aboriginal groups, raising concerns about public access and ownership. Gallop deflects, criticising the Liberal Party's record on Indigenous issues and highlighting the benefits of joint management.
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I refer to the consultation paper entitled “Indigenous ownership and joint management of conservation lands in Western Australia”, which proposes the transfer of national parks and conservation lands to Aboriginal groups, and ask - (1) Does the Premier agree with the proposition that national parks belong to all Western Australians? (2) If so, does the Premier concede that it is unacceptable that Western Australians should be required to lease their national parks as proposed by this plan? (3) Is it possible that under this plan Western Australian icons such as Kings Park, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, Cape Le Grand National Park and Karijini National Park will be given, in part or in whole, to Aboriginal groups? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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(1)-(3) I remind the member that the Rudall River National Park was created at the stroke of a pen by a previous Government in this State and it may just be that that will fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act at a national level. This does not reflect very well on the Liberal Party - Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
(1) Does the Premier agree with the proposition that national parks belong to all Western Australians? (2) If so, does the Premier concede that it is unacceptable that Western Australians should be required to lease their national parks as proposed by this plan? (3) Is it possible that under this plan Western Australian icons such as Kings Park, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, Cape Le Grand National Park and Karijini National Park will be given, in part or in whole, to Aboriginal groups? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I remind the member that the Rudall River National Park was created at the stroke of a pen by a previous Government in this State and it may just be that that will fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act at a national level. This does not reflect very well on the Liberal Party - Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
(2) If so, does the Premier concede that it is unacceptable that Western Australians should be required to lease their national parks as proposed by this plan? (3) Is it possible that under this plan Western Australian icons such as Kings Park, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, Cape Le Grand National Park and Karijini National Park will be given, in part or in whole, to Aboriginal groups? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I remind the member that the Rudall River National Park was created at the stroke of a pen by a previous Government in this State and it may just be that that will fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act at a national level. This does not reflect very well on the Liberal Party - Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
(3) Is it possible that under this plan Western Australian icons such as Kings Park, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, Cape Le Grand National Park and Karijini National Park will be given, in part or in whole, to Aboriginal groups? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I remind the member that the Rudall River National Park was created at the stroke of a pen by a previous Government in this State and it may just be that that will fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act at a national level. This does not reflect very well on the Liberal Party - Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I remind the member that the Rudall River National Park was created at the stroke of a pen by a previous Government in this State and it may just be that that will fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act at a national level. This does not reflect very well on the Liberal Party - Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
(1)-(3) I remind the member that the Rudall River National Park was created at the stroke of a pen by a previous Government in this State and it may just be that that will fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act at a national level. This does not reflect very well on the Liberal Party - Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
(1) Does the Premier agree with the proposition that national parks belong to all Western Australians? (2) If so, does the Premier concede that it is unacceptable that Western Australians should be required to lease their national parks as proposed by this plan? (3) Is it possible that under this plan Western Australian icons such as Kings Park, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, Cape Le Grand National Park and Karijini National Park will be given, in part or in whole, to Aboriginal groups? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I remind the member that the Rudall River National Park was created at the stroke of a pen by a previous Government in this State and it may just be that that will fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act at a national level. This does not reflect very well on the Liberal Party - Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
(2) If so, does the Premier concede that it is unacceptable that Western Australians should be required to lease their national parks as proposed by this plan? (3) Is it possible that under this plan Western Australian icons such as Kings Park, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, Cape Le Grand National Park and Karijini National Park will be given, in part or in whole, to Aboriginal groups? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I remind the member that the Rudall River National Park was created at the stroke of a pen by a previous Government in this State and it may just be that that will fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act at a national level. This does not reflect very well on the Liberal Party - Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
(3) Is it possible that under this plan Western Australian icons such as Kings Park, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, Cape Le Grand National Park and Karijini National Park will be given, in part or in whole, to Aboriginal groups? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I remind the member that the Rudall River National Park was created at the stroke of a pen by a previous Government in this State and it may just be that that will fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act at a national level. This does not reflect very well on the Liberal Party - Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(3) I remind the member that the Rudall River National Park was created at the stroke of a pen by a previous Government in this State and it may just be that that will fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act at a national level. This does not reflect very well on the Liberal Party - Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
(1)-(3) I remind the member that the Rudall River National Park was created at the stroke of a pen by a previous Government in this State and it may just be that that will fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act at a national level. This does not reflect very well on the Liberal Party - Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Answer the question. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I am going to answer the question. I preface my answer by saying this: it does not reflect well on the Liberal Party of Western Australia that it is proceeding down this path with this question. Liberal Party members know that national parks in Western Australia will be available for all who wish to visit them according to proper regulations. Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No, they won’t; they will be closed. That is what will happen. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows that this is one option being considered in the discussion paper that has gone out. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know the strength of feeling on this question among indigenous people in regional Western Australia. The Leader of the Opposition ought to know, if he has visited Uluru and Kakadu National Parks, that that particular option applies. I visited Kakadu recently and found it very interesting what that ownership factor means to them. I visited all the wonderful parts of that park and I spoke to the indigenous people who are involved with the management of it. It does not mean that there is no tourism or access or that it is not a national park in the sense that we understand it. This means a lot to these people. The Liberal Party in this State has without doubt been the most reactionary political party in Australia, and here it goes again under the member for Cottesloe. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: We remember the High Court case - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
The SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition! Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr D.F. Barron-Sullivan interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remind the Leader of the Opposition that, in relation to Rudall River, the decision of the previous Government to declare that park may well fall foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. That is something he would know a lot about, because he was in a Government that went down seven-nil in the High Court on his so-called native title legislation - he fell foul of the Racial Discrimination Act. In Western Australia today is it not about time to move forward on this debate? No, not for the Liberal Party of Western Australia. There is already joint management in many of these parks, and it works well. Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr C.J. Barnett: I am talking about ownership. Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I remember this debate in relation to Uluru and Kakadu; I remember the Liberal Party of Western Australia saying what happened with them would lead to ruination. It was done in that jurisdiction under commonwealth authority - Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Tell us which parks. Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: The Leader of the Opposition knows a consultation process is going on. Look at the Leader of the Opposition! He cannot help himself. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Here we see the Liberal Party of Western Australia at work. The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Kimberley.
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