❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding Mark Latham's plan to invest Gorgon gas royalties into WA infrastructure. The Minister's response highlights government support, criticises the federal government's revenue extraction, and attacks the WA Liberal Party's perceived lack of support.
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I refer the minister to federal Opposition leader Mark Latham’s plan to invest up to $75 million a year of royalties from the Gorgon gas project into infrastructure to attract and support major resource projects all around the State. (1) Will the minister please outline how this will benefit regional communities? (2) What is the position of the Western Australian Liberal Party on Mr Latham’s plan? (3) Is this position consistent with positions the Liberal Party has taken on other matters affecting resources development projects in regional Western Australia? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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(1)-(3) Mr President - Hon Barry House interjected Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
(1) Will the minister please outline how this will benefit regional communities? (2) What is the position of the Western Australian Liberal Party on Mr Latham’s plan? (3) Is this position consistent with positions the Liberal Party has taken on other matters affecting resources development projects in regional Western Australia? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: (1)-(3) Mr President - Hon Barry House interjected Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
(2) What is the position of the Western Australian Liberal Party on Mr Latham’s plan? (3) Is this position consistent with positions the Liberal Party has taken on other matters affecting resources development projects in regional Western Australia? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: (1)-(3) Mr President - Hon Barry House interjected Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
(3) Is this position consistent with positions the Liberal Party has taken on other matters affecting resources development projects in regional Western Australia? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: (1)-(3) Mr President - Hon Barry House interjected Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: (1)-(3) Mr President - Hon Barry House interjected Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
(1)-(3) Mr President - Hon Barry House interjected Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
Hon Barry House interjected Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
(1) Will the minister please outline how this will benefit regional communities? (2) What is the position of the Western Australian Liberal Party on Mr Latham’s plan? (3) Is this position consistent with positions the Liberal Party has taken on other matters affecting resources development projects in regional Western Australia? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: (1)-(3) Mr President - Hon Barry House interjected Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
(2) What is the position of the Western Australian Liberal Party on Mr Latham’s plan? (3) Is this position consistent with positions the Liberal Party has taken on other matters affecting resources development projects in regional Western Australia? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: (1)-(3) Mr President - Hon Barry House interjected Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
(3) Is this position consistent with positions the Liberal Party has taken on other matters affecting resources development projects in regional Western Australia? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: (1)-(3) Mr President - Hon Barry House interjected Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: (1)-(3) Mr President - Hon Barry House interjected Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
(1)-(3) Mr President - Hon Barry House interjected Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
Hon Barry House interjected Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Waking up towards the end of this - The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
The PRESIDENT: Order! I did not call Hon Barry House to order for the minister to get out of order. I trust the answer will be succinct. If it turns into a ministerial statement, we will need to go on to the next question. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: Thank you, Mr President, you have my word for it. Point of Order Hon NORMAN MOORE: Part of the question asked the minister to tell the House what the Liberal Party’s position was on something. I do not think that is part of her responsibility. The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot see that that is within the minister’s portfolio responsibility but I am sure there is enough in the rest of the question for her to provide an answer. Questions Without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH: The Government welcomes Mr Latham’s plan to invest $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure. This has not come about by osmosis but as a result of hard work and effort by the Premier, the Minister for State Development and the former Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Hon Tom Stephens, who has lobbied hard over a very long period for this. It is no secret that the Howard Government takes $23 billion in revenue out of Western Australia. That has been a gripe of the Western Australian Government for some time. That $23 billion is not a one-off amount; those royalties are taken out of this State every year. The federal Government barely puts a pittance back into infrastructure in Western Australia. The $75 million Western Australian resources infrastructure fund will deliver massive benefits to regional Western Australia each year. It is very strongly supported by our Government and we predict that it will provide a lot of good spin-offs. It will assist in the provision of infrastructure to support local work forces for our major resource projects. The Western Australian business community and the Gallop Government support it. However, surprisingly, the Western Australian Liberal Party refuses to support it. I am absolutely amazed because only last week the Minister for State Development asked the Leader of the Opposition in the other place whether he supported Mr Latham’s plan. Do members know what? He refused to answer. He refused to put on record that he actually supported the return of $75 million annually to the Western Australian economy. That is a very sad state of affairs. Mr Colin Barnett, together with other members of the Liberal Party, should hang their head in shame.
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